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Baton Rouge - 7 police officers shot, 3 dead

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/17/us/baton-route-police-shooting/index.html

One suspect confirmed dead as well.

Putting this up because I feel like this is just the start of something bad. It has only been 10 days since the Dallas shooting.

I feel like something similar might happen in Cleveland sometime this week, given that they will also be holding protests when the Republican National Convention comes.

July 17, 2016

17 Comments • Newest first

cmurda145

@sirkibble: I actually tagged the wrong person I meant to tag who you were replying to in the first place. That wasn't supposed to be directed at you

Reply July 23, 2016 - edited
BenchPresser

@alwaysthere: How is BLM a terrorist organization? That's quite a ridiculous claim.

@sammmmmich: Are you denying any systemic racism towards black people in U.S. police culture? Saying "all lives matter" is stupid and it defeats the whole purpose of the BLM movement. People don't have to say "white lives matter" because it's already established that white lives matter. White people don't have to jump through the same socioeconomic hoops as black people. White people were not slaves in the U.S. for 250 years. When people say "black lives matter" they're simply trying for the same recognition and to be treated the same way as other ethnicities are, especially when it comes to run-ins with law enforcement. Some black therapist got shot just the other day while taking care of an autistic kid, he had his hands up the whole time and the cop still shot him, when they asked the cop why he literally said "I don't know". I know why, because he was scared due to his racist prejudice against black people, if the guy was white he would not have been shot.

@mrsatan: Lol wut. You think blacks are being "served first"? I'm sorry but the entire field of socio-economics would disagree with you.

Reply July 22, 2016 - edited
cmurda145

@sirkibble: Here we go with the misconception that white people don't kill other white people like black people kill each other. 84% of white people kill each other happens at the hands of another white person just like 92% of black people killing other black people. Of course this is never talked about because it doesn't promote the media in saying black people are all thugs and gangsters.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kerry-coddett/white-on-white-crime-an-u_b_6771878.html

@juniororeos: No matter what you say there is going to be that double standard that white don't have when it comes to violent crimes. When a white person does something it only applies to them and doesn't speak for the entire race. We don't get that luxury and whatever one of us does all of us do apparently. That's the hurdle we tryna fight but as you can see here that never gonna change.

Reply July 22, 2016 - edited
aznseal

@mrsatan: I'm well aware. The context of "black lives matters" however isn't being applied to academics. It's being applied to police brutality. Being advantaged in one area does not mean you can immediately discount other areas.

Reply July 21, 2016 - edited
UpcomingNerd

It's kind of funny to me, because Black people are the most racist people I know of in my life personally. The majority of my friends are Guyanese, Trini, and Jamaican; lol the amount of hate they spread or 'joke' about concerning other races is far worse than that which I've seen by any other race of friends that I have. Truth be told, the only black people that I know who seem fit for BLM are older people who have actually had to struggle in life and are since happy with the changes that have happened. I know the states is bad in terms of racism, much worse than here in Canada. So maybe BLM there is more justified than it is here.

When I lived in Trinidad, black people had all the power. If you think, if the shoe was on the other foot and it was blacks over whites there'd be no racism... lel. I got my backside beat everyday after school because of my light skin color. This world is just full of hate and racism. No group is every going to change that unless that group in itself was perfect.

Reply July 20, 2016 - edited
MrSatan

@aznseal: Terrible analogy. If anything, blacks are being served first and on a plate of gold. Affirmative action, section 8 housing, FOOD stamps, quotas, black only scholarships etc. You of all people should know the negative effect of AA on asian-americans.

Reply July 20, 2016 - edited
Loraket

#everyoneismatter

Couldn't resist.

But really, the past few years things have been on the edge.

Reply July 20, 2016 - edited
Savaah

#whitelivesmatter

Reply July 20, 2016 - edited
aznseal

When people say "black lives matter", they aren't saying ONLY black lives matter. They're saying it in the context of what's currently going on. Imagine going to a restaurant. You and your friends sit there for 1 hour without anyone taking your order. You go to the waiter/waitress and say "hey, this table needs to be served". Then the table next to you, who arrived 30 minutes after you did but already got their food, say "No, ALL tables need to be served. Not just your table matters." Do you know how much of an ass they'll look like? Like yes, all tables need food, but the tables who currently aren't being served need it more. That's essentially what black lives matter is. It's not saying ONLY black lives matter.

Reply July 20, 2016 - edited
JuniorOreos

@sammmmmich: You're allowed to have an opinion, and not every black person is gonna assume you're racist unless they have no further evidence to change your opinion, Black Lives Matter isn't "only black lives matter" or "pro black doesnt mean anti-white" all lives matter to me is the ultimate goal, but when black people stop dying or getting threats from the KKK we can be united, my skin color does matter to me, because back in the days when "colored people" had to sit in the back of the bus or they had separate schools,etc. I can't change the color of my skin so I'm very proud of it. You are right about the media, they're making it seem as black people are violent and all cops are bad. I know there are a lot of good cops out there! Also, my condolences go to the families of those who were protecting us from the outrage that has been happening for the past years or so. And I respect you for having at least some type of respect for the people who support the BLM movement. Also, it's not even that cops are racist, it's the fact that they can kill someone and get away with it just because they protected by this stupid system! http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-14/fresno-police-release-video-deadly-shooting-unarmed-white-man
this poor guy

Reply July 18, 2016 - edited
sammmmmich

@juniororeos Take this all from a white person who isn't really allowed to have an opposing opinion without being called racist.
All Lives Matter. When lives are perishing.. be it black, white, hispanic, asian, blue, purple, why is it that ONLY black lives matter? Lives are special, they come in all shapes and colors and people of all are dying out there. Innocent people are dying now because of their career choice and how it affiliates with a supposed racial bias. People of all color that have died kudos to this media movement had a family, had loved ones.. they left them behind. You've got to realize, people are constantly dying out there, their color doesn't matter, we're all people, we all matter. The media sensationalizing events in particular is a disgusting way to add fuel to the fire- again, others are getting killed in similar situations yet, it's not news worthy.
What happened regarding Alton, Philando and those before them are all a tragedy in their own right, but are very situational as opposed to "they got shot because they're black". Sometimes a simple compliance would've saved a life, [url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/armed-tuscon-man-praises-cops-traffic-stop-article-1.2417497]for example.[/url] Police just want to go home at night, they're not out for blood.
I personally have little respect for BLM. It's not because of what they stand for, it's how they go about it. They cannot hold a peaceful protest- not without blocking major freeways, and to prove what? Ultimately due to the media, and it's fueling, the results are what happened today. Unjust cop killings.. innocent lives.. What stereotype groupings black people face, is now what police officers face. Nothing will ever justify these attacks on police officers- Individuals with no relation to recent atrocities are now paying the supposed price. The world is a messed up place lately.. hatred towards one another isn't going to solve anything.

Reply July 18, 2016 - edited
JuniorOreos

@sirkibble: never get to hear about that stuff in the news, because their so focused on the ratings they get from cops killing black people and vice versa.

Reply July 18, 2016 - edited
GreatBolshy

@juniororeos: "and for anyone that supports all lives matter, i believe you want to say white lives matter, but you dont want to come off as a racist"

you've gotta be joking, right? right...? if black people are so full of themselves that they'll call me racist for saying all lives matter, i'll laugh at them and take a piss on their blm banner. their slogan is 'black lives matter' but what they really mean is 'ONLY black lives matter.' they won't even open their mouths when someone that isn't black gets killed by cops, because then their spotlight is stolen. the only time they'll say something in that situation is if someone says "all lives matter," to which they'll respond by screaming and calling them racist.

you're being cucked by their agenda hard

Reply July 17, 2016 - edited
UpcomingNerd

@juniororeos: BLM is such nonsense. Black people kill each other off like insects but yet want to unite against the blue brotherhood. Why not unite firstly within black communities and stop killing each other off in hordes before they cry injustice. lol For all the thousands upon thousands of black African lives that have been lost in Africa...where was BLM then? Apparently only North American BLM. Hence I'll repeat myself, it has nothing to do with skin color and everything to do with poverty.

Reply July 17, 2016 - edited
JuniorOreos

#blacklivesmatter isnt a terrorist organization its just a group of people fighting for the equity of black people _<

everyone is entitled to their own opinion though, I can't help the way people were raised,taught, or whatever that led them to be that way

Reply July 17, 2016 - edited
AlwaysThere

blm is a terrorist organization. with that being said, i can't wait to see what unfolds at the rnc. time to stock up on popcorn.

Reply July 17, 2016 - edited