Is war between cops and citizens brewing?

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by vienna

In the midst of all the police bashing going on, I would like to quietly point out what happened during the shooting in Dallas: Dallas police officers showed admirable and laudable professionalism under fire while trying to protect not only their own, but also, those civilians caught up in the situation. The officers could have panicked or made knee-jerk reactions and fired into the crowd blindly assuming the shooter or shooters may have been among the protestors. There were some in the march who were openly armed and could have easily been mistaken as part of the shooting. The very fact the officers maintained enough of a cool to not make bad judgements speaks volumes about the officer's professionalism and the quality of their training. If this incident had occurred in some other jurisdictions, the results may have been even more tragic.

Yeah, it's a shame that this shooter decided on the Dallas Police Department to wreak his revenge. The DPD has a reputation as a model police force. They're transparent, active in the community, and excessive force complaints are rare. They're a police department that actually bothered to absorb the lessons from what transpired two years ago in Ferguson, Missouri.

But, I suppose if you anoint yourself as a crusader at war with the police, then in your deranged state there cease to be "innocent police" anymore than there are "innocent soldiers" in wartime.

That's what makes this week such a calamity. Doubling down on the tragedy just breeds more tragedy.

[vienna]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

Yeah, it's a shame that this shooter decided on the Dallas Police Department to wreak his revenge. The DPD has a reputation as a model police force. They're transparent, active in the community, and excessive force complaints are rare. They're a police department that actually bothered to absorb the lessons from what transpired two years ago in Ferguson, Missouri.

But, I suppose if you anoint yourself as a crusader at war with the police, then in your deranged state there cease to be "innocent police" anymore than there are "innocent soldiers" in wartime.

That's what makes this week such a calamity. Doubling down on the tragedy just breeds more tragedy.

A local CBS network affiliate here ran a piece about an African-American photographer who was at the center of the shooting scene. As he was taking photos of the demonstration, the shots rang out; a bullet whizzed past his head. A Dallas PD officer ran up to him and pushed him out of the way to cover. The photographer looked back to where he had been standing only to see another officer standing on the spot. Another shot hit that officer, killing him. The photographer said if it had not been for the first officer shoving him, he might have been dead. He said he would like to find and meet the officer to thank him...




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