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and possibly all of Dallas. Four officers are dead already.
I'm not surprised. Every black man I saw on TV today was obviously personally devastated by the events of the last couple of days; as if they have gone beyond anger to despair. It was striking and noticeable even in Obama. He looked so incredibly sad. But I saw this in everyone of color today. Some unstable person or someone on the edge was bound to lash out.
Correction, five dead.
Late edit: Another correction. I thought one of the suspects in custody had already indicated this is an attack in response to the killing of two black men by police, but we don't know that. I think they were referencing the protest march and I misunderstood.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/da...cross-u-s-over-police-shootings-black-n605686Eleven Dallas law enforcement officers were shot, four fatally, on Thursday by what is believed to be two snipers who opened fire during a demonstration downtown over recent police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, the Dallas police chief said.
The snipers fired from an elevated positions on police officers minutes before 9 p.m. CT, according to Dallas Police Chief David Brown. He described the shootings as "ambush style."
...The suspect in the standoff with police "has told our negotiators that the end is coming, and he is going to hurt and kill more of us, meaning law enforcement, and that there are bombs all over the place in this garage and downtown," Brown said...
I'm not surprised. Every black man I saw on TV today was obviously personally devastated by the events of the last couple of days; as if they have gone beyond anger to despair. It was striking and noticeable even in Obama. He looked so incredibly sad. But I saw this in everyone of color today. Some unstable person or someone on the edge was bound to lash out.
Correction, five dead.
Late edit: Another correction. I thought one of the suspects in custody had already indicated this is an attack in response to the killing of two black men by police, but we don't know that. I think they were referencing the protest march and I misunderstood.
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