Snipers Shoot Police In Us

[NoMercy]

In the wake of the shooting of two black men, anti-police sentiment is running high.

http://news.sky.com/story/snipers-shoot-11-police-officers-at-protest-10495445

[Islay]

NOM is the OP of this thread - if she was unhappy with the way the thread was going I am sure she would have mentioned it.

I do feel for the families however my own opinion is that this was inevitable! Some of the police have no respect for people of colour and the number of coloured deaths at the hands of the police cannot be justified.

[NoMercy]

And not a word of condemnation for the two men shot by police from you, AOG. Quelle surprise.

[anotheoldgit]

Islay

/// NOM is the OP of this thread - if she was unhappy with the way the thread was going I am sure she would have mentioned it. ///

Just like you NOM was obviously delighted in the way her thread was going, one does not have to be a rocket scientist to realise that is the reason she did not mention it?

[anotheoldgit]

NoMercy

/// And not a word of condemnation for the two men shot by police from you, AOG. Quelle surprise. ///

Why would I need to, hence my post of criticism, regarding those who have?

Wasn't this the headline that you chose for your thread?

"Snipers Shoot Police In Us"

[bazwillrun]

"Some of the police have no respect for people of colour"

Zzzzzz....

[Baldric]

Respect has to be earned it is not a right.

[ummmm]

How can you earn respect from someone you don't know?

[Gromit]

I usually take for granted that other ABers do not support acts of murder. I see no point in myself condemning them, this thread is a debate not a memorial book.
I usually stay clear of threads where I am supposed to be more outraged or disgusted than the next person. I see no point in those. This thread isn't one of those.
There have been a steady stream of videos of people dying unnecessarily by police bullets. Not helped by acquittals of any wrong doing when the deaths are investigated. There are lessons to be learned, but the US authorities seem determined not to learn them.

[Islay]

Gromit for BA

[NoMercy]

AOG, let's nip this in the bud before it gets even more ridiculous. I was neither delighted nor disappointed in the way the thread was going. I have no agenda, hidden or transparent.

Although no innocent police officers deserved to get shot, very few people are surprised at the backlash of the recent unnecessary slaughter of two black men.

Their mission is to "serve and protect" so why do the police think it's okay to just draw their weapons without just cause?

[Bazile]

//Respect has to be earned it is not a right//

In the meantime while you earn that respect we will empty this magazine of bullets into you

[Baldric]

Respect, unfortunately the lawless and possibly violent behavior of a few can seriously reduce the amount of trust/respect given to the majority.

[NoMercy]

So tar every black man and woman with the same brush?

[Baldric]

And where did I suggest that, just stating a fact?

[NoMercy]

So what if white people were fair game for the trigger happy police based on the past crimes of their fellow white men? Would we just sit back and take it?

"Serve and Protect."

Who was Officer Yantez serving when he pumped 4 bullets into Castile? Who was he protecting?

[Quizproquo]

He certainly wasn't protecting the 4 year old child in the back seat

[anneasquith]

If I were in America today and I was a) police person. b) young black male. I would be extremely nervous :-(

[gness]

If I visit America again and am approached by an armed police officer I'd be rather wary......scared in fact......was he there to "serve and protect"....or was he a madman with a gun....?

The lawless and violent behaviour of some officers has removed any respect/trust I once had for the whole force......

[trt]

## If I visit America again and am approached by an armed police officer I'd be rather wary......scared in fact.....##

You would be fine Gness, they love to hear English peoples accents.

[anneasquith]

G is Irish ...