Police officers murdered by Micah Xavier Johnson
How terrible these shootings that continue in our country. How terrible that the police do, in fact, single out blacks over whites when making arrests. But this is no excuse for killing in cold blood, five men who served our country and whose private feelings about their jobs were unknown to the assailant. He singled out five white men. Period. Officers. Period. And where did he get the gun?
Where does anyone get a gun?
Anywhere he or she pleases.
Outrageous. Barbarian. Are you aware that other countries do not DO THIS? DO NOT HAVE GUNS IN THEIR CLOSETS AND PURSES AND LOCKERS AND CARS AND AROUND THEIR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. Think about it.
Only in America.
Our hearts go our to the officers’ families and friends. Inexcusable, pointless, these murders.
The police in the UK do not carry guns. An officer without a gun cannot kill, black or white, a person he is arresting and that person, black or white, without a gun, cannot kill the officer. What is this gun madness that seems to have taken the United States of America by the throat? Insanity.
No more of this. It is too, too sad and pathetic and damaging and a blight on our country’s history.
WHY DO SANE PEOPLE NEED AUTOMATIC WEAPONS?
The AR15 and anyone can have one. Unbelievable.
Yes, the police departments in many states need to overhaul their policies. Yes, the poor and downtrodden need and should have an education and a decent life. Yes, our criminal justice system sucks. Excuse me, I never use that word but I am saying it anyway. Yes, we need communication between black and white, brown and black, white and brown. Yes, we are behind in this. Yes, we needed to allow our President to use funds to attempt to change this system. He was not allowed. And yes, we need to live together in this world regardless of color and economics. Racism in America is rampant and it is not just the south or the north or the east or the west. It is within every human being who feels threatened by the color of skin or the differences between us. Perhaps these events will center us on what needs to be dealt with in this country NOW. Not tomorrow, but NOW.
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And good news. More jobs, wages, and unemployment under 5%! There is no other country in the world that can claim that. NONE.
Wow. That is good news.
We are saddened by da events of late, but gun laws won’t stop criminals from getting guns. And it’s not da gun but da people dat do da killin’. Good pawlice don’t single out black people above others to arrest. It is scientifically proven that blacks commit more crimes in this country. Well me needs to get off me’s soap box and say how gawjus and adorable you look LouLou. Hope ya’ll are havin’ a great time and stayin’ cool.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
A study that just came out reports that police are more likely to harass and use sprays on blacks than whites. But I don’t want them doing ANYTHING but legal arrests on ANYONE, right? Here are facts on police brutality:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/upshot/police-killings-of-blacks-what-the-data-says.html?_r=0
I have no words that will help us Loulou. I begin to feel that we have always been the wild west and no matter what happens the will of the American people continues to be held captive by the National Rifle Association. How I wish this could all stop. But you are just as adorable as ever Loulou and that makes me happy.
There are no words that will help. What will help is better education for police and civilians. Better communication between all of us. Better upbringing by parents of children. So much more can help but all seem to have weakened over the eons.
just an excerpt from Charles Blow’s column that says it so well:
The moment any person comes to accept as justifiable an act of violence upon another — whether physical, spiritual or otherwise — that person has already lost the moral battle, even if he is currently winning the somatic one.
When we all can see clearly that the ultimate goal is harmony and not hate, rectification and not retribution, we have a chance to see our way forward. But we all need to start here and now, by doing this simple thing: Seeing every person as fully human, deserving every day to make it home to the people he loves.
Oh, what a perfect way to say it. Charles Blow is one of mama’s favourite journalists. Amazing writer for The New York Times.
My thoughts and prayers are with their families. That is so sad.
I do not understand how we are at the point of carrying long weapons in public without laws against them!!!! UNCONCEALED.
So much sad news these days.
Have a wonderful Sunday…
Noodle and crew
Too much sad news and your comments on It’s Noodle are really great!
It is unbelievable that officers should be gunned down like that! We are sad for their families and fellow officers. 🙁
All of the shootings make us sad. We wish our country could be a peaceful place for everyone to live.
A dream, but one to keep having. And the police need to be more certain before shooting. What ever happened to handcuffs and law and order? You don’t shoot a black man who has his girlfriend and he child in the car. But you don’t shoot policemen, either, just because of anger.