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10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 7, 2016 - 09:22pm PT
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/07/two-police-officers-reported-shot-in-downtown-dallas-near-scene-of-earlier-protests/
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Jul 7, 2016 - 09:24pm PT
11 cops shot, 3 dead, several in critical condition. Seems like a pointless act of retribution for the Baton Rouge and Minneapolis shootings.
Reeotch

climber
4 Corners Area
Jul 7, 2016 - 09:27pm PT
Hope this sh!t doesn't spread . . .
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Jul 7, 2016 - 09:31pm PT
^

No sh!t. Not a big fan of LEOs in general, but this some crazy stuff.
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 7, 2016 - 09:31pm PT
4th Officer has died.
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
Jul 7, 2016 - 09:33pm PT
Just what Hillary needs to go after semi-autos. Can you say, "G'day mate"?
Curt

climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
Jul 7, 2016 - 10:11pm PT
we will see what happens to gun right after this

If history provides any guidance, unfortunately nothing.

Curt
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jul 7, 2016 - 10:11pm PT
As a Chicagoan I have no problem saying recent technology advances have simply given citizens a means to shed light on institutional police behavior that's been going on forever.

Combine that with your basic hysterical second amendment rhetoric and proliferation of guns and just how it is that anyone could claim the Dallas shootings are anything but a legitimate militia action against an oppressive government is beyond me.

As far as I'm concerned, the fact this nation has been flooded with +300mil guns is a crime against humanity and a sign of a deeply-rooted societal pathology.
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Jul 7, 2016 - 10:18pm PT
As far as I'm concerned, the fact this nation has been flooded with +300mil guns is a crime against humanity.

Some people collect guns as a "hobby" or fear of street wars.
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 7, 2016 - 10:21pm PT
Ooh looky... another gun thread. Maybe y'all should just quit talking about them. The proliferation of these threads is a crime against this forum.
apogee

climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
Jul 7, 2016 - 10:37pm PT
Why did this (horrific) shooting get it's own thread, but the (horrific) Minneapolis & Baton Rouge shootings didn't?

Just wondering.
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 7, 2016 - 10:50pm PT
11 cops shot at once, and 4 dead for starters.
SalNichols

Big Wall climber
Richmond, CA
Jul 7, 2016 - 11:20pm PT
No one could see this coming eventually? Kill enough people, and they start to fight back...and in this country at least, they have the means to do so. I'm not saying that it's right, but I'm anything but surprised.

We keep asking the Islamic community to stand up against their extremists. Maybe its time for the law enforcement community to start standing up against their own merry band of a-holes.
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Jul 8, 2016 - 12:44am PT
I wonder if many talkers on the issue of guns and cop violence have been in an altercation with a gun involved...it is a stressful situation to be in when someone reportedly has a gun and may use it on you, unless you act. Self preservation kicks in and you do your best to save your life. Unfortunately situations like that cause some innocent civilians to lose their life. It is sad and those at fault must me judged by the jury. In no way anyone should feel the need to execute OTHER innocent officers on duty as a pay back. Aside from sharing the same field of work they are not responsible for the sad events. It is a very f*#ked up and sad day. Sorry to hear about it all...
johntp

Trad climber
socal
Jul 8, 2016 - 12:59am PT
Vitaliy-

Well said.

I had a gun pointed at me many years ago at a remote campground in New Mexico by some locals. Not a good time but managed to talk my way out of it. I had no weapon to respond with.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jul 8, 2016 - 01:04am PT
Unfortunately situations like that cause some innocent civilians to lose their life.

Again, total horsesh#t and when did 'innocent civilians' become a euphemism for killing non-whites. There's nothing 'unfortunate' about it. If you grew up in Chicago, Boston, NY, Baltimore or Philly or a lot of other big cities - and you have an honest bone in your body - you'd admit institutional police violence and murder has been a way of life in those cities forever and the only thing different today is there are now cellphones with cameras and the internet to show white folk what has always been an oppressive day-to-day reality for non-whites. Unfortunate indeed.

Walking The Beat With An Unarmed Police Officer In Britain

More people were killed by police in the United States in the last month than were killed by police in England and Wales in the last 24 years. In the U.K., police officers don't carry guns...
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 05:15am PT
No mention of the Dylan kid in Fresno who got the same treatment as the others who were the subject of the protest? Its no longer "confined" to "blacks". It seems it doesnt matter if youre black, white, green, purple, plaid or blank, youre still not safe.

"black lives matter" needs to become "life matters" because there is just a general lack of value of anyones life anymore be it from thugs, vandals, carrying or non-carrying citizens from any walk of life, or law enforcement. People in general seem to have this increasing theme of an underlying lack of value for life. Even their own lives.

F*#kin sad and infuriating.
steveA

Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
Jul 8, 2016 - 05:33am PT
Unfortunately, I bet gun sales are booming with all this violence.
clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Jul 8, 2016 - 05:58am PT
The attitude or belief of "It is us and them" is the root of this. The responsible majority of law enforcement, minorities, and civilians are going to have to become a community and change our mindsets or this violence will continue to progress. All lives matter.

We can and will do this.
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jul 8, 2016 - 06:04am PT
"When people say 'black lives matter,' it doesn't mean blue lives don't matter. It just means that all lives matter. But right now, the big concern is the fact that data shows black folks are more vulnerable to these kinds of incidents."

President Barack Obama spoke following the officer-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota.


It doesnt help to have a president fuel the fire..
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 8, 2016 - 06:12am PT
We can and will do this.

No, we won't. This is just another step in the evolution of the country.

Law enforcement will double down on their insanity, the thin blue line will thicken, and the exodus of the last remaining "good cops" will continue until all we are left with is law enforcement that welcomes the "us vs. them" dynamic.

It's certainly more prevalent in areas with high minority groups, but don't make the mistake of thinking white people aren't/won't affected by this trend as well.

People are tired of three things mainly and they are starting to (rightfully) question what's going on with our law enforcement. Want it solved? You LEO's want your respect back? Citizen's want your country back? Three things:

1. Stop the road pirates. This whole notion of police padding their budgets through fee collection is out of control. Police work should not be a revenue-generating activity for any city, state or township. Fees collected should go back into the general fund and come out as an overall equal reduction in taxes to all citizens that paid in- but the budget should not escalate due to the amount of fees being produced. This whole thing about $25 parking tickets turning into $1,500 fee and late penalty shakedowns should stop. People should be able to decide how much police they really want by how much taxes they are assessed to the get the job done, not by how much the police can frisk out of everyday drivers and such.

2. Law Enforcement Clean Up. The public needs to tell law enforcement that they have 3 months to clean up their act, weed out their bad actors and after that, we will do it for them. This whole thin blue line crap is out of control and the good cops aren't helping to rid of the bad cops. All that's happening is the good cops are quitting. And that leaves us with only bad cops. We should hold our police to an incredibly high standard, pay them exorbitantly and then crucify any that betray the public trust. And go back to equal Crucifixion of any citizen that kills a cop because we have re-installed a confidence that the law enforcement officer was right - most likely through the use of body cameras. Now? Not so much.

3. Eliminate the Dept. of Homeland Security yard sale. The military rhetoric, equipment and training is not wanted, needed, justified or legal quite frankly. Let's get rid of the armored personnel carriers for Mayberry USA. It is not needed and there is no "War on Drugs" so let's stop with that line of argument as an excuse to buy new toys, hire military advisers and play solider on the weekend with big white LAW ENFORCEMENT across your back.


Fix those three things and we start back down the right path. If we do not, and law enforcement continues to double-down on their mutual admiration, military tactics and rhetoric and the cork will pop eventually.

Or rather it appears a bit of the cork flew off just now.

dirtbag

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 06:17am PT
This is so sad. It's getting hard to watch the news.
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 06:23am PT
Found out about this just before bed and I've been sick about it ever since. Tragic in its own right and then also completely overshadows the important protests that were taking place. For those of you who believe in gun ownership to "protect us from tyranny," this is what it looks like to take up arms against perceived tyranny.

Escopeta posted
1. Stop the road pirates. This whole notion of police padding their budgets through fee collection is out of control.

2. Law Enforcement Clean Up.

3. Eliminate the Dept. of Homeland Security yard sale.

Did someone take over your account? This is a lot of what BLM has been arguing for since Ferguson. Glad to hear your views, though I disagree that this has to do with individual cops. This is about culture all around. Culture in the police and our civilian culture of violence, culture where anger is the most righteous emotion, culture where killing is a solution.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jul 8, 2016 - 06:51am PT
It doesnt help to have a president fuel the fire..

That damn half-breed president has all those uppity blacks in an uproar and now they're acting out like they don't know their goddam place - gotta get me some more guns...

The fact you think Obama, or any president, finally recognizing the long history of institutionalized extrajudicial killings of non-whites by urban police departments around the country could somehow be perceived as 'fueling the fire' is the problem.

Just a different form of this:

[Click to View YouTube Video]

Isn't it amazing those damn blacks still haven't learned their place.
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 06:53am PT
pyro posted

It doesnt help to have a president fuel the fire..

"Why can't the president just let cops kill people at their discretion without making a fuss about it?"
kattz

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:04am PT
They're turning this country into Zimbabwe.


YES, they want to kill White people, they're targeting White people based on their race all the time, harassing and menacing, daily, killing and attacking White people based on race -- only lying liberal media does not say the true motives when they cover these crimes -- liberal-controlled police is forced to suppress true motives of these attacks.


One in the right mind should get out of so called multi-racial areas, if they're White, as law does not protect them against any hate crime based on their race.


And those ninnies are talking about banning guns? So that they can be easily slaughtered, eventually, when there's a civil war or other major unrest here.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:07am PT
No, racists like you have turned it into Rhodesia for non-whites and it's absolutely unbelievable that we still have to suffer people like you.
kattz

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:09am PT
Nope, I wasn't ever in Rhodesia.


If you're a bleeding heart, may be you now give up this land to Native Americans, which you ancestors took from them, and get the hell out?


You're the racist and a hypocrite! Supporting violence and murder of White people based on their race!
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2016 - 07:10am PT

Why did this (horrific) shooting get it's own thread, but the (horrific) Minneapolis & Baton Rouge shootings didn't?

Just wondering.

Good point, but I didn't see you start a thread about those shootings.


It doesnt help to have a president fuel the fire..

I guess Obama should only say something when(if) whites are the ones shot.
Once again pyro gets it wrong.
Pyro, did you get hit in the head by your surfboard?
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:10am PT
Pyro and Kittycat sound scurrrrrrrred. "Run away, run away."
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:13am PT
You're the racist and a hypocrite! Supporting violence and murder of White people based on their race!

By your own standards and beliefs that wasn't violence and murder of WHITE people - that is a brave urban militia exercising their second amendment rights to fight an oppressive and murderous government. And if any survive to make it to trial that's exactly the defense I would make if I was their attorney. So long as we are flooded with guns and people think like you this is will always be the inevitable outcome.
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2016 - 07:17am PT

that is a brave urban militia exercising their second amendment rights to fight an oppressive government.

This kinda puts the NRA in quandary. Oh, that's right, the second amendment doesn't apply to blacks.
kattz

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:20am PT



That wasn't violence and murder of WHITE people by your own standards and beliefs - that is a brave urban militia exercising their second amendment rights to fight an oppressive and murderous government and if any survive to make it to trial that's exactly the defense I would make if I was their attorney. So long as we are flooded with guns and people think like you this is will always be the inevitable outcome.


Don't lie.

This was a racially motivated murder of White people, based on race, by criminal thugs who hate and wanted to murder Whites specifically, by own admission.

Even liberal media is admitting this, all over the place.


These thugs should not live to have an attorney, they should have been taken out during the ambush.

People like you are racist, want to see White people killed and harassed with out repercussions -- but remember, this will NOT happen in this country.

People like you make excuses for murderers, out of hate for White race.
People like you hypocritically accuse anyone who wants to speak the TRUTH of racism.

It's time for White people to stand up for themselves.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:22am PT
Escopeta, excellent post, but I'm sure you will be excoriated anyway, or ignored.
Oddly, I've been trying to get Monrovia's cops to try doing just a little traffic enforcement but
I've been told, in so many words, we don't have the time, manpower, or money.

"Wait, you seem to have all that when you show up in force at the Friday street fair and
parade around."
Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:26am PT
I remember walking home in SW Philly with my friends (black) after a day at the basketball courts, we were stop by the cops and I the only white guy, was told to keep walking as they detained my friends.


If you lived in inner-city/urban areas you knew for a fact that treatment by the cops was never equal.



The thing about then is that cops didn't shoot first and ask questions later.

So sorry for those poor policemen and those young black mens who loss their lives.
fear

Ice climber
hartford, ct
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:28am PT
Geez... these Race riots sure make a good distraction.

Imagine that.
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:29am PT
kattz posted
They're turning this country into Zimbabwe.


YES, they want to kill White people, they're targeting White people based on their race all the time, harassing and menacing, daily, killing and attacking White people based on race -- only lying liberal media does not say the true motives when they cover these crimes -- liberal-controlled police is forced to suppress true motives of these attacks.


One in the right mind should get out of so called multi-racial areas, if they're White, as law does not protect them against any hate crime based on their race.


And those ninnies are talking about banning guns? So that they can be easily slaughtered, eventually, when there's a civil war or other major unrest here.

Who is "they?" I'm pretty sure the "so called multi-racial area" you are referring to is called America. It would be an unequivocally better place if you left.
High Fructose Corn Spirit

Gym climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:29am PT
Cops bombed the suspect. They used a robot to deliver it.
kattz

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:35am PT
BLM (Black Lives Matter) is a terrorist organization.

It should banned and its members arrested.

Lying Obama tries to blame this incident on "guns" (the usual MO of liberals)...no, it's his BLM buddies, the terrorists, why doesn't he say it straight?!
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:36am PT
Because he isn't a pro-segregationist like you are, perhaps? Also, are you seriously advocating for the arrest of people for exercising their freedom to associate and express themselves?
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2016 - 07:43am PT

may be you now give up this land to Native Americans, which you ancestors took from them

Sounds like a good plan.
When are you leaving?
Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:44am PT
"BLM (Black Lives Matter) is a terrorist organization.

It should banned and its members arrested."


Oh, just like they have banned and arrested all KKK members.


Idiot.
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:46am PT
BLM isn't a black supremacist movement. It's not even close to the same thing. It's a "stop killing black people" movement.
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:49am PT
So what do you call the "start killing cops" movement?
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:49am PT
Ask Cliven Bundy.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:50am PT
kattz (from first ST post): ...I'm planning to permanently leave the States in several years...

Can't happen soon enough
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:51am PT
Hopefully you'll stay on Supertopo, kattz. It's important to have at least one cartoonishly racist person around to keep perspective.
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:56am PT
I'm more interested in what Anton Sterling's take on firearms would have been.


I'm getting kind of tired of seeing the same old stereotypes. There's more to it.

Cliven Bundy's a moron. I've said that from the start.



And the shooting of Philando Castile seems far and away more reprehensible than Alton Sterling. But here, on the Taco, it looks like you've sort of subdued the race card in favor of "his permit cost him his life" card.

Just another gun nut, I guess.
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:59am PT
jonnyrig posted
Except in this case the cops took him out, so maybe he's really just a poor oppressed individual that deserves your unbiased support.

Sorry, who exactly is expressing any support for these as#@&%es? Are you seriously unable to differentiate support for the peaceful protesters from the murderous jerks who just undermined the protestors' entire message?

Cliven Bundy's a f*#king moron. I've said that from the start.

A moron who called sounded the Horn of Gondor to white militiamen across the west to show up and threaten law enforcement officer with guns. This is what "defending against government tyranny" looks like. People don't like it in practice it just sounds good to say it on the internet.
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:04am PT
Comment was in reference to Sterling, not the Dallas shooter.

Oh, I see. You don't like the cops OR the gun nuts. I guess the whole situation is just a platform to express your disgust with the gun culture. Check.
dirtbag

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:06am PT
LM (Black Lives Matter) is a terrorist organization.

It should banned and its members arrested.

Lying Obama tries to blame this incident on "guns" (the usual MO of liberals)...no, it's his BLM buddies, the terrorists, why doesn't he say it straight?!

Katz f*#k off.

John M

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:07am PT
great post escopeta.. well thought out and on point.



Kattz, you are misunderstanding Healyje. he is not excusing the shooters. He is saying that this is what happens when you degrade a group of people and kill and harass them with impunity. The shooters definitely should go to jail, but we also need to fix our police system.

As for black lives matter.. Of course all lives matter, but at the moment, black lives seem to be taking the biggest hit and black people don't feel a whole lot of support from white people who are still the majority. Of course if we want to go forward, then it needs to be translated to all lives matter, but that needs to start with white people going out and protesting with black people when black people have a legitimate concern. which seems to be happening daily.

EdwardT

Trad climber
Retired
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:20am PT
DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and DNC Black Caucus Chair Virgie Rollins issued the following joint statement:

“Twice this week, first in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, then in St. Paul Minnesota, tragic, deadly incidents in which black men were killed by police officers have left families and communities shattered while re-igniting anger and racial tensions in cities across the country. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the families of both victims and the communities that are struggling to make sense of these tragedies.
“But thoughts and prayers are not enough. These fatal confrontations are yet another reminder that similar incidents have been and continue to be a serious problem in our nation, and they expose a larger issue plaguing our criminal justice system.

“Although investigations are ongoing, we must take strong, decisive action now, and in the long term, to protect the innocent and eliminate any appearance or reality of racial bias in law enforcement.

“Democrats are also committed to rebuilding the bonds of trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. We are committed to reforming our criminal justice system and ending mass incarceration. We are committed to investing in officer training for de-escalation and the appropriate use of force. We encourage better police-community relations and the use of smart strategies that build trust and confidence. And we also encourage communities everywhere, especially in the wake of terrible tragedies like these, to remember that the vast majority of men and women who serve in law enforcement do so honorably, putting themselves in harm’s way to protect us. And while most protesters have made their voices heard peacefully, tonight’s shooting of officers in Dallas is unacceptable and a reminder that the time to address these tensions and find common ground is long overdue.

“As we mourn and join together to heal, we must recommit ourselves to the work of preventing further violence. We cannot rest until all of our streets and neighborhoods are safe for Americans of all races.”

F*ck you Debbie Wasserman!
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:25am PT
and in the long term, to protect the innocent and eliminate any appearance or reality of racial bias in law enforcement.

Yeah, by all means we need to eliminate the appearance of racial bias.

The mere fact that they put that in the sentence is more telling than any BLM march.

And theses are the people you retards think are gong to protect the rights of minorities and restore the balance? Riiiight.

Jon Beck

Trad climber
Oceanside
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:28am PT
I find it interesting that it took the unjust killing of two ARMED black men in remote locations to set off a murderous protest against police.

Very ignorant statement jony. The protest in Dallas was very peaceful until the shooting at the end, the police said as much. Dallas police are known to have good relations with the public. Both sides were treating each other with respect. Police were quick to note that the shooter has nothing to do with the murders.
Curt

climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:28am PT
BLM (Black Lives Matter) is a terrorist organization.

It should banned and its members arrested.

Substitute NRA for BLM and I would agree.

Curt
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:29am PT
Shooter identified as Micah S. Johnson.
John M

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:39am PT
It needs to start with eliminating the preface of "white, black, brown, etc." from the word people.

and that won't happen until white people do something as white people are still the majority and still have most of the power in this country.




edited..
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:50am PT
John M posted
Of course if we want to go forward, then it needs to be translated to all lives matter, but that needs to start with white people going out and protesting with black people when black people have a legitimate concern. which seems to be happening daily.


It will become "all lives matter" when non-white people were killed at amounts proportionate to white people. Or better yet, when we achieve England's rates. A total of 1 person was killed by police in England last year. It's hard to have a racial disparity in police killing when they don't kill people.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:58am PT
Moosedrool, be real, it isn't possible to confiscate 300 million guns. Get over it.

READ THIS:

[url="http://https://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-riddle-of-the-gun"]http://https://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-riddle-of-the-gun[/url]
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:12am PT
Me likes what Moosedrool said but as Reilly states , i think it's going to be hard to collect 3 million guns... MLM....Moose Lives Matter
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2016 - 09:14am PT


4. Confiscate the guns. For the sake of both, the law enforcement and the general public (including the criminals).

People here often criticize Europe; it's a mess, the economy is bad, they are free loaders, etc. The truth is, we should learn from them. The police is not afraid of the citizens because they are unarmed. People don't take it to the streets because they are comfortable with their income. People are happy because they have healthcare and long vacations.

The culture of greed and violence is no good for anybody.

Moose

+1, but Reilly is correct. We need to keep our guns to fight off the gubment.
Confiscating 300 million guns is like trying to deport 11 million Mexicans.
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:18am PT
We don't need to confiscate them we just need to actually track and make people responsible for them.
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:20am PT
One word for gun control.....smart chips....
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:21am PT
Some classes of arms need to be off the street, illegal to possess or transfer, and that needs to accompanied by a mandatory buyback program. The rest need to be titled, registered, licensed and insured.
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:30am PT
Most murders are with handguns even if many of the flashiest events are with rapid fire rifles.
fear

Ice climber
hartford, ct
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:38am PT
Another gun thread? Oh goodie.

Can we just cut n' paste from the 400 other threads?

HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:39am PT
BLM posted a statement about the Dallas shooting:
The Black Lives Matter Network advocates for dignity, justice, and respect.

In the last few days, this country witnessed the recorded murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of police, the latest victims in this country’s failed policing system. As we have done for decades, we marched and protested to highlight the urgent need to transform policing in America, to call for justice, transparency and accountability, and to demand that Black Lives Matter.

In Dallas, many gathered to do the same, joining in a day of action with friends, family, and co-workers. Their efforts were cut short when a lone gunman targeted and attacked 11 police officers, killing five. This is a tragedy–both for those who have been impacted by yesterday’s attack and for our democracy. There are some who would use these events to stifle a movement for change and quicken the demise of a vibrant discourse on the human rights of Black Americans. We should reject all of this.

Black activists have raised the call for an end to violence, not an escalation of it. Yesterday’s attack was the result of the actions of a lone gunman. To assign the actions of one person to an entire movement is dangerous and irresponsible. We continue our efforts to bring about a better world for all of us.
pud

climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:45am PT
The killing of police officers in Dallas is an act of war.
Anybody that believes differently needs to look up the term.
Law enforcement will see this as such and act accordingly.
That's the way the system works.

What the snipers accomplished by these murders was to escalate the violence and cause even more distrust by white officers when approaching black subjects.

Attempting to control the actions of law enforcement or the military through acts of violence will receive an obvious response.





HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:53am PT
pud posted
The killing of police officers in Dallas is an act of war.

Challenge accepted

(4) the term “act of war” means any act occurring in the course of—
(A) declared war;
(B) armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, between two or more nations; or
(C) armed conflict between military forces of any origin;

This was not an act of war, it was an act of selfish, murderous d#@&%ebaggery.
kunlun_shan

Mountain climber
SF, CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:54am PT
Not exactly on topic, but yesterday after seeing the video of the Minnesota murder I downloaded an ACLU app to my cellphone. Its for recording and witnessing police conduct. Being white, my chances of being shot by police are less than the black populace, but it may come in handy for something I see.

The day before there was a couple hour standoff on Market St. here in SF with a guy facedown on the sidewalk with his hands in his pockets. It was on my daily commute route. There were at least a hundred cops on the scene, and they did their best to not kill the suspect and avoid a riot.

There are a series of these cellphone apps, depending on the state you live in:
https://www.aclu.org/feature/aclu-apps-record-police-conduct
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:56am PT


Lets call it a poorly worded, hastily written statement that did not effectively convey my intended thought.

I am, however, making an assumption that the attack on police is connected and/or driven by the two recent shootings. At this point I think I'll wait and see what details come to light. Dont want to be ignorant, you know.
dirtbag

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:57am PT
The killing of police officers in Dallas is an act of war.

What war?
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:59am PT
Moose, did you read that article? I didn't think so.
I know you like to think you're a science type.
Look up Sam Harris, the author.
I trust his BA in philosophy from Standord and his
PhD in Neuroscience from UCLA is up to your standards.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Harris
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:59am PT
Jonny, these protests have been happening for years. Years and years and years. They got more intense and widespread after Ferguson. In what world are you able to conclude that these protests just FINALLY happened because of the 2 most recent killings?
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jul 8, 2016 - 10:00am PT
Ill give Obama credit on one thing CHANGE..
He sure has changed the country for the worst..
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 10:02am PT
As I said, hastily and poorly written statement. Although I guess it gives you a bone to chew on. Enjoy.

How many cops killed in this manner over Ferguson?
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 10:08am PT
What are you trying to get at exactly?
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jul 8, 2016 - 10:11am PT
And now for the REST OF THE STORY that millions with an agenda INCLUDING the POTUS and the DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE will NOT talk about!!!!!

"A felon with a rap sheet 46 pages long, Alton Sterling is hardly the innocent victim that the race-baiting, narrative-hungry media portrays him to be, and the weapon he had upon him at the time was clearly illegally possessed."

That rap sheet also includes convictions for beating up and violently sexually assaulting defenseless underage girls.



Edit for the liberals protecting the status ur sick..
Sheriff David Clarke: President Obama uses his words irresponsibly and it fuels anger towards police in this country
John M

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 10:21am PT
Here is president Obama's statement after the Alton Sterling and Philando Castille shootings.


All Americans should be deeply troubled by the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. We've seen such tragedies far too many times, and our hearts go out to the families and communities who've suffered such a painful loss.

Although I am constrained in commenting on the particular facts of these cases, I am encouraged that the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation in Baton Rouge, and I have full confidence in their professionalism and their ability to conduct a thoughtful, thorough, and fair inquiry.

But regardless of the outcome of such investigations, what's clear is that these fatal shootings are not isolated incidents. They are symptomatic of the broader challenges within our criminal justice system, the racial disparities that appear across the system year after year, and the resulting lack of trust that exists between law enforcement and too many of the communities they serve.

To admit we've got a serious problem in no way contradicts our respect and appreciation for the vast majority of police officers who put their lives on the line to protect us every single day. It is to say that, as a nation, we can and must do better to institute the best practices that reduce the appearance or reality of racial bias in law enforcement.

That's why, two years ago, I set up a Task Force on 21st Century Policing that convened police officers, community leaders, and activists. Together, they came up with detailed recommendations on how to improve community policing. So even as officials continue to look into this week's tragic shootings, we also need communities to address the underlying fissures that lead to these incidents, and to implement those ideas that can make a difference. That's how we'll keep our communities safe. And that's how we can start restoring confidence that all people in this great nation are equal before the law.

In the meantime, all Americans should recognize the anger, frustration, and grief that so many Americans are feeling -- feelings that are being expressed in peaceful protests and vigils. Michelle and I share those feelings. Rather than fall into a predictable pattern of division and political posturing, let's reflect on what we can do better. Let's come together as a nation, and keep faith with one another, in order to ensure a future where all of our children know that their lives matter.


Pyro.. can you please show me where he is inciting to violence against police?
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jul 8, 2016 - 10:29am PT
"When people say 'black lives matter,' it doesn't mean blue lives don't matter. It just means that all lives matter. But right now, the big concern is the fact that data shows black folks are more vulnerable to these kinds of incidents."

President Barack Obama spoke following the officer-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota.

Obama used the word data!
John M

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 10:40am PT
Pryor responded..

Obama used the word data!

so basically you have nothing..

pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jul 8, 2016 - 10:45am PT
John m u crab!..
Its quite insightful but then again u think hillary is a perfect princess.. thats okay..but not really
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 10:57am PT
pyro posted
Obama used the word data!

Ah, yes. Data. The real enemy to pyro's opinions.
John M

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 10:58am PT
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln

perhaps you should pay attention to the above.

I have repeatedly on this forum said that I did not like Hillary Clinton... and even tried to discuss this on this forum, and was disparaged by my fellow liberals. I still do not like her. I believed that with the conservatives running that dipshit and dangerous egomaniac Trump, it was a perfect opportunity to get someone who was actually liberal and a decent person who hadn't sold her soul. But am once again forced to vote for someone that I do not like as the obverse is such a disaster. We blew a great opportunity. But then most folks in this country are as Werner says.. Crankloons.. ... that would seem to include you Pyro.
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:06am PT
And you apparently....
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:09am PT
...and was disparaged by my fellow liberals.

Welcome to the modern age. Dissent shall not be tolerated! I'm not picking on liberals, it's getting to be universal and it's disgusting.
Curt

climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:11am PT
Ill give Obama credit on one thing CHANGE..
He sure has changed the country for the worst..

Oh, he sure has.


Curt
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:12am PT

[Click to View YouTube Video]

... American mythology... the American way...
John M

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:12am PT
agreed JR..

escopeta.. your snarkyness doesn't become you. oh.. and its likely I won't vote for Hillary. But then in some ways thats a vote for Trump.. and I can't tolerate that.
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:17am PT
Ill give Obama credit on one thing CHANGE..
He sure has changed the country for the worst..


What a bunch of utter bullsh#t. First of all, it's worse, not worst.

Secondly, what the president has done is to draw a lot of ugly white racists out of their stinking rat holes.
John M

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:18am PT
Obama, the "Black Lives Matter" participants, and anti-cop dipshitz such as post on this forum are to blame for cultivating the culture that led to this tragedy. They are #2 on the blame list right behind the perpetrator.

utter nonsense..

the media is much more responsible..

Plus ts people who downplay the problems that minorities have that are a bigger part of the problem. when people's problems are ignored over and over and over again, they get frustrated. That frustration in most is expressed non violently, but in a few it becomes violent. Its not the fault of the non violent who express their frustration that some become violent.
dirtbag

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:27am PT

climber
Occupied Territory

Jul 8, 2016 - 11:08am PT
Obama, the "Black Lives Matter" participants, and anti-cop dipshitz such as post on this forum are to blame for cultivating the culture that led to this tragedy. They are #2 on the blame list right behind the perpetrator


You know Jody:

It's possible to be pro law enforcement, recognize there is a problem among many (but not most) officers in their treatment of African Americans and try to find solutions. Most people are probably somewhere on this spectrum.

The "anti-cop dipshitz" rhetoric does nothing except push people into their corners or shut them up
John M

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:36am PT
exactly dirtbag....

Jody.. the beginning of your list is just wrong, as dirtbag points out.

I am a liberal.

I am also for a balanced budget and gun ownership. Plus I support the police. Though right now they are out of balance. I also supported the Catholic church but was vehemently agains their handling of the pedophile's within that organization. It was beyond believable that they would send out known pedophiles to other churches and then turn a blind eye when those pedophiles would continue to abuse children. So one can support an institution while at the same time wholeheartedly disagreeing with some of the things that it does. I very much support the police, but believe that there is a deep-seated problem within it. That problem is a reflection of the problems within this country, but since the police are supposed to be professionals, then I expect them to behave as such, professionals. I agree with escopeta that they need to be well paid so that we can have a better hope of achieving that. Plus they need community support and respect. But they also have to earn that respect and not abuse it.
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:40am PT
With this change, all the other stuff comes easy......


Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:43am PT
Obama, the "Black Lives Matter" participants, and anti-cop dipshitz such as post on this forum are to blame for cultivating the culture that led to this tragedy. They are #2 on the blame list right behind the perpetrator.

Bullhockey. Jody, this is the world you want to live in. Where everyone packs heat and settles their scores with guns.

With the country flooded with guns thanks to the NRA and people such as yourself, cops are on edge every time they interact with the public. That's why a guy with a concealed carry permit gets shot in his car.

I don't blame the cops for being trigger happy, I blame the NRA and the gun nuts who fantasize about the day they get to draw down on some punk.

It's your world, Jody. Enjoy it.
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:44am PT
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/07/08/newt-gingrich-white-americans-dont-understand-being-black-in-america/

As the political world waits to see if the former Georgia congressman and U.S. House speaker gets tapped to be Donald Trump’s running mate, Gingrich teamed up with his former Crossfire partner Van Jones to discuss this week’s shootings in Dallas, Baton Rouge and Minnesota.

Speaking on Facebook Live, Gingrich was his typically direct self. But, in this age of polarized politics, whether it be of the electoral or racial variety, Gingrich’s comments were also remarkable. Here is the key quote:

“It took me a long time, and a number of people talking to me through the years to get a sense of this. If you are a normal, white American, the truth is you don’t understand being black in America and you instinctively under-estimate the level of discrimination and the level of additional risk.”

White parents, Gingrich continued, don’t have to teach their teenage boys to be extra careful when dealing with police “because it’s not part of your normal experience.”

Gingrich wasn’t finished. He described moving from a largely integrated life as a son of an Army officer to Georgia in 1960.

“It was still legally segregated, which meant the local sheriff and National Guard would impose, by force, the taking away of rights of Americans. We’ve come a fair distance, now we have a black mayor of Atlanta, and have had a series of them in fact. We have John Lewis who went from marching on Selma to a Democratic whip in Congress. But we’ve stalled out on the cultural, economic, practical progress we needed.”

That lack of progress, Gingrich said, “creates the kind of alienation where it begins to become legitimate to think about, whether it’s in songs or slogans or whatever, the shooting of policemen. If we were to continue in this direction of alienation on both sides, you could really be a very coarse and dangerous society in 10 or 15 years.”


Escopeta posted
With this change, all the other stuff comes easy......

Escopeta admitting that the government can be used to improve our country in this thread.
dirtbag

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:49am PT
I don't think I've ever written this:

+1 NEWT GINGRICH.
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 8, 2016 - 11:49am PT
Well, we certainly didn't get much for our money now did we?
John Duffield

Mountain climber
New York
Jul 8, 2016 - 12:04pm PT
A clip of the the perp after he was taken out by a "robot bomb".

HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 12:14pm PT
Escopeta posted
Well, we certainly didn't get much for our money now did we?

Just the strongest economy in the world, tens of millions of people with healthcare access and the continuation of a global "war on terror." We also spent a nauseating amount of money on some jets that don't work and gave one of the largest middle class tax cuts ever. We also deported like 3 million people. That wasn't cheap.
c wilmot

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 12:19pm PT
actually we have been in direct support of terrorism with the admins support of the "rebels" which is the propaganda term to collectively describe various islamic terrorist groups actively invading soverign nations with the end goal of an islamic state/caliphate

which has caused the largest displacement of humans in the history of man

not to mention our support of islamic terrorist groups being blatantly illegal under international laws
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2016 - 12:21pm PT
Ill give Obama credit on one thing CHANGE..
He sure has changed the country for the worst..

another jewel from "the big wall climber"

Quote HereObama, the "Black Lives Matter" participants, and anti-cop dipshitz such as post on this forum are to blame for cultivating the culture that led to this tragedy. They are #2 on the blame list right behind the perpetrator.

and another one from this moron
nita

Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
Jul 8, 2016 - 12:34pm PT
*
It's possible to be pro law enforcement, recognize there is a problem among many (but not most) officers in their treatment of African Americans and try to find solutions. Most people are probably somewhere on this spectrum.

The "anti-cop dipshitz" rhetoric does nothing except push people into their corners or shut them up
+1

I am grieving for the innocent people murdered by over zealous/bad cops, and grieving for the murdered Policeman just doing their jobs....Such sadness.

"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
Martin Luther King.


Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 8, 2016 - 12:34pm PT
Just the strongest economy in the world

I promised MadBolter that I wouldn't argue Debt and Deficit with people that don't know the difference between the two.

So, yeah. Obeezy's $20 Trillion dollar experiment is just ducky isn't it?
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 8, 2016 - 12:46pm PT
With the country flooded with guns thanks to the NRA and people such as yourself, cops are on edge every time they interact with the public. That's why a guy with a concealed carry permit gets shot in his car.

Hahaha. Another person that buys into the "war on cops" fusillade.

Cops have one of the safest jobs in the country. Even including this tragedy in Dallas.

Mailmen are more likely to get murdered by someone in the public and I've never heard of mailmen being trained not to shake hands because someone might try to kill them if they do.
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
Jul 8, 2016 - 12:47pm PT
As posted above. Did I ever think I'd live to see the day Id agree with Newt?
I really truly am gobsmacked. Honestly. For sure. Not kidding

But I still ache so much for what has happened the last few days. Stunned

Susan

fear

Ice climber
hartford, ct
Jul 8, 2016 - 01:13pm PT
actually we have been in direct support of terrorism with the admins support of the "rebels" which is the propaganda term to collectively describe various islamic terrorist groups actively invading soverign nations with the end goal of an islamic state/caliphate

which has caused the largest displacement of humans in the history of man

not to mention our support of islamic terrorist groups being blatantly illegal under international laws

SHHHHHH!

A lot of folks are asleep here. Don't wake them!
c wilmot

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 01:15pm PT
the AR 15 has been available for civilian purchase since 1963

something else has changed
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 01:33pm PT
Apropos today.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/22/1353559/-Jon-Stewart-You-can-have-great-regard-for-law-enforcement-and-still-want-them-held-to-high-standard
Ken M

Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
Jul 8, 2016 - 01:41pm PT
The aggressive advocacy for "second amendment solutions", so prominently brought forth by Sarah Palin, appears to have found it's expression.
John M

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 01:44pm PT
Jody.. your post was opinion.. not necessarily truthful except as indicative of your opinion. I posted Obama's comments earlier.. what did he say specifically that would incite people to violence against cops?

And by the way.. I am sorry for the loss of your brother officers. I know that has to hurt. It hurts me. what a messed up thing for someone to do. We are certainly in troubling times.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Jul 8, 2016 - 02:36pm PT
hey there say, moose... thank you for sharing the 'steal of the link'
as to civil discussions...
very nice words...

say, i'd consider you a:


life-guard, watching over rough seas... and not a 'link stealer'
though, :)




on the very very awful sad note, as to past situations,
with the shootings:
i just heard about this shooting, last night...
and the others, the day before last night...

my prayers for all families, of all concerned... :(
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 02:37pm PT
Didn't finish because I know this line of reasoning.

Then you may have misinterpreted it, as you draw the conclusion yourself instead of reading his.

Similarly, I take your line of reasoning to mean that I have no legitimate need of firearms for sporting purposes such as hunting. Then again, I may be misinterpreting your sentiment.
WBraun

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 02:42pm PT
need of firearms for sporting purposes such as hunting

Killing living entities in the name of "sporting" is not intelligent .....
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 8, 2016 - 02:44pm PT
Suggested Civility Guidelines:

You forgot.....

Put your binky back in your mouth, you always feel more secure with your binky.
WBraun

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 02:51pm PT
No, I'm not a vegan ......

But eat everything that's alive, not dead meat.
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Jul 8, 2016 - 02:56pm PT
More proof that very progressive/liberal and very conservative people are bigots, don't contribute to a useful dialog, and their minds are so closed that they are part of the problem.

They are very similar. The more extreme to the right or left the more screwed up people are. LibCons. One and the same, just the other side fo the fence.

Combine that with your basic hysterical second amendment rhetoric and proliferation of guns and just how it is that anyone could claim the Dallas shootings are anything but a legitimate militia action against an oppressive government is beyond me.

Legitimate action? B.S. It was a terrorist/psychotic cowardly act. Legitimate could be something like hunting down a known racist cop who has gotten away with murder and targeting him only. Blindly shooting family men / veterans who may be very fair, non racist, good cops is anything but legitimate. Probably the lamest thing you've ever written.

BLM (Black Lives Matter) is a terrorist organization.

It should banned and its members arrested.

They speak out against wrongs and they are terrorists? No committing terrorists acts would make them terrorists. The idiots/psychos who shot the cops are terrorists, that doesn't make BLM terrorist and in fact they immediately condemned the action. That's like saying Christians are terrorists because a few idiots/psychos bomber abortion clinics. Yes lets arrest all members of an organization, totally fair and American, sheesh.

Obama, the "Black Lives Matter" participants, and anti-cop dipshitz such as post on this forum are to blame for cultivating the culture that led to this tragedy. They are #2 on the blame list right behind the perpetrator.

No mention of the enduring racism and unfair treatment of people of color in place in lots of police forces across the USA? Of course not. An ex-cop who admits that he breaks the law is likely part of the blue wall of silence, as exhibited by his exclusion of corrupt police as part of the problem. The majority of cops in this country are fine people, I know many as friends, and I have had interactions with many others on the street. BUT I have also met people who are terrible cops on power trips and just rude, and I'm a white guy who treats cops with respect by default, I can't imagine what they would have treated me like if I was black. Instead of standing up for equality and justice and admitting there is a problem among your ranks to completely wash that over, and knee jerk defend them at every opportunity shows you are part of the problem.



Most of the recent deaths have been the result of the people being arrested not doing what they were told to do, that's dumb, but also cops who lost control and took things way farther than needed and killed people when they should not have. Plenty of blame to go around. Sure there's cases where the "victims" completely brought it on themselves, and sure there's cases where they did everything right but the cops killed them anyway. You need to investigate each case to really see what happened but there is plenty of blame to be shared. But there's a pattern of people of color getting different treatment than whites, that's a problem, that's what Obama talks about and that's what he should be talking about to try to improve the situation.

Edit: sorry moose, I didn't follow the productive guidelines in my post. But I'm so sick of the people with horse blinders on, just seeing things they way they want to see them. And if my experience on this forum plays out, no one with listen anyway. They will see where I quoted them, and only try to defend their skewed viewpoints instead of reading what i have written and giving it any serious consideration. I don't think they have the courage. It's much easier to blame "the other side" for all the worlds problems.
monolith

climber
state of being
Jul 8, 2016 - 03:04pm PT
But eat everything that's alive, not dead meat. .

But your dairy habit kills the male calves sooner or later.
Ksolem

Trad climber
Monrovia, California
Jul 8, 2016 - 03:14pm PT
but why argue different points of view when we have data.

You remind me...

I have a sister in Boston. Our views on most things political are 180 degrees apart (except on the social issues like gay marriage and so forth). So one day she says to me "I can't understand why we have such different opinions when we're both looking at the same set of facts"

But the thing is, we're not looking at the same facts. Complex issues involve many facts, and those which are important to me will be different than those which matter to her. Figuring this out changed the nature of our conversations. We find common round when something matters to both of us.
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2016 - 03:38pm PT
the Fet,
very good post.
Bullwinkle

Boulder climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 04:19pm PT
Here’s a simple truth: If we banned all guns tomorrow, the nation would be almost instantly transformed, exclusively for the better.
pud

climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
Jul 8, 2016 - 04:23pm PT
Here’s a simple truth: If we banned all guns tomorrow, the nation would be almost instantly transformed, exclusively for the better.

A simple truth for a simpleton.
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 04:33pm PT
Here’s a simple truth: If we banned all guns tomorrow, the nation would be almost instantly transformed, exclusively for the better.


Your logic is either stupid, or flawed.

Getting rid of all guns is impossible. Does the Military and Police keep their weapons to defend us? Getting rid of all guns is stupid.

If the cops/military keep their weapons and we don't, aren't the same amount of "black youths" going to be killed by "racist cops"? This is flawed logic.

Knee-jerk liberal pipe-dreams are never, ever the answer.

survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 8, 2016 - 04:33pm PT
The simple truth is that there would be a very large and bloody insurgency if it were even attempted.

Edit for blue: conservative pipe dream 2nd amendment orgasm pose down safari fantasies are never the answer either.
dirtbag

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 04:39pm PT
Can we just mourn for a day?
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Jul 8, 2016 - 04:40pm PT
All police are corrupt, they bring this on themselves
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 04:42pm PT
The simple truth is that there would be a very large and bloody insurgency if it were even attempted.


And there should be! The 2A was there to keep that from happening.

It's a crime/anger problem, not the weapon used to finish the anger. Machetes and knifes have been used just as effectively. Most people in Dhaka were slashed to death, not shot. Saving ammo I think. But I digress...

Anger is being stoked by some very bad people, for personal reasons. They're stoking the flames of hate in young black males.
Whitey hates you, police hate blacks, police are racist.
But the statistics belie what is spouted by the MSM and thought by everybody. Nobody uses common sense, or looks at trends and facts.

Instead, let's knee-jerk to white cops hate black youths. F*#king sucks, and is not true!!!
dirtbag

climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 04:43pm PT
Ok Jody. In other words, no.
Ksolem

Trad climber
Monrovia, California
Jul 8, 2016 - 04:44pm PT
The President commissioned the Centers for Disease Control to do a report on gun use in America. Several interesting things came out of it.

1. The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council released the results of their research through the CDC last month. Researchers compiled data from previous studies in order to guide future research on gun violence, noting that “almost all national survey estimates indicate that defensive gun uses by victims are at least as common as offensive uses by criminals, with estimates of annual uses ranging from about 500,000 to more than 3 million per year.”

2. “Studies that directly assessed the effect of actual defensive uses of guns (i.e., incidents in which a gun was ‘used’ by the crime victim in the sense of attacking or threatening an offender) have found consistently lower injury rates among gun-using crime victims compared with victims who used other self-protective strategies,”

The huge spread in estimates is because the greater number of self defense incidents with guns never involve the weapon actually being fired. These, and many other incidents are largely unreported. But even the low number is significantly greater than the number of people killed by guns annually.

cdc-study-use-firearms-self-defense-important-crime-deterrent
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 04:46pm PT
No, call the ACLU first, they'll protect your precious rights.

Then call the cops, that way the ACLU is there first. So the cops don't hurt you or something.

Do us that favor. Call the ACLU first....maybe they'll get there in time for the autopsy.

EDIT: Kris, I am suspicious of CDC numbers of late because everything is partisan it seems now. I would run them against FBI stats on the same issue. The FBI has tons of stats.

Despite current affairs, I still consider the FBI pretty non-partisan. BUt some may say they have a pro-LEO bias.
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Jul 8, 2016 - 05:02pm PT
And you are an idiot. Hopefully you will need their help some day and they won't get there in time.

Blind faith in a horribly corrupt institution doesn't make you genius, either.
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 05:27pm PT
But maybe we can learn?

Maybe. Seems very counter-intuitive but crime stats state otherwise. More guns with civilians! Hopefully with a "permit" or some other stupid European "paper" to be displayed, they can be regulated properly.

More guns.

People say lowering taxes on people would create less GDP. It grew. When people who are responsible, and understand their rights and obligations to society, are left to wield more power themselves, they do it conservatively and wisely.

Elitist European gov'ts DO NOT LIKE THIS INDEPENDENCE. Neither do American elitists.

We should be done with them all through our will to vote for personal independence and personal freedom.

That's what it's all about. The blacks are feeling it now, but this is not a racial problem.

Good thing we have an idiotic "black" president now, Things'll be great!

EDIT: Wanna stop an idiot BLM protestor in their tracks? Explain that Martin Luther King was a republican. The party of liberation!.

MLK was the man! He knew people should be judged by their actions, not their skin color.

I think MLK would be disappointed by the Black Lives Matter bullsh#t. He would condemn as inherently RACIST!!!!



rbord

Boulder climber
atlanta
Jul 8, 2016 - 05:48pm PT
That's cool - we all think stuff. A paragon of racial virtue hypothetically agrees with your racial perspective? Sure, he worships me too in my own mind. Humans ...
Majid_S

Mountain climber
Karkoekstan
Jul 8, 2016 - 06:31pm PT
All cops in Bay area PDs were paired up today on high alert till monday
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 06:37pm PT
That's cool - we all think stuff. A paragon of racial virtue hypothetically agrees with your racial perspective? Sure, he worships me too in my own mind. Humans ...


Nobody f*#king knows what you're talking about! What does that even mean? Do you speak this way to make yourself seem superior?

I'm sure you're aware that we're quite frank here. So be frank.
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Jul 8, 2016 - 06:40pm PT
Bluering
Black Lives Matter bullshit

Talk about bullsh#t.
You are talking out your f ucking a$$.

Not gonna check back into this thread so talk as much sh¡t as you want-
just wanted to drive by and say STFU + GFYS.
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 06:42pm PT
Go ahead and run away then. Aren't you part of the problem if YOU RUN AWAY FROM THE DISCUSSION?

Wasn't this the whole point of BLM? A "discussion". Or is it only one-sided?
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:09pm PT
People killing people is pleasurable


Maybe part of the problem. People don't understand the real consequence of taking another's life.

The problem is magnified when there is a feeling of glory/righteousness in the killing of the innocent.

People like that are unstoppable. Michael Yon, war correspondent, wrote about it today;

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/american-unrest-officers-shot-killed-in-dallas.htm
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Jul 8, 2016 - 07:17pm PT
That's not true and saying it does no good...

You're correct sorry. Let me correct my statement:

All (and I do mean all) police who are alive and human beings are corrupt.

Better?
Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:07pm PT
People say lowering taxes on people would create less GDP. It grew.

Actually, it's the other way around, but that's another thread.

I like this congresswoman:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p040wfqp

Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:29pm PT
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."


350 millions guns later.



Crazy that 2/3 of Americans don't own guns.


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/one-three-americans-own-guns-culture-factor-study-finds-n384031
rick sumner

Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:30pm PT
The summer of blood, 2016.
Norton

Social climber
Jul 8, 2016 - 08:41pm PT
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state,

many constitutional law professors maintain that the above phrase means....

that because the concern in the late 1700s was over King George of England sending more troops to try to collect taxes that the new United States had to be ready to round up citizens who owned guns so they could be called back to form militias as needed to fight off the Britsh
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:08pm PT
More guns don't guarantee more gun violence.

I think it's pretty clear the opposite is true. As gun ownership increases, violent crime decreases. And thanks for the stats.
Jon Beck

Trad climber
Oceanside
Jul 8, 2016 - 09:21pm PT
I think it's pretty clear the opposite is true. As gun ownership increases, violent crime decreases. And thanks for the stats.

Not so sure it is clear at all. Those are national statistics. If you look at gun ownership state by state and see what the correlation is between the murder rate and gun ownership you might be surprised.
ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
Jul 8, 2016 - 10:08pm PT
Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 9, 2016 - 03:32am PT
Jody, can't answer that for you. All of these mass shooting are done by very mentally ill human being, no is is trying to take away anyone right to own gun (I have two). To me certain gun/weapons need to banned and background checks should be done on all seeking to purchase guns/weapons.




10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 9, 2016 - 07:23am PT
A militia /mᵻˈlɪʃə/[1] generally is an army or other fighting unit that is composed of non-professional fighters, citizens of a nation or subjects of a state or government who can be called upon to enter a combatsituation, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel
-wikipedia
Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 9, 2016 - 07:28am PT
Would the founding fathers be appalled at state of our standing military and sheer amount of weapons in this country??
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 9, 2016 - 07:29am PT
Interesting statistics above.

However, it seems to me that while overall gun deaths in crimes like drugs, robberies etc. have decreased, the use of guns as a tool in mass murder rage orgies and a tool in political expression has greatly increased.

Theater shootings, school shootings = rage orgy
Orlando, Dallas = political orgy

I have no statistics, merely my sense of where we are headed.

Something has changed, and it's not good. To blame this on Obama is all deflection and fantasy as far as I'm concerned. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first mass shooting against white cops specifically because they were white cops.

The fear lords love to wring their hands and cry about Mexicans and Arab terrorists, but we don't even need them, we're doing an excellent job of slaughtering each other already.

"We have met the enemy, and he is us."

clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Jul 9, 2016 - 07:53am PT
Pardon my Drive by. Packing for some much needed climbing.

All this sh#t is horrible. Cops making mistakes, Cops killing people unwarranted, and the Black Lives matters bullsh#t.

Our society is f*#ked! This all started with Ferguson.

We have a god damn leader who refuses to call a spade a spade. Since then this movement has only increased, and tensions have risen. We have f*#king Islamic terrorist and black thugs doing stupid sh#t and instead of calling a spade a spade, we call it something else. Pour black thug......... Pour non Islamic terrorist gay dude......... For f*#k sake. Maybe the guy in the car was unjust..... It happens. It sucks...... But, the good majority are flat out thugs.


Here you go........,


I don't give one flying rats ass if a Thug is gunned down. White or black!!!!!!!

This hole media crazed black lives matter, race bating bullshit is what lead to this.

You can thank the media and the president for creating a notion that thugs lives matter.

Now we get thugs thinking they are rightfully justified in shooting innocent people.

Sh#t needs to end. Thugs are thugs! If they happen to be black, Muslim, white, I don't give a sh#t. If a cop pulls you over and you don't comply chances are you're a thug.

The world is better without you.

Had to vent! Sh#t pisses me off sorry!

Worth repeating and I'll throw in thugs in wife beaters, Pendletons, suits, uniforms, board shorts, cartels, militia, and radical religion.

Oh, and thank you Dallas for opening the door for robotic ground delivery of bombs. Coming soon to your local cafe or town parade a la Radio Shack.



The definition of arms has changed and needs an update.
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jul 9, 2016 - 08:04am PT
Something has changed, and it's not good. To blame this on Obama is all deflection and fantasy as far as I'm concerned.


survivali let me remind you of the Stigmatisms in which OBAMA brought to the public his first year into office.. great leader.. putting the police in a precarious spot.. that's the incident in which changed the minds total polar effect..

keep up with the fantasy!



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/5902222/Cambridge-police-demand-apology-from-Barack-Obama-over-stupid-comments.html
clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Jul 9, 2016 - 08:09am PT
Meanwhile, I smell like a f*#king skunk. My dog got sprayed last night when I took the kids to grandma's. Oh if only someone with a gun was there to save us. Or, maybe a tomato bath.

We had to move the cat dish in from the carport last week do to the daily visits by a small skunk. I'm concerned about my catch it alive/relocation process may end up stinking.
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 9, 2016 - 08:26am PT
I like to keep it civil, but sorry pyro, you're an idiot.

Obama didn't import blacks to this country and create abuse of another race on an industrial scale.

He didn't create the KKK or lynch mobs. He didn't create segregation, whites only businesses, water fountains, swimming pools etc. WE THE WHITE PEOPLE did that.

He didn't create the Nazi party or their mentality.

In your mind everything was peachy until that uppity negro took over. In your mind everything was peachy as long as blacks kept their heads down and stayed quiet.

What an ass.

Edit for pyro's schooling:
Stigmatism, another word for astigmatism, is defined as a condition of the eye or lens where rays of light from a single point do not focus upon on a single point on the retina.

An example of stigmatism is when the cornea of the eye is shaped like a football, not round as it should be, causing rays of light to focus in front of or behind the retina.
nita

Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:00am PT
^^
hijole...LOL...
.................
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To clarify ..not laughing at the seriousness of the Dallas Shootings..Like many, i still have a deep sadness for our nations problems ..
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:15am PT
He didn't create the KKK or lynch mobs. He didn't create segregation, whites only businesses, water fountains, swimming pools etc. WE THE WHITE PEOPLE did that.

The Democrat party built that. I had nothing to do with it. And Democrats are still abusing the black community.

In their silly notion of 'helping', they have created a class doomed to poverty. Look at places where Dems have owned cities for decades, they still suck, and most are worse than ever. Detroit and Chicago come immediately to mind.

There is a problem in the black community. It's out of control crime. Don't want to talk to the police, I don't either really. That's why I do everything I can to follow the law.

And when I'm confronted by police, I'M RESPECTFUL OF THEIR COMMANDS, even when I think I'm innocent.

Some of you seem close to suggesting that police officers like shooting black suspects. Just because they're black. That is not even worthy of comment, it's ridiculous.
kattz

climber
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:23am PT
Thugs and criminals whine about police killing their ilk.

Too bad...the cops are doing the right thing!

Thugs and junkies feel too comfortable in US cities, time to declare a real war on them.

Cities like SF frankly need tanks rolling through some neighborhoods and curfew, to bring order.
Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:27am PT
Wonders where these right wingers get their opinions? From this racist as#@&%e.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-amato/rudy-giulianis-shameful-msnbc-appearance-on-dallas-shooting_b_10895690.html
kattz

climber
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:34am PT
Huff post is a notorious lies and brainwash engine, how can someone even open that online cesspool.


New York mayors sure have some experience handling thugs, who used to try to overrun the city in the past...they were served right, eventually.
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:41am PT
Oh, it used to be our fault, when we enslaved, beat, hung, raped and burnt them.
Now it's their fault and we're completely innocent because we erased racism long ago.

Got it.
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:42am PT
Rudy Giugliani would know something about crime in the cities. He was a 'Honey Badger' when he was running NY.

He didn't give a fu*k! As an WOP himself he didn't hesitate to go after the mob, or anybody else.

His "stop and frisk" policy was effective in reducing crime in NY. Until the commie De Blasio changed all that.

So yeah, I'd listen to Rudy. I'd also listen to Sheriff Clarke from Wisconsin;

[Wash Times] Sheriff Clarke, appearing on "Fox and Friends" to discuss Micah Xavier Johnson, the 25-year-old man accused of ambushing Dallas police officers at a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest, said Mr. Obama uses the bully pulpit after tragedies in ways that sow anger and resentment among the population.

"He's usually popping off at the mouth before he's been briefed or before he knows any of the facts like he did yesterday," the sheriff said regarding Mr. Obama's response to the two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota who were fatally shot by police officers.

"Without any foundation, he talked about racism and disparate treatment and people of color -- all this nonsense," the sheriff continued. "Like I said, he's armed with powerful words and he uses those words irresponsibly. It fuels this sort of anger towards the American police officer. I wish he'd knock it off."

EDIT:
Oh, it used to be our fault, when we enslaved, beat, hung, raped and burnt them.
Now it's their fault and we're completely innocent because we erased racism long ago.

Got it.


Finally...

rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:43am PT
Rudy still has a voracious appetite for leather loafers...
kattz

climber
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:46am PT
Huff post, Slate, Salon, Mother Jones...liberal puppets with well paid-up rich owners and deluded poor soul uneducated hipster wannabe "journalists"...I bet they have some interesting things to say about the matter!
kattz

climber
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:52am PT
Oh, it used to be our fault, when we enslaved, beat, hung, raped and burnt them.
Now it's their fault and we're completely innocent because we erased racism long ago.

Got it.


Yep, guess what...bad things happen...to everyone. Slavery existed not only in the US, in the 19th century -- there was feudal system in place in quite a few places in the world. Slavery had been condemned (even though human trafficking continues to this day, now in hiding).
But you can't whine that someone owes you something for generations past.

Many people, millions, had been killed in wars in the past, this is even worse than slavery.

No, ancestors of that feudal, king, or Egyptian Pharaoh, Roman Emperor or whoever "owned" your remote ancestors doesn't owe anyone a jacks*t! Sorry!


No, you ancestors being enslaved is not an excuse to be a thug and a criminal!
No, modern Germans don't owe anyone anything for Nazi's crimes -- Queen of England owes nothing to anyone -- leader of Masai tribe owes nothing for past wars and tresspasses. Sorry! Life doesn't owe you anything.

TradEddie

Trad climber
Philadelphia, PA
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:54am PT
District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held in a 5-4 decision that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution applies to federal enclaves and protects an individual's right to possess a firearm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.

Why did you choose not to bold that section? And completely omitted Scalia's opinion that Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: While his view that "traditionally lawful" equates to "constitutional" is concerning for many reasons, even this conservative bastion recognized that government/we the people have legitimate authority to regulate firearms ownership and use.

Every gun nut who has ever asserted a right to own firearms to violently oppose government tyranny shares as much responsibility for these five deaths as any other group they are blaming. We are all responsible for the myriad of causes that led to this, but it is simply not acceptable to claim this is the price of freedom. It will takes decades to improve,but it can be done.

What's the NRA saying about this? Wow, a mass-shooting that wasn't in a gun free zone, where the perp specifically targeted armed individuals? A bad guy with a gun that couldn't even be stopped by hundreds of good guys with guns? It took a robot and C4, so perhaps we should all be able to buy those too?

TE

Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:56am PT
"He didn't give a fu*k! As an WOP himself he didn't hesitate to go after the mob, or anybody else."


Does your racist ass even know what WOP means???



bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:57am PT

EDIT: Yes, Bob, I'm Italian. I know. WithOutPassport from the old days...
Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:59am PT
Crime is down NYC...http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/nyregion/violent-crime-in-new-york-has-dropped-to-historic-low-mayor-de-blasio-says.html?_r=0
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 9, 2016 - 10:06am PT
Crime is down NYC...

That's good news!
kattz

climber
Jul 9, 2016 - 10:17am PT
Slavery in Africa:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Africa

Existed forever, with the locals enslaving and selling locals...to various countries inside and outside Africa. Just like it existed all over the world, at different times in the past. Older times...different ways...people had no problem roasting someone in the town square with kids present for entertainment....everywhere in the world. Got to dig up info on Egyptian Pharaohs now, may be I can bring a lawsuit for some damages...

survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 9, 2016 - 10:23am PT
Existed forever, with the locals enslaving and selling locals.

That in no way forgives white enlightened "free" America now does it?
Except in your beautiful spotless mind.
Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 9, 2016 - 10:24am PT
His "stop and frisk" policy was effective in reducing crime in NY. Until the commie De Blasio changed all that.


But you said it was up under DeBlasio???
Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Jul 9, 2016 - 10:36am PT
Good news, NRA! The tree of liberty continues to be refreshed! Congratulations for what you hath wrought!
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-georgia-911-report-20160708-snap-story.html
A man who called 911 to report a car break-in Friday ambushed a south Georgia police officer dispatched to the scene, sparking a shootout in which both the officer and suspect were wounded, authorities said. Both are expected to survive.

The shooting in Valdosta, just north of the Georgia-Florida state line, happened hours after five police officers were killed Thursday night during an ambush in Dallas.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-tennessee-highway-shooting-20160708-snap-story.html
A black Army veteran accused of shooting indiscriminately at passing cars and police on a Tennessee highway told investigators he was angry about police violence against African Americans, authorities said Friday.

It was one of several spasms of violence across the country this week amid boiling tensions over policing and race.

One woman died and three others, including one police officer, were injured in the rampage early Thursday.

Meanwhile, police said officers have been targeted in Georgia and Missouri in the aftermath of two high-profile killings of black men by law enforcement and the Dallas attack that left five officers dead and seven more wounded. Other departments reported being bombarded with threats and some implemented new policies requiring officers to patrol in pairs.

Civilians also have been caught in the fray. The woman who died in Tennessee was a newspaper carrier driving down the highway.

Jody, pyro, do you guys feel the freedom? Your dream world is here. Better lock and load, amigos. You've earned it.
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 9, 2016 - 10:45am PT
Jeremy, I would love to! Where specifically?
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jul 9, 2016 - 10:48am PT
I like to keep it civil, but sorry pyro,

same to you!

survivali next time I get busted by the law i'll be sure to state that my last name is a CLINTON..


whats with the kkk sh#t?


dude ur mom just called and said that u forgot to tie ur shoes


edit:
Here's the type Weapon that was used last night to terminate the Five LEO's in Dallas.

It's over 70+ years old and would NOT even come close to fitting the general criteria for the legislation that all them Whacko Anti-Gun freaks, INCLUDING the POTUS, want to BAN and implement immediately


survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 9, 2016 - 11:15am PT
Auburn, but we'll be making a lot more trips south the next few years.
Try and shoot me a PM through the lame supertopo email, and I'll try one to you. Maybe one will go through.
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 9, 2016 - 11:38am PT
He was a 'Honey Badger' when he was running NY.

and he roomed with a gay person, shameful. . . .
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 9, 2016 - 12:06pm PT
Jeremy, I sent one to you. Hello...hello.....Is there anybody in there?
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 9, 2016 - 01:13pm PT
Or you two could just make a date here together.

Hold on!!!! Can I come too? A 3-some? Maybe a 4-way with Justin or one of the other Shuteye brahs?

I will not talk sh#t unless spoken to. I will NOT consume alcohol. I will be a little Cub Scout.

rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
Jul 9, 2016 - 01:15pm PT
Pyro Clinton...Has a nice ring to it...
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 9, 2016 - 03:12pm PT
Dude, we should do this! With a climbing focus, not politics.

A 2016 Shuteye re-cap. I would roll solo, which makes me much more available for the gnar.

I hate approaches though...they kill me. But I'll be fine. It was a huge problem when drinking a lot of beers. I've taken care of that, mostly.

If I'm rolling solo, game -on! We can achieve anything!!!
nah000

climber
no/w/here
Jul 9, 2016 - 04:06pm PT
yo bluering... regarding your twitter post from Mark D. Ellis...

there are a few issues. first is that the u.s. gov't, as with drone victims and other subjects that it doesn't want to have objective data out there for voters/academics/politicians who actually do their job to be able to study and dissect, does not tally the number of people who are killed by cops... fortunately some friends in the UK have stepped up and that is likely where Mark D. Ellis' numbers came from ["The Counted" project being done by the guardian newspaper] as such, his numbers are likely partial numbers for 2016 to date....

but for the last complete year in 2015 that the guardian counted, 1146 people were killed by cops and 306 of them were black... this works out to 2.5X the rate that whites are killed... [and more importantly more than 100 of those 306 black americans that were killed were unarmed - a rate of 5X that of unarmed whites!].

but let's stick with the numbers that Ellis used in order to show that regardless of where he got them, the same issue rises in his numbers as well... you do realize that the 136 black americans out of the 509 total people being killed by cops works out to 26.7%? and that the proportion of the population of the u.s. that is african american is 12.3%? meaning that even using his numbers the death rate is 2.2X that of the rate of non-blacks?

and regarding his last line: "police officers don't just pull people over walk up to cars and just shoot people"... well, actually that's a lot of the issue. as some of this most recent video and the above statistics regarding the unarmed suggests... ie. in some cases it is effectively exactly that [a police officer pulled someone over, walked up to the car and shot someone...] and when one third of the black people that cops kill are unarmed, are you seriously surprised that people are protesting?!?

and finally you do realize that in the same year that u.s. cops killed 1146 people, canadian cops killed about 22 [or a per capita rate of less than 20% of the u.s. rate] and british cops killed about 4 people in 2015 [or a per capita rate of about 2% of the u.s. rate]...

i get the u.s. is different from those other two in that it was predicated from its founding on the structural subjugation of either some its own people or later people outside its borders, and so violence and the subjugation of humans is a foundational principle of its policies... but that is kind of exactly the point.



just because a black person posts something that reinforces your world view, doesn't mean it's not bull shIt... you're smarter than that.
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 9, 2016 - 06:53pm PT
Nah, I get ya. Just thought I'd add a post from my feed from a black dude's perspective.

I didn't check his facts, I posted his intent. He wants black people to chill the f*#k out!

But I know his type. The successful black person. As if it's some anomaly!

They do NOT like this aggression towards cops from the 'brothers'. Brings more and more violence.


But there are numerous black folk who don't seem to run into this problem of cop violence. Know why? That's what I thought!

Don't be a thug! And you may just live another day. If your homies kill you it's just another 'killing'. But if a white cop is doing his job against an aggressive thug. Apparently that is racism?

You want Black Power? Stop killing each other.
How much more power is needed anyway, isn't the prez pure enough for y'all?

aspendougy

Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:00pm PT
If you look at the statistics for young, black males as a percentage of the population, then look at the number of homicides they commit, this largely explains the big numbers. Young blacks are much more likely to be in situations where cops will shoot them. I still agree with many posters who say that at least some of these shootings were unjustified, and that because of the crime rate with young black males, the police tend to be more inclined to shoot sooner than with whites.

It is ironic that in Texas, where people love to own lots of guns, that a man would shoot and kill five policeman. It just demonstrates to me the folly of thinking that owning a gun will protect you. You'd have to be pretty good with a gun to come out on top in a shoot out with an ex-military guy, trained for combat, who served in a war zone, and has a bullet proof vest along with a powerful assault rifle. You have a better chance if you either run or play dead.
Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:12pm PT
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/08/30/770501/study-black-defendants-are-at-least-30-more-likely-to-be-imprisoned-than-white-defendants-for-the-same-crime/


The facts are out there, easy to find and see. People of color lose when it comes to justice.


http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/blacks-six-times-more-likely-to-be-arrested-than-whites-for-pot-b9926190z1-210138931.html


http://politic365.com/2013/06/04/nothing-new-blacks-busted-4x-more-than-whites-for-same-drug-crimes-equal-use/
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 9, 2016 - 09:16pm PT

"It just demonstrates to me the folly of thinking that owning a gun will protect you."...

You nailed it on that one...

+1
couchmaster

climber
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:24pm PT


A black persons perspective ya say? Here's the good Minister Rev Farrakhan just yesterday on July 8th. Interesting video, says it's got to be violence. That blacks need to avoid that non-violence bullshit the white man is pushing and just get right onto F*#king up the man in a violent messy bloody way. Just like the white man been doin' to the black man all along. Hmm.

http://twitter.com/LouisFarrakhan/status/751146351262511105/video/1
pud

climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
Jul 9, 2016 - 09:50pm PT
TradEddie:
A bad guy with a gun that couldn't even be stopped by hundreds of good guys with guns? It took a robot and C4, so perhaps we should all be able to buy those too?

Fortunately, it takes more than a background check to possess such ordinance.
A single Dallas Police officer at the controls of the weapon did stop the suspect.

I commend the DPD for their quick thinking and use of something the perp would never suspect.
They aren't saying exactly what was used but it is likely C4 was only the propellant. A claymore type mine could have easily been fastened to a robot making the kill zone much larger than using composition C4 only. It also gives the operator greater control of the area to be cleared.

Ordinance disposal robots cost around $200k. The claymore mine about a $100.
They may have been able to salvage the robot if in fact a claymore was used.
clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Jul 10, 2016 - 06:33am PT
(CNN)The Bahamas' Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration is warning its citizens traveling to the United States of "recent tensions in some American cities over shootings of young black males by police officers."

The government of the majority-black Caribbean nation emphasized in an statement Friday that its travelers should avoid crowds and demonstrations in the U.S. Young men, specifically, should "exercise extreme caution in affected cities in their interactions with the police ... Do not be confrontational and cooperate."
The warning comes ahead of the country's Independence Day on Monday, a public holiday when many Bahamians plan to travel to the United States.

Not only Chicago but all the USA.
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
Jul 10, 2016 - 07:06am PT
Cragman...He fired 3 shits...? Must have been a good shot..?
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2016 - 07:41am PT
I don't agree with blue ring on much, if anything, but he alluded to black on black crime.
I do wonder why sharpton, and Jesse Jackson avoid talking about it. Even Obama did not address the subject when asked about it at a town hall meeting.
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 10, 2016 - 07:47am PT
(CNN)The Bahamas' Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration is warning its citizens traveling to the United States of "recent tensions in some American cities over shootings of young black males by police officers."

As evidenced by my prior posts, I'm not under the illusion that there isn't institutionalized racism within the ranks of law enforcement, but the above is nothing more than political theater.






Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 10, 2016 - 07:54am PT
Steve...White on white crime is almost as high as black on black crime.


Funny we don't hear about that at all in the media.


http://atlantablackstar.com/2015/03/03/9-facts-white-white-crime-far-exceeds-black-black-crime-media-conceals/3/



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

"The Bureau of Justice Statistics found that compared to Blacks, whites were more likely to kill children, the elderly, family members and their significant others. They commit more sex-related crimes, gang-related crimes and are more likely to kill at their places of employment."
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Jul 10, 2016 - 08:55am PT
the difference is that we as taxpayers arm and fund the cops.
Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jul 10, 2016 - 09:10am PT
"Law enforcement needs to be held accountable for their behavior, but a Black American's greatest threat is his fellow Black American. It makes for better media ratings and rally numbers to demonize the 700,000 plus Law Enforcement officers in this Country as a whole, than to look into your own Communities behavior and seek hard solutions to real and pervasive behaviors. "


And white American's greatest threat is other white Americans.
nita

Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
Jul 10, 2016 - 09:59am PT
*
Dallas ambush attack eyewitness, Kellon Nixon, gives his thoughtful response to the previous day's events...
[Click to View YouTube Video]

A well made animation short can convey the truth better than statistics.
[Click to View YouTube Video]

Gilroy

Social climber
Bolderado
Jul 10, 2016 - 10:43am PT
Very interesting first person account from a DPD site commander.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dallas-county/dpd-major-reflects-on-police-shooting/268655839
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jul 10, 2016 - 11:15am PT
Here’s a simple truth: If we banned all guns tomorrow, the nation would be almost instantly transformed, exclusively for the better.

it's going to take 34 states to decide..
why do they keep trying to take the constitution apart!

go back to nude picture taking..



c wilmot

climber
Jul 10, 2016 - 11:20am PT
And white American's greatest threat is other white Americans.

I find it very bizare that many privlaged white americans have been conditioned to think all other white people are the problem while they themselves are somehow "above" it all. These people are the ones quickest to spout anti white rhetoric as well while somehow thinking their whiteness is of no concern because its those OTHER white people who are evil....
this mindset is also directed at kids who are literally being taught that "white privilege" is somehow real and that your skin color again defines your moral values or place in society.

Bullwinkle

Boulder climber
Jul 10, 2016 - 01:39pm PT
If you opened your mind, your photography would follow, and that is the truth . .But you seem way to afraid to go there. . .you will know the truth by the Confederacy of dunces against it. . .
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 10, 2016 - 01:53pm PT


Gl...whatever keeps providing the relevant data. Says it all.

The FBI crime-stats are considered to be the go-to reference too. Non-partisan, just numbers, facts, data. Raw.

It's not so amazing that people refuse to look at these figures. They dispel every politically-correct stement about racism and guns killing people.

No wonder they ignore the facts, doesn't fit the 'desired' narrative.

EDIT: I amazed that Callie doesn't chime in on this. She is our resident Criminologist with a freakin PhD. She probably is lurking and gathering data on sentiments.

She prolly doesn't want her credential anywhere near this discussion on this particular forum. And I don't blame her a bit.

dirtbag

climber
Jul 10, 2016 - 01:54pm PT
I find it very bizare that many privlaged white americans have been conditioned to think all other white people are the problem while they themselves are somehow "above" it all. These people are the ones quickest to spout anti white rhetoric as well while somehow thinking their whiteness is of no concern because its those OTHER white people who are evil....
this mindset is also directed at kids who are literally being taught that "white privilege" is somehow real and that your skin color again defines your moral values or place in society.

We honkies have been at the tippy top of the food chain for over four hundred years, including now, usually as a result of racist polices designed to elevate us at the expense of other groups.

Quit yer bitching.
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 10, 2016 - 02:04pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Jul 10, 2016 - 02:05pm PT
I've been watching it Bluering. I am a criminologist and one of my primary areas of expertise is crime data (including the FBI's data collections, and BJS's NCVS data) - both are Bureaus housed at the Department of Justice. When I lived in DC, I worked at DOJ's BJS using NCVS data. I still work with BJS (not as an employee) and use both data sets. Believe me, I can bore the best of them at a cocktail party with my crime data knowledge! :)

I learned a long time ago that people on threads like these don't really care what the data say, or what research suggests, they just believe what they want to believe and cherry pick info showing that their thoughts are right. I save my energy for other things...like climbing (when I'm not working). :)

Carry on!
Douglas Rhiner

Mountain climber
Truckee , CA
Jul 10, 2016 - 02:09pm PT
The FBI crime-stats are considered to be the go-to reference too. Non-partisan, just numbers, facts, data. Raw.

It's not so amazing that people refuse to look at these figures. They dispel every politically-correct stement about racism and guns killing people.

No wonder they ignore the facts, doesn't fit the 'desired' narrative.


Actually the statistics collected are not as accurate as you contend They are an accumulation of “voluntary” data submissions. And just because they do submit data does not mean the data is “comprehensive”. The reporting agencies can choose what to submit. So any “desired narrative” based solely on this data is probably drastically skewed.

Here are some links. I’ll leave it up to your ‘desired’ narrative of what all of this means....

UCR FAQ:
[url="https://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr_general.html#agencyparticipation"]https://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr_general.html#agencyparticipation
[/url]
UCR NIBRS 2013 data
https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/nibrs/2013/resources/nibrs-participation-by-state
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 10, 2016 - 02:16pm PT
White-guilt is real. It's the result of making white people feel guilty for their success. WHich, of course, is stupid. And inherently racist.

Successful blacks don't have to fear such guilt.

This is driven by the limp-wristed, politically-safe, media. This can even be seen in marketing now - the stupid white male husband who can't so anything but his 6 yr.old and wife have it all figured out.

This indoctrination has been happening for at least 20 years. The MSM meant well initially, tried to diversify their appeal, but it just goes too far now. And it's too obvious, it looks weird.

I have never succumbed to this bullsh#t. I refuse. And I have to pay a price for being 'that guy' who has to say what everybody else thinks, but everyone is afraid to say. I have no problem with it.

America has extended her hand to black America for a long time. And many have risen above what most other could never accomplish.

I don't like the term black America either. We are ALL AMERICANS. Wops, kikes, niggers, spics, wetbacks, greasers, whatever....

What makes us a very special place is that we all get over it and come together for a common goal. Making America Great Again. hehe.

There is not a black, white, or race problem in America. We have a problem where people seem to be finding ways to divide us. A real leader would rise about this and illucidate a plan for a New America, where everybody is asked to help rebuild this country. And everybody is employed to do so.

You gotta have vision, man.
dirtbag

climber
Jul 10, 2016 - 02:22pm PT
Bluering you are so fookin clueless about race in America.

bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 10, 2016 - 02:39pm PT
What state do you reckon from, db?
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 10, 2016 - 02:45pm PT
Bluering you are so fookin clueless about race in America.

That's an easy statement to make.

I think it's people like you and all the other race-baiters that have it all wrong.

I can prove it, but I thought I already did. This racism bullshit is tiring...
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Jul 10, 2016 - 03:59pm PT
If guns are supposed to make you safer, how did 5 armed and trained police officers get wasted?
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 10, 2016 - 04:11pm PT
If seat-belts make you safer, why do people still die in car wrecks?
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
Jul 10, 2016 - 05:37pm PT
What good are seat belts without cars....?
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Jul 10, 2016 - 07:41pm PT
^^^
No, I'm being facetious, and making fun of gun nuts
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Jul 10, 2016 - 08:18pm PT
Gun nut is a snarl word referring to a person (often, but not always, male and Republican, and usually in the United States, though they exist elsewhere) who not only believes in the right to keep and bear arms, but makes a point of doing so with gusto in the face of obvious facts that contradict their irrational beliefs
nita

Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
Jul 10, 2016 - 08:44pm PT
*
White-guilt is real. It's the result of making white people feel guilty for their success

There is not a black, white, or race problem in America.

Seriously?... You have to be trolling, or you are a very unaware person.

[Click to View YouTube Video]
"Predudice, is an emotional commitment to ignorance"
http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-07-13/he-loved-walking-kingston-jamaica-us-it-put-him-danger


The Imam that spoke at the memorial
http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-07-13/imam-louisiana-survived-dallas-shooting-here-are-his-thoughts-race-america and...
The Presidents words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5IcMdwV6Hg

Craig Fry

Trad climber
So Cal.
Jul 10, 2016 - 08:44pm PT
Alex Jones: George Soros Engineered Dallas Attack To Launch A Race War

7/8/16 @ 12:45pm

InfoWars network host Alex Jones claimed today that liberal philanthropist George Soros engineered the murder of several law enforcement officers in Dallas as part of his nefarious plot to divide and destroy the U.S. Jones, an outspoken ally of Donald Trump, said that Soros is pushing for a “...


to find out what the Klimmer's of the world are feeding on
you can read about it on this site

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/

or the Southern Poverty Law Center

http://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2016/hate-race
(now clickable!)
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 10, 2016 - 09:36pm PT
Anyone concerned with the implications of a police force using robot bombs?
pud

climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
Jul 10, 2016 - 10:02pm PT
Anyone concerned with the implications of a police force using robot bombs?

I think it was a good call.

Gilroy

Social climber
Bolderado
Jul 10, 2016 - 10:10pm PT
Anyone concerned with the implications of a police force using robot bombs

Bullet from a police sniper any different? Result is the same. Just tactical tools limiting exposure of LEO personnel.
YAKOKO

Boulder climber
hawwii
Jul 10, 2016 - 10:32pm PT
Real scientists should be Cheap CSGO Skins a visionary; who is not a visionary, who can only refer to themselves as practitioners.
__
Good wine needs no bush: csgo4skin.com
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 10, 2016 - 10:40pm PT
Yeah, maybe they're getting better.

http://newsone.com/516432/philly-neighborhood-still-hurt-from-police-bomb-that-blew-up-61-homes/

Also interesting:

http://www.ktvn.com/story/32410975/attacks-on-police-inspired-or-directed-by-militant-groups
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jul 10, 2016 - 10:54pm PT
Couldn't possibly be part of the problem...




P.S. Anyone who embraces 2nd amendment militias shares a bond with the Dallas shooter.
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 10, 2016 - 11:12pm PT
P.S. Anyone who embraces 2nd amendment militias shares a bond with the Dallas shooter.

Awww shucks. That's like saying you share a bond with all the gun nuts on this forum. How sweet.
overwatch

climber
Arizona
Jul 11, 2016 - 12:37am PT
heelwey=philo
Blue Mountains Orangutan

Sport climber
Sydney, Australia
Jul 11, 2016 - 02:48am PT
Meanwhile in Australia.... The driver was charged with Drink Driving, but the charges were thrown out because the arresting officer used excessive force by pointing a gun at the driver and roughing him up slightly. I'm glad our attitudes to policing are as different as our gun laws, it looks like a standard arrest in the US :)

(I've got no idea about the music)

[Click to View YouTube Video]
clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Jul 11, 2016 - 04:07am PT
Anyone concerned with the implications of a police force using robot bombs?

Not at all. Why risk a human SWAT team going in after the guy?

The possibilities are endless for Ground Delivery Drones.
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 11, 2016 - 04:29am PT
Anyone concerned with the implications of a police force using robot bombs?

Indeed, but I'm also interested with the fact that Dallas Swat was armed, loaded, and rolling on foot and in formation virtually immediately upon hearing that some of their brethren had been shot while they waited hours outside a nightclub in Florida trying to figure out if the tag goes in the front or the back of their bulletproof vests.
monolith

climber
state of being
Jul 11, 2016 - 05:38am PT
^^complete bullshit^^

Dallas was not a hostage situation, idiot, and Florida was not a planned march.
EdwardT

Trad climber
Retired
Jul 11, 2016 - 06:08am PT
Dallas was not a hostage situation, idiot, and Florida was not a planned march.

Swat teams are on full alert during planned marches?
monolith

climber
state of being
Jul 11, 2016 - 06:14am PT
Some cops on patrol are also trained for SWAT and have the appropriate equipment in their trunks. And why would it surprise you that a large city might have had a SWAT team on alert for a march where violence could easily erupt?

Dang you can come up with the stupidest stuff to support your anti-government ranting.
Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Jul 11, 2016 - 06:22am PT
pyro:

I think you missed something.

http://us.halfstaff.org/
US Flags at Half-Staff Honoring the Victims of the Attack in Dallas, Texas
For Immediate Release July 08, 2016 Presidential Proclamation -- Honoring the Victims of the Attack in Dallas, Texas BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the victims of the attack on police officers perpetrated on Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Dallas, Texas, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, July 12, 2016. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first. BARACK OBAMA
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:09am PT
^^complete bullshit^^

Dallas was not a hostage situation, idiot, and Florida was not a planned march.

You mad bro?

If you can sit there at your keyboard and tell me the police go after killers of citizens with the same voracity that they do someone accused (much less confirmed) of killing a cop then we will ALL know who's spreading the bullshit thick.

monolith

climber
state of being
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:12am PT
Your false equivalence is hilarious, Essy.

Hope you have a full day of fun on the forum. I'm heading out.
EdwardT

Trad climber
Retired
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:20am PT
Some cops on patrol are also trained for SWAT and have the appropriate equipment in their trunks. And why would it surprise you that a large city might have had a SWAT team on alert for a march where violence could easily erupt?

Dang you can come up with the stupidest stuff to support your anti-government ranting.

It was just a simple question.

Why so defensive?
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:25am PT
I didn't think so.
fear

Ice climber
hartford, ct
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:39am PT
It is amusing when someone is out of ideas, they'll resort to name-calling first and then the brighter ones will usually claim some logical fallacy before bolting out the door...

pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jul 11, 2016 - 08:29am PT
I think you missed something.

they did it should have been a blue lite white house that night..
Craig Fry

Trad climber
So Cal.
Jul 11, 2016 - 08:48am PT
It could have been blue and you guys would whine about something else
just a bunch of whiny babies
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jul 11, 2016 - 10:06am PT

Norton

Social climber
Jul 11, 2016 - 10:12am PT
I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.

BARACK OBAMA

someone now got a problem with the President's order?

Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 11, 2016 - 10:24am PT
Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Jul 11, 2016 - 12:59pm PT
I hope the scary black woman didn't hurt the officers.
Ksolem

Trad climber
Monrovia, California
Jul 11, 2016 - 01:08pm PT
someone now got a problem with the President's order?

Not here. Why would someone object?

Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Jul 11, 2016 - 01:37pm PT
The tree of liberty is sure feeling refreshed lately. The NRA must be as pleased as punch.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/multiple-people-shot-berrien-county-mich-courthouse-authorities-say-n607376
Two court bailiffs were killed Monday afternoon when gunfire rang out at a southwestern Michigan courthouse, authorities said. The gunman was later killed, as well.

Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey said the confrontation took place about 2:25 p.m. ET at at the county courthouse in St. Joseph. Several other people, including a sheriff's deputy, were injured.
Alexey

climber
San Jose, CA
Jul 11, 2016 - 02:09pm PT
Marlow, I was about to post same photo as you did about Luisiana women arrest.
This photo is very much telling ...
EdwardT

Trad climber
Retired
Jul 11, 2016 - 02:17pm PT
This photo is very much telling ...

Please elaborate?

Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 11, 2016 - 02:32pm PT
Don't worry, Gary wouldn't know liberty if it walked up and slapped him.
Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Jul 11, 2016 - 02:53pm PT
Why you two should be quite pleased! The proliferation of weapons you so much adore is having the desired effect. No?
Ken M

Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
Jul 11, 2016 - 03:12pm PT
Actually, I'm confused.

The gun advocates tell us that if more people were armed, they'd be safer, we'd all be safer.....

But in Dallas and Michigan, the people killed WERE ALL ARMED.
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 11, 2016 - 03:16pm PT
Actually, I'm confused.

That is correct.
blahblah

Gym climber
Boulder
Jul 11, 2016 - 03:24pm PT
Ken M, what percentage of Americans die in hospitals?
What percentage of their lives do most people spend in hospitals?
Danger rate is off the charts, gotta outlaw those things.
Ken M

Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
Jul 11, 2016 - 03:52pm PT
Certainly, in a city like Dallas, in the middle of Texas, there must have been some in the crowd that were carrying. Advocates tell you that such people will prevent, and take care of things that come up.

Where were they, and why didn't they "take care of business????"
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Jul 11, 2016 - 03:52pm PT
The gun advocates tell us that if more people were armed, they'd be safer, we'd all be safer.....

But in Dallas and Michigan, the people killed WERE ALL ARMED.

That was my observation in an earlier post
johnboy

Trad climber
Can't get here from there
Jul 11, 2016 - 03:59pm PT
What percentage of their lives do most people spend in hospitals?
Danger rate is off the charts, gotta outlaw those things.

Comparing apples to aardvarks again.
jonnyrig

climber
Jul 11, 2016 - 04:00pm PT
Where were they, and why didn't they "take care of business????"

... because the cops were already there to save them.

Had a CCW permittee actually tried to do anything at all in that situation, they likely would have been taken out by the police, given the situation, after which the rest of you would point and scream "died because of his gun" kinda like you did with Castile.

...the people killed WERE ALL ARMED
Ooh... snarky. 1/10.

“medical errors” in hospitals and other health-care facilities are incredibly common and may now be the third-leading cause of death in the United States — claiming 251,000 lives every year, more than respiratory disease, accidents, stroke and Alzheimer’s.

I like the chart too. Lots of other things you can do to increase your lifespan, besides melting down your gun.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/05/03/researchers-medical-errors-now-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-united-states/

Say... isn't Ken M. a doc? Dude, if we go by the numbers, it would seem (on average) you're more dangerous than my hunting rifle.

250,000 medical error deaths
13,000 firearm homicides
not including
20,000 firearm suicides

http://www.thetrace.org/2015/12/gun-violence-stats-2015/

7.8 million health care practitioners and technical workers in the US,
vs
75 million firearm owners in the US, give or take

http://dpeaflcio.org/professionals/professionals-in-the-workplace/healthcare-professionals-and-technicians/

You know, if you like numbers. Maybe we should invest more in the education of health care professionals. Just sayin...
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 11, 2016 - 04:29pm PT
American actor, and outspoken common-sense conservative, James Woods, speaks on Twitter. And I replied;



Steve Retweeted James Woods

She should be invited to speak at the White House, on how cops SAVED HER AND HER KIDS. Cops save blacks lives too!!!

Steve added,
James Woods @RealJamesWoods
Texas mom shot while protecting sons thanks police via the @FoxNews App. Good for her. #DallasPoliceShooting http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/07/10/texas-mom-shot-while-protecting-sons-thanks-police.html


He makes a good point, but mine was even better. That BLACK WOMAN should have been asked to speak at the White House, thanking the police for risking their lives to SAVE THE BLACK LIVES OF THE MOM AND HER BOYS, who were at a protest against cops and black violence.

A real leader would have done this.
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Jul 11, 2016 - 05:24pm PT
No amount of restrictive gun laws would have stopped the bad guy.
Jody, offer proof of your claim, please, or is that just another one your insightful opinions?
Norton

Social climber
Jul 11, 2016 - 05:46pm PT
well personal bias and opinion aside, the studies done on gun laws and gun deaths DO show correlations


Do Strict Firearm Laws Give States Lower Gun Death Rates?

According to a recent National Journal analysis of data from 2013, "the states that im­pose the most re­stric­tions on gun users also have the low­est rates of gun-re­lated deaths, while states with few­er reg­u­la­tions typ­ic­ally have a much high­er death rate from guns."

According to National Journal, the six states with the lowest rates of gun-related deaths in 2013, ranging from 2.6 to 5.7 per 100,000, were Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Jersey, which do indeed have relatively strict gun policies as measured by requirements for buying and carrying handguns

At the other end of the list, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Wyoming have both permissive gun policies and high gun death rates, ranging from around 17 to nearly 20 per 100,000
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 11, 2016 - 06:03pm PT
Do Strict Firearm Laws Give States Lower Gun Death Rates?

According to a recent National Journal analysis of data from 2013, "the states that im­pose the most re­stric­tions on gun users also have the low­est rates of gun-re­lated deaths, while states with few­er reg­u­la­tions typ­ic­ally have a much high­er death rate from guns."

According to National Journal, the six states with the lowest rates of gun-related deaths in 2013, ranging from 2.6 to 5.7 per 100,000, were Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Jersey, which do indeed have relatively strict gun policies as measured by requirements for buying and carrying handguns

At the other end of the list, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Wyoming have both permissive gun policies and high gun death rates, ranging from around 17 to nearly 20 per 100,000


Many problems with your figures, as I'm sure you're aware. But since you're a hack lobbyist for the Democrats I'd expect this.

Please stop being disingenuous. If you went by your party line of "trying to find solutions", you'd be having an honest look at all factors of these crimes.

And you'd stop pushing the gun crap that you know will do nothing to solve our current "problem".

Wanna talk about why nobody gives a f*#k about dead black kids in Chicago everday???? Wanna talk about why it only gets worse in a Dem controlled town???

Shouldn't your policies be working? What is Chicago's gun policy again? Care to remind everybody?

madbolter1

Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
Jul 11, 2016 - 06:05pm PT
the studies done on gun laws and gun deaths DO show correlations

Yup. The correlations they show are exactly what one would expect....

Wait for it....

Drum roll please....

Yes, you got it: They show EXACTLY the correlations that the researchers expected to see.

This is the nature of cherry-picked statistics. Pick your metrics: start-time, end-time, defined "region," and so forth, and then "show" your conclusions "deriving" from the data.

For example, your "other end of the spectrum" conveniently "forgot" to include Washington DC (oh, right, not a state; see how that works?) that has about double the gun-homicide rate of the next state, and DC has for decades had about the strictest gun-control laws in the nation.

Oh, and barely behind Louisiana, Maryland is third at that "other end of the spectrum" you mention, yet Maryland also has long had very strict gun-control laws.

So, these studies carefully cherry-pick "exemplar" states at either end of "the spectrum" to show the mentioned "correlation."

In statistical studies as in no other "science," you GET what you expect to get, and it's trivially easy to (intentionally or unintentionally) play with your metrics to get the results you need from the "objective data."

Try it yourself! It's fun: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/science-isnt-broken/
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 11, 2016 - 06:20pm PT
MB is correct. You have to be careful with statistics. Always!

Even FBI stats, considered very reliable, can be manipulated if you only look at certain metrics of behavior, skin color, cause of death, or whatever you want.

It is better to try to take a wide-angle look at problems like this, and then work inward. But many, many things need consideration.

And they need to be considered carefully.
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Jul 11, 2016 - 06:27pm PT
SLR, just look at the restrictive gun laws already in place in many areas and tell me how low their gun crime rates are...might as well start with Chicago.

Also, you seriously think, that with probably 300 million or more guns in circulation in this country, a bad guy wouldn't be able to get his hands on one regardless of the restrictions?

You are naïve.

Jody, you avoided my question and turned to the age-old tactic of name calling to divert attention from the fact that you cannot provide any facts
EdwardT

Trad climber
Retired
Jul 11, 2016 - 06:32pm PT

--------------------------------------------


An August 2013 CDC report looked at rates for gun homicides in the 50 most populous metropolitan areas. It found that for 2009-2010, the top gun murder rate areas were, in order: New Orleans, Memphis, Detroit, Birmingham, St. Louis, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Philadelphia and Chicago.
Six of those cities are in states with poor scores for their gun laws, while the other four get a “C” or better. Chicago, which placed last in the top 10, had a ban on handguns at the time. There’s no discernible pattern among those cities, nor clear or convincing evidence in these statistics that shows more gun laws lead to more or less gun crime.

The 10 States with the highest gun ownership have an average gun homicide rate below the national average.
Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Jul 11, 2016 - 06:36pm PT
I know one thing for certain. No amount of restrictive gun laws would have stopped the bad guy.

I,too, am interested in how you came to this conclusion.

And before you trot out that tired old argument, you may note that Chicago is not a city in bubble.
madbolter1

Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
Jul 11, 2016 - 06:37pm PT
You have to be careful with statistics. Always!

Agreed, but I'd go even further. Statistical analysis is exactly what Twain said: Damned lies.

Look at the "studies" in medical research. Yeah, we're doing the best we can, and medical studies are (somewhat) better than guessing or witch doctors. But the litany of things that turn out to be flat-out wrong, misinterpreted, skewed by drug companies, or "later studies" overturn is an impressive list indeed! And that's not counting fraudulent research (very common in some disciplines like psychology) and wishful thinking that can find "correlative" evidence.

[Click to View YouTube Video]

It would be comforting if we could believe that failed studies are the exception and that "most of the time" the line "studies show" meant something actually reliable. But, sadly, the rule is that "studies show" is a pretty vacuous phrase that simply does not imply ANY reliability.

Even the best of them (studies of studies) are fraught with danger, as we see in the AHA's fairly recent admission that, "Hey, eat all the eggs you want, as we NOW see no correlation between dietary cholesterol and morbidity from heart disease. But, you should watch your total fat intake."

Yet, even that last sentence is not supported by the "best" studies we have, such as the Framingham study, which (so far, spanning decades) "shows" that total fat intake (and types of fat) have no demonstrated correlation with morbidity from heart disease. So, the "official word" STILL does not correlate with the best, umm, correlations we know about.

And it goes on an on.

Better than witch doctors? Probably. Not sure. We'd have to run some studies to "see" the "correlations."

But "the TRUTH"? Uh, no.
Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:07pm PT
Thugs are shot by cops...... Unfortunate as it may be these people, as far as I'm aware, were thugs. It's tough enough to be a cop in these area's, but we don't care what it may be like for our Leo's.

Even if they are not thugs, they look like thugs! That's good enough.
A lawyer for a Minnesota police officer who shot a black driver said Monday his client thought he was approaching someone who resembled a suspect in an armed robbery — an assertion that could be pivotal as investigators review how the deadly traffic stop went down.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lawyer-cop-shot-castile-thought-robbery-suspect-40495203
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:09pm PT
Hugs...Not thugs...
Norton

Social climber
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:10pm PT


yes, it is always such a bitch when studies and research directly prove one wrong

leading to the usual, denial then anger then denial plus more anger plus bullshit
feralfae

Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:12pm PT
An Interesting Commentary on Summary Judgement and Execution

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/07/mike-holmes/summary-judgement-execution-robot/

I wonder what the thinking among us is on this. I found it thought-provoking. But I am not thinking well. Just flew in from Anaheim a few hours ago. Am I the Only person in this nation who did not know that Disneyland is in Anaheim??? The fireworks were super!

Anyway, I found the above commentary germane.

feralfae
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:32pm PT
yes, it is always such a bitch when studies and research directly prove one wrong

leading to the usual, denial then anger then denial plus more anger plus bullshit

Norton, how come you didn't cite references from the study your man Obeezy laid out an executive order for?

Don't you remember, right after Sandy Hook how you were celebrating that the Pres Obummer was taking matters into his own hands and breaking the stranglehold on the Republican ban of spending money on gun research!!!


You remember, you were walking around with your chest out for your boy.

I wonder why the results of that study, the study that all the anti-gun peeps were waiting on to FINALLY get vindication and confirmation.

Ooops. Wait, what? I don't know anything about a study? Lol.
madbolter1

Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:48pm PT
studies and research directly prove one wrong

ROFL

Sorry, but your ignorance is showing.

Studies and research cannot in principle prove anything.

ANYTHING!

And you must not have bothered to go to the site I linked to showing how you can manufacture "solid research" to "prove" anything you care to, even contradictory things.

bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:48pm PT
Anyway, the stats are clear. The discusion needs to be why is the black community so full of thuggery comparatively? I think you'd all agree it's lack of leadership, accountability, and our welfare system.

These should be the topics of BLM not this race baiting bullshit


I concur.

The bold, honest truth is too uncomfortable for most to deal with.
Craig Fry

Trad climber
So Cal.
Jul 11, 2016 - 07:55pm PT
Here is the answer to your question
They aren't killing each other because they are black in Chicago

They are killing each other because of endemic poverty, they are killing for drugs, food, money, jobs, etc..
you bring back a million jobs to that area and that crime would disappear

It has nothing to do with blacks being killed because they ARE Black.
They are not racists killing because they hate blacks.

Blacks are killed by police at a higher rate than whites

a nut shell
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 11, 2016 - 08:03pm PT

They are killing each other because of endemic poverty, they are killing for drugs, food, money, jobs, etc..
you bring back a million jobs to that area and that crime would disappear

Right. Sounds easy.
Craig Fry

Trad climber
So Cal.
Jul 11, 2016 - 08:06pm PT
maybe if we tried it would work

a lack of good paying jobs due to Republican policies sure isn't helping
and we keep trying them with failed results
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 11, 2016 - 08:16pm PT
maybe if we tried it would work

a lack of good paying jobs due to Republican policies sure isn't helping


You have it backwards, brother. Most failed cities have seen decades of entrenched Democrat policy. Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, etc...

A hard-nosed fiscal conservative is in order. Preferably a black man/woman, but it shouldn't matter.

Conservative policies like welfare-to-work (from Bill Clinton!) would be good starts. Charter schools. Axe Common Core. State assitance for Community College tuition (not free!)

Better regulation of welfare programs. Stopping handing out EBT cards like candy in Iraqi villages!

Most of all, and I really hate saying this because it's so cliche, it requires real leadership. In this case I think it will require a bold black man or woman to stand up to black thugs, and say enough!

Start having respect for your neighborhoods. Go to school, get a trade/career. Raise a family.
madbolter1

Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
Jul 11, 2016 - 09:01pm PT
They are killing each other because of endemic poverty, they are killing for drugs, food, money, jobs, etc..

Yeah, right. Because there are no white people in Chicago suffering from these same problems.

Oh, wait, but the whites just don't kill each other at such wildly disproportionate rates.

Hmmm

you bring back a million jobs to that area and that crime would disappear

What sort of jobs do you have in mind? Doctors? Lawyers? University professors? LOL

Sadly, there just AREN'T a million jobs at the skill-level of most of the people we are talking about.

And when you libs get the minimum wage up to $15 per hour, there will be even fewer, as those sorts of jobs will simply be converted to kiosks and other automated processes.

And then you'll just blame something else: Those evil, evil corporations that downsized all those minimum-wage jobs because (shame on them) they should have "distributed profits" rather than downsize.

Of course, you'll refuse to face the fact that the typical (independently owned and operated) franchise business (such as fast food chains) operates on a 5% profit margin. 5%! There's simply not massive "profits" to "redistribute."

But you libs don't contemplate actual economic realities. Your president has never produced any product or service, run any business, or tried in ANY sense to be a profit-making individual in his life. So, it's "easy" to "just fix it" when you have no real-world knowledge of what you're supposedly fixing and the side-effects of your "fixes."

The money for new jobs has to be GENERATED, usually on really tight profit-margins! There is not the money to just blithely redistribute to higher wages, and companies WILL necessarily downsize to cope with your grand, mastermind plans.

Then there will be even fewer jobs that most of the inner-city folks you're talking about CAN do. They'll keep killing each other, and your "fix" will have accomplished exactly zip.

For all the excuses you try to make, someday you're going to have to seriously grapple with the FACT that regardless of economic lines and social conditions, blacks just kill each other at wildly disproportionate rates compared to whites.

And it's outrageous to "fix" that problem via sweeping national policies touching basic human rights (such as the right to self defense) by dumbing the entire society down to the level of those that choose deadly violence as their go-to solution.
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 11, 2016 - 09:12pm PT
“But that is one of the real issues with the gun right issues that we face, that in the middle of a firefight, it’s hard to pick out the good guys and the bad guys,”
-Dallas Mayor Mike Dawlings
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
Jul 11, 2016 - 09:22pm PT
Jody... I don't see Republicans , especially , or Democrats trying to create jobs..NAFTA was a bust , it hosed Mexico and contributed to lower milk prices , encouraging more drug trade....15 bucks an hour is not enough to live on...If there's a minimum wage set by the government then there should be a maximum wage...Fair is fair..
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Jul 12, 2016 - 03:51am PT
think that raising the minimum wage to $15 will add an incentive to find a job rather than live on food stamps. Right now, the minimum wage might not be worth the effort to get off the couch.

Wouldn't getting rid of food stamps have the same incentive?
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jul 12, 2016 - 04:15am PT
The nutshell is no matter the race, when a group is more prone to thuggery cuase and effect applies. Has nothing to do with race. I see more hate against whites than I do any other race.

It just doesn't get more pathetic than this.

Ding, so many fail because they are burdened with over-tax, and other government fees.

Total horsesh#t. So many fail because they were suck ideas, lousy execution or both. And that's been the case forever - it has nothing to do with being over-taxed or government fees.

Here's a typical list of why 95% of business go under in five years:


 Choosing a business that isn't very profitable.

 Inadequate cash reserves.

 Failure to clearly define and understand your market, your customers, and your customers' buying habits.

 Failure to price your product or service correctly.

 Failure to adequately anticipate cash flow.

 Failure to anticipate or react to competition, technology, or other changes in the marketplace.

 Overgeneralization.

 Overdependence on a single customer.

 Uncontrolled growth.

 Believing you can do everything yourself.

 Putting up with inadequate management.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jul 12, 2016 - 04:37am PT
And the 'free stuff' meme - moronic and tiresome. Save it for the corporate hogs who annually wallow in a trillion and half dollars of 'free stuff' at the govt trough.
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jul 12, 2016 - 05:05am PT
What ive noticed is LAPD have a TRASH division whereas Dallas does not. Maybe if dallas cleaned the hoodlums off the streets this peacful protest KILLING could have been prevented..
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Jul 12, 2016 - 05:12am PT
Maybe if dallas cleaned the hoodlums off the streets this peacful protest KILLING could have been prevented..

Just when you think it can't get more pathetic...
nah000

climber
no/w/here
Jul 12, 2016 - 05:21am PT
mb1: can you please provide a source to one of your claimed "FACT"s: "regardless of economic lines and social conditions, blacks just kill each other at wildly disproportionate rates compared to whites."

as should be clear, it is "the regardless of economic and social conditions" clause combined with the "widely disproportionate rates" clause that i'm interested in seeing your evidence for.

thanks.
clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Jul 12, 2016 - 06:06am PT
think that raising the minimum wage to $15 will add an incentive to find a job rather than live on food stamps. Right now, the minimum wage might not be worth the effort to get off the couch.

Young people with zero experience will be screwed finding jobs. The minimum wage needs an entry/training level modification. Who is going to to be able to afford a fast food burger?
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