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As Thursday’s deadly attack unfolded in Texas, with snipers injuring six people and killing five Dallas police officers, the scene was one of chaos and confusion. Three suspects are now in custody. A fourth is reported to be dead. The identities and motives of the perpetrators still remain under investigation.
Amid the confusion, a man in a camouflage T-shirt briefly became one of the most sought individuals in the United States.
Mostly agree, but the initial Dallas PD tweet said the following "This is one of our suspects. Please help us find him!" The Dallas PD did rush to judgement, and rightly so. He was carrying a gun in the area of the crime and the police wanted to make sure that the public was motivated to find him. When more information came to light, the police turned their attention elsewhere.Yes, he took a rifle to the protest. He happens to be a member of the NRA, and wanted to show his strong support for the Second Amendment. How could he have known that snipers were about to fire on police officers? As soon as the incident began, he immediately turned his rifle over to police. Soon after, after finding out that he was one of the most wanted men in the nation, he immediately turned himself over to police, who cleared him of any involvement in the attack, after a thorough investigation. However, since then, he has received thousands of death threats.
I would like to note that Dallas PD did call him a man of interest, and rightly so. Then they cleared him after an investigation. So, on that note, I wouldn't say falsely accused. Dallas PD did what they were supposed to do. Investigate.
Oh yea. One more thing. He happens to be black. This should be a story of "Don't rush to judgement without knowing all the facts". Things aren't always as they seem to some people.
Article is here.
Mostly agree, but the initial Dallas PD tweet said the following "This is one of our suspects. Please help us find him!" The Dallas PD did rush to judgement, and rightly so. He was carrying a gun in the area of the crime and the police wanted to make sure that the public was motivated to find him. When more information came to light, the police turned their attention elsewhere.
Yes, he took a rifle to the protest. He happens to be a member of the NRA, and wanted to show his strong support for the Second Amendment. How could he have known that snipers were about to fire on police officers? As soon as the incident began, he immediately turned his rifle over to police. Soon after, after finding out that he was one of the most wanted men in the nation, he immediately turned himself over to police, who cleared him of any involvement in the attack, after a thorough investigation. However, since then, he has received thousands of death threats.
I would like to note that Dallas PD did call him a man of interest, and rightly so. Then they cleared him after an investigation. So, on that note, I wouldn't say falsely accused. Dallas PD did what they were supposed to do. Investigate.
Oh yea. One more thing. He happens to be black. This should be a story of "Don't rush to judgement without knowing all the facts". Things aren't always as they seem to some people.
Article is here.
Mostly agree, but the initial Dallas PD tweet said the following "This is one of our suspects. Please help us find him!" The Dallas PD did rush to judgement, and rightly so. He was carrying a gun in the area of the crime and the police wanted to make sure that the public was motivated to find him. When more information came to light, the police turned their attention elsewhere.
I am not sure they rushed to judgement but I can understand the thought. .
Now just imagine if a few hundred exercising their 2 A Rights at that time.Mostly agree, but the initial Dallas PD tweet said the following "This is one of our suspects. Please help us find him!" The Dallas PD did rush to judgement, and rightly so. He was carrying a gun in the area of the crime and the police wanted to make sure that the public was motivated to find him. When more information came to light, the police turned their attention elsewhere.
Now just imagine if a few hundred exercising their 2 A Rights at that time.
Then they'd be exercising their second amendment rights, which is perfectly legal. How were they to know that the Dallas PD would be fired upon?
The Media and Police need to get this cleared up.
The Media and Police need to get this cleared up.
The Dallas PD need to get their butts on the television and clear this mans name. He did exactly as a law abiding citizen should do. They need help him out.
As soon as the incident began, he immediately turned his rifle over to police.
I believe what he's saying is:Then they'd be exercising their second amendment rights, which is perfectly legal. How were they to know that the Dallas PD would be fired upon?
I'd post a link to the diary but I believe that linking to another forum is prohibited. I will, however, give credit to "meteorblades"Why is this so? How is it that a bullet that is half the weight of those carried by American soldiers for their rifles during World War II can be so much more damaging than the larger bullet? It’s about cavitation.
When a bullet penetrates an object, it creates a temporary cavity. When a .223 62-grain bullet strikes a human body at more than 3,000 feet per second, that cavity is massive—it can be the size of bowling ball.
This happens because the bullet is inherently unstable in flight and tumbles through the body unlike a heavier bullet that generally travels in a straight line. Quite often, the horrific wound this causes is lethal. When it’s not, the victim can carry the consequences around forever after.
Now just imagine if a few hundred exercising their 2 A Rights at that time.
No, it was rushing to judgement. Look what happens when a city's police department calls you a mass murder suspect on twitter. Your life is in danger. They did not, as you said, call him a person of interest. That came later. The police didn't wait for more evidence before using the suspect label--and I totally agree with that decision.I wouldn't call that rushing to judgement. The man had a rifle. That made him a suspect, but they investigated him and cleared him.
Yes, he took a rifle to the protest. He happens to be a member of the NRA, and wanted to show his strong support for the Second Amendment. How could he have known that snipers were about to fire on police officers? As soon as the incident began, he immediately turned his rifle over to police. Soon after, after finding out that he was one of the most wanted men in the nation, he immediately turned himself over to police, who cleared him of any involvement in the attack, after a thorough investigation. However, since then, he has received thousands of death threats.
I would like to note that Dallas PD did call him a man of interest, and rightly so. Then they cleared him after an investigation. So, on that note, I wouldn't say falsely accused. Dallas PD did what they were supposed to do. Investigate.
Oh yea. One more thing. He happens to be black. This should be a story of "Don't rush to judgement without knowing all the facts". Things aren't always as they seem to some people.
Article is here.
Yes, he took a rifle to the protest. He happens to be a member of the NRA, and wanted to show his strong support for the Second Amendment. How could he have known that snipers were about to fire on police officers? As soon as the incident began, he immediately turned his rifle over to police. Soon after, after finding out that he was one of the most wanted men in the nation, he immediately turned himself over to police, who cleared him of any involvement in the attack, after a thorough investigation. However, since then, he has received thousands of death threats.
I would like to note that Dallas PD did call him a man of interest, and rightly so. Then they cleared him after an investigation. So, on that note, I wouldn't say falsely accused. Dallas PD did what they were supposed to do. Investigate.
Oh yea. One more thing. He happens to be black. This should be a story of "Don't rush to judgement without knowing all the facts". Things aren't always as they seem to some people.
Article is here.
I can imagine The shooters saying, "there's too much hardware here. We'll never accomplish our mission". Or, The armed good guys could have spotted and engaged the threat within a few seconds of the first round being fired.
I can imagine The shooters saying, "there's too much hardware here. We'll never accomplish our mission". Or, The armed good guys could have spotted and engaged the threat within a few seconds of the first round being fired.
"Suspect" and "person of interest" are the same thing... someone they think may be involved.Mostly agree, but the initial Dallas PD tweet said the following "This is one of our suspects. Please help us find him!" The Dallas PD did rush to judgement, and rightly so. He was carrying a gun in the area of the crime and the police wanted to make sure that the public was motivated to find him. When more information came to light, the police turned their attention elsewhere.
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