AR Husker Fan Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 This certainly doesn't help the level of civil discourse... Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls Dallas protesters 'hypocrites' for running from sniper's bullets Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called protesters who ran away from the hail of bullets that rained down on Downtown Dallas on Thursday night "hypocrites" during an interview Friday on Fox News. "All those protesters last night, they turned around and ran the other way expecting the men and women in blue to protect them. What hypocrites!" an audibly emotional Patrick said. Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 This certainly doesn't help the level of civil discourse... Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls Dallas protesters 'hypocrites' for running from sniper's bullets Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called protesters who ran away from the hail of bullets that rained down on Downtown Dallas on Thursday night "hypocrites" during an interview Friday on Fox News. "All those protesters last night, they turned around and ran the other way expecting the men and women in blue to protect them. What hypocrites!" an audibly emotional Patrick said. Yeah, that wasn't a good or well thought out thing to say. Hopefully it is only reflective of his "heat of the moment" feelings and not indicative if anything further. I understand the sentiment when your police force has just been subjected to an attack in that situation but damn, when you're in that position, don't say it out loud. Link to comment
NM11046 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Bad ex of the exact attitude that has us where we are today as a nation. Horrible. Link to comment
huKSer Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 On a more positive note: One news show (don't know which) claimed that many protesters interviewed changed their opinion to a more pro-police stance after witnessing the shootings. 1 Link to comment
Landlord Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 On a more positive note: One news show (don't know which) claimed that many protesters interviewed changed their opinion to a more pro-police stance after witnessing the shootings. Some definitely were exposed to how hard and thankless it can be for police officers, and came away with a new appreciation for them, which is great. Overall, though, Dallas has been a pretty sterling example of admitting there is a problem and working to do better as far as police/community relations and excessive use of force. To the point where the protests were extremely peaceful, cordial and mutually respectful between officers and protestors. It's such a horrendous tragedy that it was turned into the nightmare that it was. Link to comment
It'sNotAFakeID Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is not a very smart man. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 It is amazing how absolutely stupid some people are when faced with something like this and all they have to do is put out a simple statement. Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Listen to the Minnesota Governor as well if you'd like to hear more garbage from someone in a high position in government. Talk about saying the wrong thing to cause further race problems and adding fuel to the fire! Both that Governor and the Lt. Governor here are on extreme opposite ends of the spectrum on saying the wrong things. Link to comment
huKSer Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 On a more positive note: One news show (don't know which) claimed that many protesters interviewed changed their opinion to a more pro-police stance after witnessing the shootings. Some definitely were exposed to how hard and thankless it can be for police officers, and came away with a new appreciation for them, which is great. Overall, though, Dallas has been a pretty sterling example of admitting there is a problem and working to do better as far as police/community relations and excessive use of force. To the point where the protests were extremely peaceful, cordial and mutually respectful between officers and protestors. It's such a horrendous tragedy that it was turned into the nightmare that it was. Agree with the praise of the Dallas PD. One reason so many officers were injured/killed was that they were not in riot gear. They were in summer apparel - not body armor. Also many of the protesters were not from the city of Dallas. The shooter was from Mesquite and a former Afghan war vet Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Is it bad that I am glad they took that guy out with a bomb robot? Sometimes I feel really tainted and too cynical.... Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Is it bad that I am glad they took that guy out with a bomb robot? Sometimes I feel really tainted and too cynical.... Nope. Saves the cost of a trial. Link to comment
zoogs Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2016/07/the_killings_in_baton_rouge_minnesota_and_dallas_reveal_the_vicious_cycle.html These two trends—the increasing access to lethal weapons and a declining standard for reasonable fear by police—are on an indisputable collision course. ... This need not be a conversation about whether you “support” Black Lives Matter or whether you “support” law enforcement. Supporting both is the only rational answer, and reason suggests it’s the very prevalence and lethality of guns that will continue to define legal “reasonableness” down. (edit) I realize this isn't about the terror incident in Dallas, but I think it raises important points. Yes there's demonstrative biases, yes there are well-intended but awful policies, and yes there is also an (ongoing!) history of a one-sided justice system. But this is also a side effect of our guns society. Police have plenty of reason to fear guns regardless of legal ownership status, and plenty of reason to assume that anyone could have one. Every encounter, even a traffic stop, becomes a powder keg. Link to comment
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