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Blowing the shooter up with a bomb robot? Since when is that police procedure?

I work in Fort Worth. Really quiet this morning. Almost nobody on the streets.

One of the victims was a transit officer who had just gotten married

That video of the officer getting a full burst in the back at point blank is fucking horrible; this whole thing is horrible.

[quote]In an extraordinary move, police in Dallas used a bomb and a robot to kill a suspect in the deadly Dallas shooting early Friday morning. Faced with a suspect holed up at El Centro College in Dallas and several officers already dead, law enforcement turned to the unusual method of detonating a bomb. Dallas Police Chief David Brown told reporters Friday morning that after hours-long negotiations broke down and officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect, police weren't left with many options to disarm the shooter. "We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was. Other options would have exposed the officers to grave danger," Brown said. He confirmed that the explosion was the cause of the suspect's death, and that the suspect did not kill himself, contrary to earlier news reports. The shooting in Dallas left five police officers dead, seven officers injured, and two civilians injured.[/quote] [URL="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/suspect-killed-bomb-robot"]http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/suspect-killed-bomb-robot[/URL]

[QUOTE=Griffster26;50673052]Police Chief on the news just said the suspect did it because he "hated white people" and he "wanted to kill white cops"[/QUOTE] Perhaps it was racially motivated?

Anyone have a good summary source, for people like me just tuning in? Everything I've found is either a blatantly unreliable source, incomplete, full of speculation, or spread across a dozen articles.

Thanks for proving how animalistic and primal the human mind can be, shooters.

Shooters kill five police officers in Dallas [url]http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/08/dallas-protest-shooting-hillary-clinton-email-case[/url] This article is the one I used before using the live feed. Dallas protest shooting: five police officers dead and standoff over [url]http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/jul/07/dallas-protest-police-shooting-live?[/url]

[QUOTE=Blizzerd;50672475]An unknown amount of unknown people used an unknown amount of weapons to kill 5 cops, 2 initially during a BLM protest (suggested fired from elevated positions as in 'snipers') and 3 more during the shootout and standoff between the cops, unknown but into the dozens tally of wounded police officers, and at least 1 confirmed wounded civilian. Talks about bombs but unconfirmed. Unknown amount of perpetrators in custody, it appears atm all perps are either dead or captured, reports of a suicide at first, but then later it became clear the bomb squad used a disarming bomb on a robot to drive over to him and blow up the perpetrator. some guy at the BLM protest was wearing an AR15 i think? as a protest and open carry permit kinda thing and was photographed before any of this went down. Some idiot posted that picture as 'the confirmed perp' police ran with it or was even the ones posting the picture (unconfirmed) guy from the pic was stranded during the standoff, so he approached a cop and said he had nothing to do with it and handed over his weapon. Cops asked him to come to station 'to be on the safe side' and later on detained him and questioned him (according to him without allowing him a lawyer) when he was released he asked for his personal possessions back (including the gun) and was arrested again there and then. (also according to him)[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=neutra;50673200][URL="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/suspect-killed-bomb-robot"]http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/suspect-killed-bomb-robot[/URL][/QUOTE] ...Doesn't this technically make this guy the second human to have been killed by a robot?

[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50673236]...Doesn't this technically make this guy the second human to have been killed by a robot?[/QUOTE] Plenty of people have been killed by drones. And I think even automatic grassclippers.

[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50673236]...Doesn't this technically make this guy the second human to have been killed by a robot?[/QUOTE] no, someone was driving that robot.

Since the OP hasn't been updated can someone fill me in on details that have risen since this thread was made? I'm not going to read 30 odd pages for that.

[QUOTE=neutra;50673200][URL="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/suspect-killed-bomb-robot"]http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/suspect-killed-bomb-robot[/URL][/QUOTE] Fucker deserved to get blown up. Him and his murdering buddies are literal scum bag terrorists.

I've always loved cops and the idea of their purpose tbh, I'm glad to see people supporting them after this unfortunate incident [editline]8th July 2016[/editline] Also that bomb robot is awesome

[QUOTE=mdeceiver79;50672993]Using terror to achieve goals. Bomb threats. Seems like terrorism to me.[/QUOTE] Terrorism is usually performed in order to reach a higher political goal. These guys seemed to have done this shit because they "wanted to kill white cops". I mean, if they wanted to add more racial tension in the US then yeah they succeeded.

Did they get anything out of the other suspects they picked up?

Are police not releasing information on the gunmen yet?

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;50673508]Are police not releasing information on the gunmen yet?[/QUOTE]If they're being smart, they'll keep it that way so they don't become heroes and martyrs.

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;50673515]If they're being smart, they'll keep it that way so they don't become heroes and martyrs.[/QUOTE] They have to release the names and faces eventually. They're entitled to a public trial.

[media]https://twitter.com/latimes/status/751415970221035520[/media]

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;50673515]If they're being smart, they'll keep it that way so they don't become heroes and martyrs.[/QUOTE] the public has the right to know

[QUOTE=Griffster26;50673052]Police Chief on the news just said the suspect did it because he "hated white people" and he "wanted to kill white cops"[/QUOTE] So its a crime motivated by racism.

[QUOTE=unrezt;50673537]the public has the right to know[/QUOTE] They most likely need to understand their motives and hear what they have to say first. Give them some time it hasn't even been a day

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;50673508]Are police not releasing information on the gunmen yet?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=unrezt;50673537]the public has the right to know[/QUOTE] I heard on NPR from an official police source that they're not releasing any information on the suspects yet, in order to "keep them guessing." Seems like the right move if they are in fact actively pursuing more suspects. The press conference today was heartbreaking. I felt like crying in the car on the work this morning.

[QUOTE=Potus;50673553]They most likely need to understand their motives and hear what they have to say first. Give them some time it hasn't even been a day[/QUOTE] I was responding to the notion that it should be kept secret to avoid creating a martyr, frankly I think the opposite is true, anyone who sympathizes with these assholes should be exposed.

[QUOTE=nerdster409;50673105]Blowing the shooter up with a bomb robot? Since when is that police procedure?[/QUOTE] It isn't, but it was necessary.

The gunman killed by the bomb robot is photoed here: [img]https://cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/10463973_720553121335709_8284552002292891731_n2-e1467990446918.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=unrezt;50673561]I was responding to the notion that it should be kept secret to avoid creating a martyr, frankly I think the opposite is true, anyone who sympathizes with these assholes should be exposed.[/QUOTE] Agreed. All those people who were positing "yeah fuck the police good job brothers" on social media last night should definitely be investigated by law enforcement, and anyone who would come out and see them as heroes if their identities were revealed should see the same fate.