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[VeryGooster]

Charles Blow on CNN telling people to chill on picture posting and shit.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

People pile on Don Lemon too much. He's got a wire in his ear and he's trying to make sense of what's going on.

Yea and looking the fool like when Regan was shot that started the 24hr new cycle

 

[BobLoblaw]

This country is going straight to hell.

 

[mreddie]

"MY BROTHER IS NOT THE SUSPECT" - DALLAS SNIPER MISIDENTIFIED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JxkwVZnKwY

Dunno why he brought the rifle but thank fuck somethings are getting cleared up but dammit, my FOX station in Phoenix is saying ITZHIM!

 

[DietRob]

Well it looks like he was involved afterall.

Uh.. no. Not him.

 

[M52B28]

Isn't this basically the 2nd Amendment in action? Government is acting in an oppressive way so you use your guns to fight back.

I wouldn't be so quick to jump to that conclusion.

We don't know the intent of the usage, so we just have to wait.

 

[akira28]

Well it looks like he was involved afterall.

oh natey...

 

[Jenov]

Sounding like it. CNN is catching up. Just read that statement. They're starting to catch up.

I hope they quickly get names from the suspect they caught and end this mess. What a fucked up couple of days.

Isn't this basically the 2nd Amendment in action? Government is acting in an oppressive way so you use your guns to fight back.

-_________________- Dude, no.

 

[Velcro Fly]

Isn't this basically the 2nd Amendment in action? Government is acting in an oppressive way so you use your guns to fight back.

i don't think murder is what the 2nd amendment was ever about

 

[HK-47]

Well it looks like he was involved afterall.

If by involved you mean "at the event" then yes I suppose he was.

 

[spazchicken]

Picture guy turned himself in.

I don't think he did it, personally.

I really wish I could be a fly on the wall of that interrogation room, though.

 

[Gnome Scat]

Isn't this basically the 2nd Amendment in action? Government is acting in an oppressive way so you use your guns to fight back.

Regardless it's not the kind the NRA is trying to sell to Americans. This is the cruel reality.

 

[kevin1025]

So did that weird information on CNN about hotel police shootings become false? Now it sounds like sniper fire was the cause of all the current number of wounded.

 

[Toxi]

Four people dead. Seven more injured. And an innocent man is going to have to watch his back for the next few months because our media is shit.

This just keeps getting worse.

 

[Gattsu25]

Well it looks like he was involved afterall.

Do you have a source?

 

[Epsilon-delta]

CNN is a hot fucking mess.

 

[geestack]

Well it looks like he was involved afterall.

are you ignorant? he turned himself in and there was video showing him in the crowd when the shots were fired

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Charles Blow being the voice of reason on CNN

Truth. Finally. I'm glad someone said it.

 

[DrForester]

Probably smart turning himself in, hopefully (assuming he's innocent) he's released and on his way quickly.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Twitter saved that mans life

 

[fr0st]

Isn't this basically the 2nd Amendment in action? Government is acting in an oppressive way so you use your guns to fight back.

You serious?

 

[Boke1879]

This country is going straight to hell.

in a rocket ship.

 

[AmyS]

CNN is the worst. Shut the fuck up don lemon!

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Hope the news plastering him all over for an extended period of time doesn't mess with his life for the coming months. That's got to cause a lot of unrest, even if he is safe now.

Hoping for the best.

Too late it's going to. You're going to have a lot of stupid people on the net posting his picture and identity for years saying he was one of them. I feel really sorry for the guy. Dallas PD and the news so jumped the gun with this shit.

 

[2002whitegt]

I am not familiar with texas law. Open carry of assault rifle is illegal?

sadly, yes. Just creates confusion and fear.

 

[EightBitNate]

Uh.. no. Not him.

oh natey...

If by involved you mean "at the event" then yes I suppose he was.

Misunderstood what the police department tweeted. My apologies.

 

[Cagey]

Twitter saved that mans life

Twitter endangered his life in the first place.

 

[sphagnum]

Man this is moving so fast.

 

[ampere]

Picture guy turned himself in.

I don't think he did it, personally.

No, it looks like he wasn't involved at all, but it was smart to turn himself in until this dies down. They can just examine his gun and see that it wasn't fired to confirm he didn't shoot anyone

 

[therealist]

Bet if he was white he would've been assumed as being a patriot, nothing more.

Because white people don't necessarily have reasons to want to take revenge on police, but a black person would.

 

[Already Torn]

Twitter endangered his life in the first place.

It was Reddit, wasn't it? The guy even got his 15 minutes of fame by being interviewed.

 

[Gnome Scat]

Twitter saved that mans life

It's amazing how different 1968 and now are because of social media and the internet. He would definitely be dead if it were back then.

 

[XGRaViSmOrSX]

Maybe. But I don't think that justifies a cop just shooting a "potential maybe suspect" instantly. Especially all the times where the victims were deemed innocent.

If you were telling violence against cops is a constant and cops are dying everywhere everyday from this, maybe (even then, no) but cops are not supposed to resort to violence immediately. That's the issue here.

I don't think it does either. Just trying to explain why most cops who blindly defend this stuff do it. My dad is guilty of this shit, he worked 20+ years in the shittier parts of NYC during the 80s and 90s, before it became "disneyland". I've heard plenty of stories but I can separate the acts of individuals from the entirety of a race. Sadly, most guys who have been on the job long enough and towed the company line can't anymore.

 

[LifEndz]

Should've recorded himself handing the gun over, but obviously in the heat of the moment that probably wasn't possible. I hope he got some sort of info about the officer he gave the gun to.

 

[User1608]

I really hope no one else dies or that this escalates.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Dunno why he brought the rifle

because he can. the same reason the Panthers carried theirs wherever they went. it's an open carry state and it's within his rights to do so.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Fact he turned himself in confirms further to me that he wasn't involved. I just don't see someone turning themselves in if they had killed cops.

 

[Gattsu25]

Twitter endangered his life in the first place.

Nah, the image started circulating from 4chan then made its way to reddit.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Twitter endangered his life in the first place.

True

 

[A Human Becoming]

NBC 5 DFW says suspect in shootout with SWAT officers in custody and suspicious package near that suspect is being handled by bomb squad.

 

[marrec]

Because white people don't necessarily have reasons to want to take revenge on police, but a black person would.

:-/

 

[victreeb3l]

CBS interviewing a guy who saw bullets flying past him. I would be fucking traumatized if I was him.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

I am not familiar with texas law. Open carry of assault rifle is illegal?

Yes, but it's not common at all. Especially in a city like Dallas.

 

[Brinbe]

oh hey, CNN finally caught up. FUCKING TERRIBLE. TERRIBLE

Absolutely shameful shit.

 

[Euphor!a]

I think the most frustrating part of these threads is people "reporting" the same news for 3+ pages.

 

[Futureman]

You serious?

I'm saying in the mind of the shooter.

 

[Aarglefarg]

Twitter endangered his life in the first place.

"This is one of our suspects. Please help us find him!"

Totally irresponsible tweet.

 

[Kettch]

Probably smart turning himself in, hopefully (assuming he's innocent) he's released and on his way quickly.

I hope the police offer to protect him for a while actually, I wouldn't want to be on my own after this shit.

 

[Digital-Hero]

are you ignorant? he turned himself in and there was video showing him in the crowd when the shots were fired

Ballistic forensics will show whether it was him or not. It will be easy to see.

 

[Zoe]

Picture guy turned himself in.

I don't think he did it, personally.

I really wish I could be a fly on the wall of that interrogation room, though.

I'm pretty sure they already knew he wasn't involved, but because the picture went viral even before the press conference, it had to be addressed publicly so rampant speculation could be squashed.