Quote:The shooter said HIS motivation was to kill white cops. So yes, it was a racist act. 

 

I'm not playing lawyer ball here, but it's kinda important to point out that the qualifier is white, but the noun was cop.  Whether he said he hated whites, or he hated cops, or he hated white cops, the action verifies that his primary targets were cops.  

 

The fact that they were white is also important.  But if this was soley a racist act, then why just go after cops???  I mean, it's common sense, right?  

 

Am I missing something?  I'm catching flack from a few other posters by pointing this fact out, and they respond with incredulity.  Can you help me understand the disconnect, Americus?

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