Quote:I think it's pretty clear what his motivation was. He pretty much spelled it out on social media. 

 

Stupid is as stupid does if people can't figure that out and need POTUS or some other 'official' to spoon feed it to them. 

 

I'm pretty sure I understand the nature of your reply but I am just angry that this stuff is going on and people want to bury their damn heads in the sand and not call it what it is. In this instance it's a guy who clearly had it out for cops and meant to kill some and succeeded. It's a hate crime. Too bad he was killed because as much as I would hate taxpayer dollars going toward housing, feeding and prosecuting this jack hole, I would love to have seen how his attorney was going to spin it all with everything he put out about how he feels about cops and how they should be dealt with. 

Oh, the motivation seems crystal clear.  At least to you and me.  However, using the Obama lens to review this incident, it's still not completely clear. 

 

Your anger is shared by many, but I urge you to take a step back and recognize that being angry is precisely what the elements in our society

want from you based on their actions.  It seems that, while the overall movement may be focused on injustices (and in many cases, rightfully so), and protesting these in a peaceful manner, there is an extreme element that is using this movement to promote a more violent response.  My concern is that this element is looking to trigger something bigger than just an angry response.  They want an outright conflict to be ignited.

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