I saw tons of tweets blaming BLM for this, but I’ve seen only one article – and it was an opinion piece – discussing the fact that the knee-jerk was to blame BLM and it turns out to be an avowed white racist.
I wonder if a three-strikes law against hate crimes would be effective.
Looks like that new libertarian/authoritarian marriage that is reshaping the GOP might be rocky. Who could have seen that coming?
Welcome to Trump’s America.
“Des Moines is not a big city. We all know each other. We’re heartbroken.”
But of course that won’t keep us from voting for Trump.
I’m wondering if that wasn’t Greene aim – to murder police officers and have BLM take the blame.
Adopting rightwing solutions to problems is NEVER a good idea.
I guess he decided that BLM wasn’t killing cops fast enough so he went ans shoot a few himself… but is interesting to note that even cop-killers are captured alive when they are white.
I’m sure Republicans and Trump are disappointed this wasn’t a shooting by Muslim of black citizens. The Racism encouraged by Trump and Republicans makes us into a third world country. My condolences to the families of the departed police officers.
By the way what does this killing and the ones in Dallas and Baton Rouge, as well as the massacres in of Newtown, San Bernardino and Orlando have in common?
The Urbandale police chief said Greene was well-known to officers.
They captured him alive.
More “White Privilege” If he had been BLACK they would have put 200 bullet holes in him for “resisting arrest”.
In fairness to the officers in this particular instance, he appears to less be “captured alive” as much as “turned himself in” by asking the DNR employee to call 911. So I’m not sure I can go as far as saying he was captured alive because he was white–he was captured alive because he didn’t resist.
Now, had he resisted and gotten into a shootout, or “reached into his waistband” when officers went to apprehend him, that would tell me something about the racial biases of the officers. Doesn’t sound like it came up.
And yet this guy was able to purchase and use a gun in order to channel his frustrations…after the cops had an idea of this guys potential…
This isnt about BLM, or cop haters this is about the proliferation of guns into society…
Mr. Kotter, I know, Mr. Kotter…
Actually, Polk County, which contains at least most, if not all, of Des Moines, went for Obama in both '08 and '12.
I imagine they’ll be for Hillary this time.
The city isn’t like the whole state.
I feel bad for the daughter, who apparently attends that high school.
I cannot imagine what it must be like to have such a creature for a father.
Can’t be easy – and it’s just gonna get worse now.
Thanks. Nice to know.