The cops used a Bomb to kill the guy....anyone curious about that tactic?

[2aguy]

i heard the press conference from Dallas...they said after reaching a stalemate with the black, anti white sniper, they used a bomb to kill him.....

Does this strike anyone as an interesting tactic?

 

[Fair&Balanced]

I found it truly strange. I didn't know the police could just bomb people now.

 

[blastoff]

It got the job done, although the clean up was likely a bit of a mess.

 

[Katzndogz]

Why not? It's as good a way as any.

 

[Fair&Balanced]

Why not? It's as good a way as any.

Because , ultimately the police are SUPPOSED to try to bring suspects in alive. Not just say "well he won't give up " and then bomb them, sheesh.

 

[whitehall]

Too bad they released that information, other criminals might be reluctant to talk to a robot.

 

[martybegan]

Why not? It's as good a way as any.

Because , ultimately the police are SUPPOSED to try to bring suspects in alive. Not just say "well he won't give up " and then bomb them, sheesh.

When a suspect is barricaded in, and refuses to give up, and is known to be heavily armed, this tactic is justified.

 

[Fair&Balanced]

Why not? It's as good a way as any.

Because , ultimately the police are SUPPOSED to try to bring suspects in alive. Not just say "well he won't give up " and then bomb them, sheesh.

When a suspect is barricaded in, and refuses to give up, and is known to be heavily armed, this tactic is justified.

No it isn't. Just wait his ass out. Where is he going to go? Police should NEVER go tactical unless a person is a danger to others. PERIOD

 

[martybegan]

Why not? It's as good a way as any.

Because , ultimately the police are SUPPOSED to try to bring suspects in alive. Not just say "well he won't give up " and then bomb them, sheesh.

When a suspect is barricaded in, and refuses to give up, and is known to be heavily armed, this tactic is justified.

No it isn't. Just wait his ass out. Where is he going to go? Police should NEVER go tactical unless a person is a danger to others. PERIOD

This is a guy who showed an ability to shoot cops from a distance, and run around and ambush them (from reports). he had to be neutralized, he was too big of a risk if he managed to get out.

 

[waltky]

Not concerned at all...

... as long as he's dead...

Dallas Police: Cop-Killer Killed by 'Bomb Robot'
July 8, 2016 - Police used a "bomb robot" early Friday to kill a gunman after five police officers were killed and seven others wounded in downtown Dallas during a protest.

— Police used a “bomb robot” early Friday to kill a gunman after five police officers were killed and seven others wounded in downtown Dallas during a protest over recent police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, officials said. “We cornered one suspect and we tried to negotiate for several hours,” Dallas Police Chief David Brown said during a Friday morning news conference, but “negotiations broke down” and turned into “an exchange of gunfire with the suspect.” The suspect was identified as Micah X. Johnson, 25, a resident of the Dallas area, two U.S. law enforcement officials said. Johnson had no known criminal history or ties to terror groups, the official said, and has relatives in Mesquite, Texas, which is just east of Dallas. The official said federal agents were assisting Dallas authorities in the investigation.

Authorities believe Johnson belonged to an informal gun club and took copious amounts of target practice, according to a law enforcement official. “We’re hurting. Our profession is hurting, Dallas officers are hurting,” Brown told reporters. “We don’t feel much support most days. Let’s not make today most days.” U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said federal law enforcement agencies already are cooperating in the investigation. “We intend to provide any assistance that we can to investigate the attack and also to help heal a community that has been severely shaken and deeply scarred by an unfathomable tragedy,” Lynch said at a press conference in Washington. “Our hearts are broken by this loss,” she said.

Investigators comb through the crime scene riddled with bullets at El Centro College in Dallas on July 8 where a sniper killed five police officers and wounded seven others during a protest over recent police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana Thursday night.​

In Warsaw earlier, President Barack Obama said he was “horrified” over the shootings and pledged the federal government’s help in the investigation. “There has been a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement,” Obama said. “There is no possible justification for these kinds of attacks, or any violence against law enforcement. Justice will be done.” Brown said a hostage negotiator spoke with the gunman at length before he was killed about 2:30 a.m. The chief said the attacker said he was upset “with white people” and with recent police shootings. The suspect also said that he was not affiliated with any groups and that he acted alone, Brown said. “The suspect said we will eventually find the IEDs,” Brown said, a reference to explosives. “He wanted to kill officers. And he expressed killing white people, killing white officers, he expressed anger for Black Lives Matter. “We saw no other option than to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension to detonate where the suspect was,” Brown said, adding that, “other options would have exposed our officers to grave danger.”

Brown said reports that the suspect shot himself were incorrect. “The suspect is deceased as a result of detonating the bomb,” he said. Brown said other suspects were in custody, but declined to say how many. Other officials said three suspects were in custody. Police believe that the gunman who was killed “did some of the shooting,” but perhaps not all, Brown said, vowing that “if there’s someone out there associated with this, we will find you.” Police were still investigating Friday, and “we’re working diligently to process the crime scene and find evidence,” Brown said.

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Dallas Chief: Sniper Sought to Kill White Cops
July 8, 2016 - Before he died, one of the shooters told a police negotiator that he was upset by recent police shootings and that he wanted to kill white people, especially white law enforcement officers.

Before being killed by police early Friday, one of the suspects in the ambush deaths of five officers told a hostage negotiator that he was upset about recent police shootings and angry at white people, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said. “He was upset about Black Lives Matter,” said Brown, referencing the movement that began after the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and intensified this week after officer-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. Brown said the suspect, who was not identified, said he wanted to kill police officers, especially white ones.

A somber Brown addressed the media at a Friday morning news conference to talk about the “very tragic event” that left five police officers dead, and seven officers and two civilians injured. It is the deadliest attack on law enforcement officers since 9/11. “Were hurting, our profession is hurting, Dallas officers are hurting,” Brown said. “We are heartbroken. There are no words to describe the atrocity that occurred to our city. All is known is that this must stop, this divisiveness.” Four of the officers killed were with the Dallas Police Department, the other worked for Dallas Area Rapid Transit, or DART.

Dallas Police respond after shots are fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on July 7.​

Three suspects are in custody and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said no information would be released on those suspects because it’s an ongoing investigation. He said the safety of Dallas was a top priority. The shooting came as a peaceful protest over recent officer-involved shootings in other cities was winding down. Just before 9 p.m. Thursday, as protesters walked by the intersection of Main and Lamar streets, two snipers began firing on officers with automatic weapons. Numerous cellphone videos detailed the horror as it unfolded, showing protesters scurrying for cover and Dallas police running toward the gunfire to rescue their fallen comrades.

Two suspects were arrested near the El Centro College parking garage and another was cornered inside the garage. After a few hours of intense negotiations with the suspect, which included exchanges of gunfire, Dallas police deployed a robot with a bomb to the suspect’s location and detonated the bomb, killing him. He had earlier told the hostage negotiator that the “end was near.” The protest was scheduled in downtown Dallas after the recent shootings of Alton Sterling was killed by an officer in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile was killed in Falcon Heights, Minn. The shootings were captured by cellphones.

Dallas Police Chief: Sniper Sought to Kill White Officers

 

[blackhawk]

Not the usual tatics used but considering the guy had told the negotiator he was targeting cops and had planted bombs it seems like the best way to take him out without risking anymore police officers lives.

 

[depotoo]

He had told them he had ied's with him, had set them throughout the garage, and downtown Dallas. They felt this was the best way to keep more officers from being injured, if indeed he had.

Why not? It's as good a way as any.

Because , ultimately the police are SUPPOSED to try to bring suspects in alive. Not just say "well he won't give up " and then bomb them, sheesh.

When a suspect is barricaded in, and refuses to give up, and is known to be heavily armed, this tactic is justified.

No it isn't. Just wait his ass out. Where is he going to go? Police should NEVER go tactical unless a person is a danger to others. PERIOD

 

[charwin95]

Why not? It's as good a way as any.

Because , ultimately the police are SUPPOSED to try to bring suspects in alive. Not just say "well he won't give up " and then bomb them, sheesh.

When a suspect is barricaded in, and refuses to give up, and is known to be heavily armed, this tactic is justified.

No it isn't. Just wait his ass out. Where is he going to go? Police should NEVER go tactical unless a person is a danger to others. PERIOD

How did you know they didn't that already? I'm sure they want to catch him alive but in a shooting situation like that kill that SOB.

 

[Fair&Balanced]

He had told them he had ied's with him, had set them throughout the garage, and downtown Dallas. They felt this was the best way to keep more officers from being injured, if indeed he had.

Why not? It's as good a way as any.

Because , ultimately the police are SUPPOSED to try to bring suspects in alive. Not just say "well he won't give up " and then bomb them, sheesh.

When a suspect is barricaded in, and refuses to give up, and is known to be heavily armed, this tactic is justified.

No it isn't. Just wait his ass out. Where is he going to go? Police should NEVER go tactical unless a person is a danger to others. PERIOD

So, he told them he had placed IEDs throughout Dallas and they blew him up? Seems to me that they should have been trying to keep him alive so as to find out where the IEDs were.

 

[2aguy]

Yeah.......where did all those people worried about cops in fancy riot control gear go....the ones complaining that they simply looked too military.....now you look the other way for using bombs...?

 

[Lilah]

I found it truly strange. I didn't know the police could just bomb people now.

Obama does.

 

[depotoo]

He also told them their end was near and more cops would be dead. The were in contact with him for several hours before they did this, and the Police Chief said they felt it was their only option at that point.

He had told them he had ied's with him, had set them throughout the garage, and downtown Dallas. They felt this was the best way to keep more officers from being injured, if indeed he had.

Why not? It's as good a way as any.

Because , ultimately the police are SUPPOSED to try to bring suspects in alive. Not just say "well he won't give up " and then bomb them, sheesh.

When a suspect is barricaded in, and refuses to give up, and is known to be heavily armed, this tactic is justified.

No it isn't. Just wait his ass out. Where is he going to go? Police should NEVER go tactical unless a person is a danger to others. PERIOD

So, he told them he had placed IEDs throughout Dallas and they blew him up? Seems to me that they should have been trying to keep him alive so as to find out where the IEDs were.

 

[jc456]

Why not? It's as good a way as any.

Because , ultimately the police are SUPPOSED to try to bring suspects in alive. Not just say "well he won't give up " and then bomb them, sheesh.

don't disagree, however, there are those who don't wish to come in alive. Or are you saying everyone does? please.

 

[DarkFury]

Welcome to the world of "ground drones". F#ck the shooter.

 

[TheOldSchool]

A robot the police were using set off one of the murderers IED's. They did not bomb him.