Gun Violence in America is racially inclined

Hillary Clinton tweeted, “I mourn for the officers shot while doing their sacred duty to protect peaceful protesters, for their families and all who serve them.”

This was said in deference to the Dallas shootings of white police officers, where a dozen officers were shot with intent, two days ago. The well-planned sniper attack is now being considered on the same ranking as the terrorist attack of 9/11. This violence was perpetrated on a peaceful protest demonstration sparked by recent police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. Similar demonstrations were also being held all over the country.

“After the bloodshed – The deadliest single day for law enforcement officers since Sept. 11, 2001 attacks – Authorities said the gunman who said he targeted white officers was killed, three potential suspects were in custody and the police were still trying to investigate who may have been involved in the attack.” Washington Post.

This comparison is also being cited by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund as well. But, deadliest day is and will be the 9/11 terrorist attack where 71 officers lost their lives responding to the World Trade Center, according to the Fund.

Be as it may, this equation reads a bit more extreme to me, as this killing is more of a racial and intolerant community escalation here on American soil, as well as the police shootings that have increased over the years.

As the outline of the dialogue that ensued between one attacker and the police on scene, the suspect is said to have mentioned taking revenge on the 'white' cops who had been fatally shooting black people in their line of duty. Secondly, he had been fed up of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations as well. Honestly speaking, gun violence here is more getting to be more frequent than Hail Mary's on a good day at church. The police have been trigger happy and it cannot be refuted.

Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown, at multiple press conferences said, "We are hurting", in a moment of grief. A grief which has overtones, of a 2010 shooting, which involved his son shooting down police officers.

Brown had then effected changes on his watch, where he tried to reduce the use of force by the police, and even on- foot chases, which eventually could turn out to be fatal, when encountering citizens or even the officers. A moderately successful stint until this recent massacre.

Chief Brown “has been doing this before he had to,” said Chuck Wexler, director of the Police Executive Research Forum, a law enforcement policy group. “He recognized what happened, what is going on in the country.”

Chief Brown, who is African-American and a fourth-generation Dallas native, joined the city’s police force in 1983. In a panel discussion with Mr. Chuck Wexler’s group in 2014, he said that his 30 years on the force as well as stories told by his grandparents had taught him how, in some neighborhoods, police abuses are remembered for decades.

Meanwhile, Presidential campaigns are on hold in both Clinton and Trump camps. In a show of solidarity, both Republican and Democratic candidates sent their sympathies for the victims through social media.

In fact, just a month ago, Hillary Clinton had cancelled her campaign event with President Obama, in support of the Orlando massacre victims. The victims were caught unawares at a popular gay nightclub ‘Pulse’ in Orlando, where a heavily armed attacker - Omar Mateen, shot and killed 49 people and injured several others in a case of domestic terrorism.

Till date the FBI have found no evidence that this radicalized killer was even remotely connected to any terrorist organization, even though the search is on.

Then Trump says, "Our nation has become too divided," and "this is a time, perhaps more than ever, for strong leadership, love and compassion. We will pull through these tragedies."

It’s that exact political refrain which does not evoke empathy but makes it a ‘vote me in’ and ‘I will make it better’ implication that makes me want to throw up, a common nausea that sweeps across a lot of people who believe that never has America seen so much gun-violence than this - presidential elections.

The contention, Trump has probably fueled hate, intolerance and racism in his speeches. Although the black people equation has not come to his speeches, yet, the open support of the KKK or Ku Klux Klan for the republican candidate lends a color to its own.

Trump has claimed variously: A BBC accounting

. that Arab Americans cheered on the 9/11 attacks, despite lack of evidence
. that a “great, great wall” should be built between the US and Mexico
. that Many Mexicans in the US are criminals and rapists
. that there should be a mass deportation of illegal immigrants in the US
. most recently that Muslims should be banned from entering the US solely on grounds of their religion.

These being accounted as hate-speech laws. Fascism. It’s time for reconnaissance. Which candidate will better your country’s security? A Clinton, still going through the leaked emails security scan, which makes her seemingly irresponsible and untrustworthy or Trump, who has incited intolerance and hate in certain quarters of the American voters?

Plus, yes, not to be forgotten, he does not support gun laws, citing it as Right to second amendment.

Basically, no one is really feeling safe in America, black, white or gray. Hate is killing it and literally.

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