[LOCKED] Baton Rouge, Michigan connection

Submitted by nappa18 on

Horrible. One of the officers assassinated today was the nephew of Fred Jackson. Yes, that Fred Jackson. His younger brothers son. Rest in peace Michael Jackson. Stop the violence

MOD EDIT - Well, that got ugly in the wee hours. Locking this one. - LSA

rob f

July 18th, 2016 at 12:00 AM ^

will now have to grow up without his daddy being there to guide him.  Then multiply that tragedy by 3, the total # of families who had the same outcome in Baton Rouge today, or even by 10, when you add in the families of the 2 victims in Baton Rouge and Minnesota and of the 5 officer-victims in Dallas.

That # can----and has to be----expanded even more to include the families of so many others who have died needlessly in similar ways in recent times.

Please, Please, Please----the violence and killing MUST end.  

To the Jackson Family and to all those directly and negatively affected by this nonsense---my heart goes out to all of you.  And my prayers.  And my sympathy.

Mr. Yost

July 18th, 2016 at 12:12 AM ^

Officer Montrell Jackson:

  • "I swear to God I love this city but I wonder if this city loves me. In uniform I get nasty hateful looks and one of uniform some consider me a threat. I've experienced so much in my short life and these last 3 days have tested me to the core."

Breaks my heart what he must've been experiencing. Hated for being police when in uniform. Hated for being black in Louisiana when he's not.

Makes no damn sense. He had a 3-4 month old baby.

...I know I said the last post was my last, but I literally just saw this and my heart sank. Same picture as the one posted above.

Edit: Now Fred is on CNN...

Sopwith

July 17th, 2016 at 9:50 PM ^

You're as good a person to ask as any, can you explain a little about whether the problems at the VA that we hear so much about also extend to mental health care for veterans, especially those recently out of the service? Do you think it's a coincidence/not a coincidence that the Dallas shooter and at least one shooter today had military backgrounds? Would appreciate the perspective of some of our MGoVeterans.




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FA_Wolverine

July 17th, 2016 at 10:04 PM ^

I've never personally dealt with the VA, but I had a really good friend of mine get screwed by them constantly. They just gave him meds. Between his wife leaving him on deployment, taking his kids, and depression he took his life in January.

Most vets and current members like myself don't have a good outlook on the VA.




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FA_Wolverine

July 17th, 2016 at 10:09 PM ^

About the military background part and possible PTSD or whatever, I'd say it's just an excuse some people might have. These people had motives and are just sick humans. Wanted to kill because they follow a radical side of a movement.




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StraightDave

July 17th, 2016 at 10:16 PM ^

These POS thugs were out to kill police officers - especially white officers.  

My best friend was shot and killed in the line of duty. 

Shot point-blank in the face by the fucking piece of crap he was trying to help.  His story never made national news because he was a white police officer and the media doesn't care if a white officer is killed.

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BursleyBaitsBus

July 17th, 2016 at 11:18 PM ^

Pres. Obama can't piss off police unions or black civilians. It's a lose-lose situation. Either he's not doing enough for the black community or he's anti-police. 

Unfortunately, a nuanced approach gets you criticized by all sides. 

Mr. Yost

July 17th, 2016 at 11:38 PM ^

I keep reading about what Obama, Hillary and Trump said.

They are THREE people. One of which HAS to be as neutral as possible because his words can literally start wars. It doesn't matter how he (or she) feels or who he (or she) is...that position is what it is, let's not kid ourselves. It's not even a political statement one way or another - once you're President - everything you say is a little more neutral. At least that's how it's been in the past, who knows as we move forward.

The other two are running for a job, for maybe the most powerful position in the world. They have agendas. They're going to say what fits their agenda.

Why is anyone getting so worked up over what they say. I'd argue that none of those 3 people have as much freedom to speak as you and me. Let's worry about what WE'RE saying, not 3 people who basically have what they say/feel/do dictated to them by politics. You know what they're going to say. Smarten up and don't be surprised.

LDNfan

July 18th, 2016 at 3:48 AM ^

Mr. Yost...we need much more of this line of thinking. We are not sheep waiting to be told what to do. Eacn and every individual needs to step up their 'peace' game and stop this craziness before the ugly from all sides completely takes over. 

Everyone can do something even if is being a bit more neighborly...inviting the new neighbors to the BBQ, whatever...but complaining about politicians being political on a subject like this is just asking for dissappointment. 

StraightDave

July 18th, 2016 at 12:21 AM ^

My best friend who died was my only brother.  Fuck you, asshole.   Don't tell me to shut up, fucker, becuase you didn't go through the hell me and my family have gone through..   You are a piece of shit.   And no the media didn't care becaues nobody reported his murder but the local media.  Fuck you.    Tell me to shut the hell up....asshole pice of shit.   Emotional, hell yes I am and it's assholes like you who keep making excuses for these thugs who kill innocent people. 

Mr. Yost

July 17th, 2016 at 10:49 PM ^

You can't be serious.

I'm sorry you lost your best friend, that's horrible and I wish we ALL would do more to protect those who protect us. But you can't be serious.

This an emotional time for everyone...MGoBlog isn't the place. Go get on Twitter with the rest of the country stirring things up with their hot takes.