"I unconditionally condemn today's murder of two police officers in New York City." —President Obama: http://t.co/NAeTxpV70U
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 21, 2014
President, in Hawaii, phoned NYPD Commissioner Bratton. Expressed condolences over murder of two officers. Offered any support needed (pool)
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West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) December 21, 2014
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Man who fatally shot two NYPD cops in Brooklyn told a Georgia court in 2011 that he had a history of mental illness. nytimes.com/2014/12/22/nyr…
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(@jdavidgoodman) December 21, 2014
You can truly judge a person’s character in a time of crisis. @GovernorPataki failed the test last night. mashable.com/2014/12/20/2-n…
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Jim Roberts (@nycjim) December 21, 2014
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The people screaming that cops have extremely dangerous jobs are invariably the same folk who don't support gun control.
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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 21, 2014
It wouldn't be so easy for folk to just walk up and shoot cops if we didn't allow our citizenry to have the same firepower as the cops.
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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 21, 2014
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They put all their weight behind obstructing gun control, then complain when crazed psychopaths kill cops in the line of duty. No.
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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 21, 2014
If any of these idiot jackasses actually cared about the cops, they'd get behind taking some of these 400 million guns off the streets.
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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 21, 2014
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Horrific & deplorable NY police union head chooses to escalate violence rather than work for calm & safety for all. http://t.co/CyXF3DSSYC
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meta (@metaquest) December 21, 2014
2 NYPD officers being killed is horrible. But it's irresponsible of NYPD union officials to use it as reason to stop protests vs NYPD
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Dean Obeidallah (@Deanofcomedy) December 21, 2014
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Muslim shooter = entire religion guilty
Black shooter = entire race guilty
White shooter = mentally troubled lone wolf
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Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) December 21, 2014
Choosing not to tweet about Rudy Giuliani's irresponsible statements on shooting of police officers. But you can find them if you want.
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Jim Roberts (@nycjim) December 21, 2014
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U.S. launches 16 airstrikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria. trib.in/1v8oRO5 http://t.co/tgf2kHn7wR
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Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) December 21, 2014
Report: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's Wife Profited Off Shady Pension Deal via ibtimes.com/new-jersey-pai… http://t.co/6Es1Ec4cIQ"
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SportsGirl101 (@Arianna8927) December 21, 2014
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People aren't just marching because law enforcement is killing Black people. It's because they're doing it with IMPUNITY.
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Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) December 21, 2014
If a crazy white guy kills someone he's called a crazy white person.
If a crazy black guy kills someone, all black people are guilty?
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A. Deno Vir MD PhD (@Adenovir) December 21, 2014
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Please enlighten us on how the #BlackLivesMatter movement incited this dude to shoot his ex-girlfriend before he shot the cops.
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Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) December 21, 2014
It's 100% wrong of NYPD union official to use horrible deaths of 2 NYPD officers as reason to denounce Americans who protested NYPD action
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Dean Obeidallah (@Deanofcomedy) December 21, 2014
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.@BarackObama stands by his criticism of Sony for canceling the release of "The Interview": cnn.it/1zkiEGr http://t.co/KtCAz4Ervq
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(@CNN) December 21, 2014
Tunisians vote for their first freely elected president bbc.in/1xAR0o0 http://t.co/bidNwXTQNE
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BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 21, 2014
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I wish police would refer to Tamir Rice's and Aiyana Stanley-Jones's death as "senseless"
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Black Feminissiah (@FeministaJones) December 21, 2014
If Pat Lynch claims the NYPD is now a "wartime" police department, then who specifically is he declaring war on?
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Questlove Gomez (@questlove) December 21, 2014
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2 cops get killed and cops everywhere are terrified.
Yet they don't understand the terror of black people when it comes to cops.
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Lucas Neff (@RealLucasNeff) December 21, 2014
A police union that declares itself at war with its public is one that either forgets who the police serve, or abdicates that duty.
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Matt Blair (@mjblair) December 21, 2014
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Only in racist America the Brown and Garner families need to apologize for a crime they had nothing to to with.
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BWD (@theonlyadult) December 21, 2014
Only in racist America white people get away with murders they committed and black people apologize for murders they had nothing to do with.
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BWD (@theonlyadult) December 21, 2014
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White people are NEVER asked to apologize for white men who kill cops. #BlackLivesMatter protesters shouldn't have to apologize now, either.
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Terrell J. Starr (@Russian_Starr) December 21, 2014
You can support cops and grieve cops and still question bad cops.
@TheDailyShow via @MissREVO.
#NYPDShooting http://t.co/eXUg98faTI
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Steve Marmel (@Marmel) December 21, 2014
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Family of Michael Brown condemns shooting deaths of 2 New York City police officers: yhoo.it/1zj9Mkf
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Yahoo News (@YahooNews) December 21, 2014
#NYPD turning their backs to Mayor are unprofessional, insubordinate and disrespectful to #NYPDfallenOfficers. http://t.co/V2abtXYowZ
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RB Blair (@TuxcedoCat) December 21, 2014
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Eric Frein AMBUSHED and shot 2 State Troopers killing one. Was there talk of war with the public? http://t.co/vuYT5tGdlV
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(@3ChicsPolitico) December 21, 2014
Teabags have decided that the #NYPD cop-killer represents...something. But not Eric Frein, or Cliven Bundy, or Tim McVeigh, or... #tcot
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Barracks O'Bama (@P0TUS) December 21, 2014
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But the Bundy Ranch pair who murdered two cops in Las Vegas were just troubled patriots?
Okay media, got it. http://t.co/JsgmIkXTAb
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) December 21, 2014
Support @deBlasioNYC in the face of the right wing race hate machine. http://t.co/j9Pfck1A4R
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) December 21, 2014
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People seen blamed for murder of NYC cops: 1) Ferguson protesters 2) Obama 3) De Blasio 4) Sharpton. Personally I'm going with THE MURDERER.
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Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) December 21, 2014
As son, brother, nephew of cops: I am sickened by news today. Also sickened by killings of unarmed black men and boys by cops. No conflict.
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Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) December 21, 2014
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When there’s a school shooting, we don’t blame it on critics of public schools. Equally absurd to blame cop shootings on critics of police.
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Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) December 21, 2014
Remember this story and all the backlash towards white people.
No? Neither do I. http://t.co/guXo8ouvJR
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Exodus and Upheavals (@ChidzHazenberry) December 20, 2014
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Obama's Cuba policy can't work!
- the people who created a flawless democracy in Iraq with no costs whatsoever
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(@LOLGOP) December 20, 2014
Always struck by how many ppl believe things that happened one generation ago have no bearing on current realities http://t.co/GWo517Ek9T
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) December 20, 2014
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You know what's not going to happen? Media digging into these cops' background to figure out if they deserved it. #BlackLivesMatter
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Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) December 21, 2014
The point, for those too dense to grasp it, is that media goes over the lives of black victims to find out if they deserved it. Jesus.
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Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) December 21, 2014
Remember when the media reported on Tamir Rice's father's criminal history? Yes, that. Don't come into my mentions with willful ignorance.
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Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) December 21, 2014
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He shot his gf. Her mother reported it. No one cared.
He shot #NYPD later that day. The world explodes.
Maybe if we cared abt all victims?
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Lucas Neff (@RealLucasNeff) December 21, 2014
Stop protesting? The cops didn't stop teargassing people so Mike Brown could be laid to rest. #NYPD #Ferguson
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Brienne of Snarth (@femme_esq) December 21, 2014
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I find this conflation between someone who murdered a cop and people who are protesting against police violence to be an intentional ploy.
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Side-Eye (Forever) (@prisonculture) December 21, 2014
The protests will continue today. And tomorrow. And the next day. The protests will end when freedom begins.
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deray mckesson (@deray) December 21, 2014
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