Firefighters targeted in drive-by shooting in north Florida

[mick silver]

Firefighters targeted in drive-by shooting in north Floridahttp://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/d/0c/d0c3eb8ca18907492a4b337b5cec5193.jpeg (http://www.reuters.com/) December 24, 2014 3:48 PM










TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - A firefighter was grazed in the arm during a drive-by shooting behind a north Florida fire station on Tuesday evening, police said.
Firefighters were refueling a ladder truck in back of Station 28 in Jacksonville, Florida, when a passing vehicle opened fire, according to a police report.
Two firefighters, who were working the pump, ducked as they heard multiple gunshots, and one was hit in the arm by shrapnel from a bullet, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office report. His injuries were minor, police said.
"I am outraged by cowardly attacks on our brave first responders," said Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown in a Facebook post. "These attacks will not be tolerated."
The firefighters could not determine the model of the vehicle from which the shots were fired, police said.
The incident follows a violent week for law enforcement officers. In New York City on Saturday, a gunman killed two police officers in their patrol car, then took his own life.
Early the next morning, a police officer in Tarpon Springs, Florida, died after being shot and then run over by a suspect who was resisting arrest.
(Reporting by Letitia Stein; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Eric Beech)


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[Cebu_4_2]

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[BrewTech]

Bullshit. Ther problem is that average sheep are starting to wake up to the fact that the State is VIOLENCE, not benevolence. People can't tell the difference between police and military, because the State is forced to use them in the same capacity.

Solution? Reframe the conversation by attacking a part of organized political society (fire department) that everyone, no matter their political views, can agree is a useful service, and blaming the attack on the people that have a problem with the State's use of violence (through police). That way they can say "SEE! These people don't have a legitimate grievance (militaritized domestic police violence)! They are simply violently anti-government, and want to harm those brave first responders protecting you!"

When they had those two cops murdered (if it even happened), they may have expected a shift in public sentiment back to support of government. When they didn't get what they expected, these "attacks on firefighters" is plan B.

Rather brilliant... I can't see it not being at least somewhat effective.

[mick silver]

now the firefighter will have cops going with them to fight fire this will take away what they need to be doing