Did not say I agree with this, or that these fellows were my friends, just observing that tensions are rising. I was quite surprised to hear a very similar sentiment from two separate people within a 6 week period. Shooting of unarmed men does not help the situation, hopefully cold weather will get folks inside and put a lid on this for at least 6 months or so.
Certain segments of the population are very tribal, they see things not as an individual vs. individual, but as a clan based thing. Kind of like the Mau-Mau, who would go in and attack entire English families, because of perceived wrongs by the English at large. There are middle east minded folks who think the same way. To them I suppose it seems reasonable, I do not really know. The Dallas shooting might be the first manifestation of this but not family based retaliation.
While might well be idle talk, it seems to me that tensions are rising across the spectrum. Kill the wrong son of the wrong tribal based culture and that is where it is headed. The one white guy (Irish stock) was referring to his son and his only son, so it might be revenge based, again I do not really know.
I should mention both individuals who said this were specific that it was to spread terror to the police as they have spread it to certain populations, or words to that affect. Neither believe the system will deliver any justice. I gather the perception of police is very different in certain populations.
I carefully suggested you talk some sense into your friends.
I did not say you harbored these thoughts.
Certain segments of our populace are practically certifiable these days. That does not mean they are right.
I would caution you about being around folks like that. You never know when a situation will blossom, and some idiot starts making choices you’ll have to live with.
Spreading terror to the police? You do realize you were talking to a potential terrorist right?