Cowboy players, others responding to murder of 5 dallas police officers

[cowboyjoe]

Cowboys, other NFL players among those responding to murder of five Dallas police officers
Posted by Josh Alper on July 8, 2016, 11:33 AM EDT

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Our country is dealing with the aftermath of more violence on Friday morning after four Dallas police officers and one Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer were murdered by sniper fire in the city on Thursday night.

Seven other police officers and two civilians were also wounded in the shooting and responses are pouring in from around the United States, including from several current and former members of the Cowboys. Quarterback Tony Romo said the community is “stunned” and asked for support for the families of the fallen officers while defensive lineman Jack Crawford called the perpetrators “terrorists.”


Crawford also referenced the two black men killed by gunshots fired by police officers, calling it a tragic week nationwide. Rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott said “the violence has gotta stop” while Eagles linebacker and Dallas native Emmanuel Acho said he will be “brainstorming how to make real change.” Others including Troy Aikman, Terrell Owens, Tyrone Crawford and Dak Prescott have also shared some of their thoughts on social media and there are surely others that have escaped our eye on Friday morning.

This is the second post of this type on PFT this week and we can only hope that the real change Acho wrote about will come before there have to be any more.

 

[CCBoy]

My prayers to our lost heroes and their families and friends..

 

[erod]

Two serious questions to be pondered, but not discussed here...

1. Who in their right mind wants to be a cop for $50K a year now?

2. How do we police protests going forward?

 

[tyke1doe]

I don't know if those questions are appropriate for this forum.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Prayers for America. Let the healing begin.

 

[Dallas Dominance05]

We need to come together and realize we are all brothers and Americans. We should be focused on American unity during this time of terrorism, regardless of race or disgruntlement of how police matters have been handled in the past. My prayers are for the families of the officers who gave their lives to protect the citizens in this peaceful protest. May God bless the people and families in Dallas, Texas as we begin the healing process of this tragic event.

 

[JoeKing]

Still heartbroken.

 

[Bill Wooten]

1. Who in their right mind wants to be a cop for $50K a year now?

This is what worries me. Ultimately, the bar will be lowered and we get more of the "bad" ones. If I had a kid that wanted to be a cop, I'd be lobbying hard for them to pursue a different profession.

 

[Tabascocat]

This is what worries me. Ultimately, the bar will be lowered and we get more of the "bad" ones. If I had a kid that wanted to be a cop, I'd be lobbying hard for them to pursue a different profession.

The pay does increase to about 80k(that is Houston figures) if ya don't continue going up the ladder. It is pretty low considering the danger but their benefits and pension are really good.

 

[iceberg]

Prayers for America. Let the healing begin.

i think it has.

i'm seeing more and more people just say "stop". i think it's going to get worse before it gets better overall, but the mentality has to *want* to change in society and i'm starting to see things calm down. at least i hope i am.

 

[JoeKing]

Kudos to Dallas Police Chief Brown.