Police officer deaths by gunfire in 2016 are up 63% from this same time last year. A sniper named Micah Xavier Johnson, who professed to wanting to kill white people (especially cops), murdered five police officers, shooting a total of 12 cops and 2 civilians during a Dallas rally protesting police violence. Johnson's online presence illustrated his rage toward white people. Apparently, no one noticed. The protest was a response to a pair of graphic police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana earlier in the week. After the Dallas police officers were assassinated, some people took joy in the actions of the shooter. A New York Times guest editorial posted hours before the Dallas shootings railed about police shootings of black