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I am also a horse.

I really value my life, even though I know it's debatable whether I'm even really alive.

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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International. This is To the Point.

Black Lives, Blue Lives, another wrenching week of violence in America.

I'm Todd Purdom, sitting in for Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A sniper attack in Dallas left five officers dead and seven wounded after a peaceful protest

against police shootings became a nightmare.

To a nation already stunned by fatal police shootings, the Texas massacre was one more blow.

How will the country process these tragedies?

Is the always fragile peace between the police and the citizens there sworn to protect,

now shattered in new ways?

We'll go live to a reporter on the scene.

We'll hear from experts on race relations,

police tactics, and the impact of these events on those left behind.

Later, a deep dive on the ethics of live streaming video

when death is involved.

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