"In a vicious act of domestic terrorism, five Dallas police officers were shot dead, seven others wounded, when a hidden terrorist, armed with an assault rifle and a handgun, targeted cops at a peaceful demonstration. Police say 25-year-old Micah Johnson, a vet who served in Afghanistan, planned his mass murder after hearing reports of two black men shot dead by police earlier this week. Johnson, the terrorist, was killed when police unleashed an explosive device. Talking Points believes the vast majority of American law enforcement are honorable people. Less than two percent of all arrests involve any kind of force by the cops. However, there are too many incidents where minority Americans are being killed or hurt over low-level beefs. That's the truth and law enforcement leadership must compel their own agencies to act with restraint. I support the police and do not believe they are targeting blacks in general. The statistics show that. But, again, fatal mistakes are unacceptable and there are too many of them. So here's the truth in summation: Micah Johnson was a hater and a terrorist. Black Lives Matter inflames rather than illuminates. It is essentially a 'hate America' group. Law enforcement leaders should make fair dealings with minority Americans a top priority. Finally, we as a nation need to fight the racial madness that is harming the USA by being fair ourselves and calling out the haters wherever they may be."

For the most recent information on suspected killer Micah Johnson, The Factor debriefed veteran Dallas TV reporter Shaun Rabb. "What we are sure of," Rabb reported," is that this man was the only shooter. But he had to have some other help, perhaps not in planning but in getting to downtown Dallas. Unless he came in on mass transit, someone had to bring him into the city. That's why investigators have taken his computers and cell phones - they want to know who was communicating with him. Sources tell me police were surprised at the sophisticated weapons and explosive devices they found at his house."

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined The Factor to explain how his NYPD curtailed racism. "We trained our officers to treat everyone fairly," he said. "Police Commissioner Howard Safir instituted a policy called 'Courtesy, Professionalism, and Respect,' which you'll see on every police car. We also worked very hard to make our police force a non-majority white police force." Giuliani then opined on the recent police shooting in Minnesota. "I'm not defending that and I don't know all the facts, but the moment any arrest takes place it becomes a violent situation if the person does not completely submit. If the officer tells you to put your hands up, put your hands up!" Finally, Mayor Giuliani excoriated the radical group Black Lives Matter, saying, "If they were truly concerned about black lives, they'd be concerned about black crime because there is an enormous number of black-on-black murders."

For another view of Black Lives Matter, The Factor turned to Hilary Shelton of the NAACP. "I have participated in demonstrations with Black Lives Matter," he said. "We marched in a peaceful demonstration, much like the marchers in Dallas. Let us not forget that those marches were for good reasons, just look at the disparity in the number of killings of African Americans by police officers. We have a problem with training and accountability." The Factor confronted Shelton with some uncomfortable facts: "If you look at the amount of crime committed by African Americans, it is proportionately far higher than whites or Hispanics, so you're going to have more confrontation between law enforcement and African Americans. There is a growing racial divide and Black Lives Matter is making it worse!"

The Factor welcomed Ron Pinkston of the Dallas Police Association, who lauded the five officers who were slain Thursday night. One of the officers was married just two weeks ago, another was a Navy vet who served three tours of duty in Iraq. Pinkston described the five as dedicated cops who wanted nothing more than to serve and protect. "These men weren't just police officers," he said. "These heroes were sons and daughters, they had kids, they were soccer coaches and football coaches. Our officers are professionals, they are upset and hurt, but they'll continue to serve the citizens of Dallas."

The Factor returned to Dallas and Fox News correspondent Rick Leventhal. "Several blocks have been sealed off by police," Leventhal reported, "and they are surrounding the parking garage from which the sniper was shooting the officers. They are still processing that crime scene and some of these blocks may be closed until next Wednesday." Leventhal concluded by assessing the mood among Dallas cops. "This is an awful time for law enforcement. They feel awful about what happened here and they feel awful every time an innocent person is killed by a police officer. But cops don't wake up in the morning and say, 'I'm going to go out and kill someone today.' That's what this guy did, he targeted the cops!"

The Factor concluded the show and the week with these parting observations:

"The USA is taking an image pounding all over the world. We are perceived in many places as a violent and selfish society. That's a faulty picture, but one that is becoming ingrained in the minds of those not sophisticated enough to understand that the freedom we have here can lead to chaos and bad behavior. Since the dawn of mankind there have always been haters, and some of those haters will kill people. In a free country it's easier to do that than it would be in a totalitarian regime. So whether it's ISIS or home-grown terrorists like Micah Johnson, the evil is the same but they have access. All the gun control in the world is not going to stop that, which is not to say we should not have sane laws. Some lessons can be learned: We need to stop racial disunity and accusations based on emotions; we need to be more fair, especially those who have power; the haters have to be marginalized. Black Lives Matter is not Martin Luther King Jr.'s crew, this is a violent 'we don't like America crew.' This is not the group that will bring us together, but that won't be acknowledged and the racial divide will grow."