LAPD manhunt for one of their own - Christopher Dorner

[hatidua]

WOW! Now they're indiscriminately shooting at blue tacos. That place is past the point of no return.

I'm usually not a fan of litigation but in this instance I hope the victims (or their surviving families) of these "hey, there's a Tacoma, shoot it!" incidents take the municipalities these shootings occurred in to the cleaners.

[PugnacAutMortem]

I'm usually not a fan of litigation but in this instance I hope the victims (or their surviving families) of these "hey, there's a Tacoma, shoot it!" incidents take the municipalities these shootings occurred in to the cleaners.

Amen! This isn't meant to be cop bashing, but you can't have the LAPD open firing on a truck that kinda looks like the one you are looking for...let alone open fire on a truck that looks exactly like what you are looking for until you have identified the occupants. Unacceptable, and I hope the families get as much money as legally possible.

[DHC]

I am curious what others who make it all the way through his 'manifesto' think about the numerous allegations he's made. Since he is acting on his plan to kill people, the natural reaction is to brand him a "nut" and ignore anything else. I confess to having that reaction like others in the thread. Still, in reading that 'manifesto' to try to gain a sense of what pushed him 'over-the-edge,' if some (much?) of what he alleges is true, there are some deep-rooted and serious issues within the LAPD to be addressed.

Note that I am NOT defending his actions in any way.

Read the entire unabridged 'manifesto' and draw your own conclusions.

[PugnacAutMortem]

I am curious what others who make it all the way through his 'manifesto' think about the numerous allegations he's made. Since he is acting on his plan to kill people, the natural reaction is to brand him a "nut" and ignore anything else. I confess to having that reaction like others in the thread. Still, in reading that 'manifesto' to try to gain a sense of what pushed him 'over-the-edge,' if some (much?) of what he alleges is true, there are some deep-rooted and serious issues within the LAPD to be addressed.

Note that I am NOT defending his actions in any way.

Read the entire unabridged 'manifesto' and draw your own conclusions.

I think you are onto something. I've got a marine buddy living out in LA, and he's seen LAPD officers refuse to help a bleeding car wreck victim because "he didn't want to get blood on him" or the paramedics who didn't save a drowning man because they weren't "swim certified".

[vossman]

Agreed. But it won't happen.

I am curious what others who make it all the way through his 'manifesto' think about the numerous allegations he's made. Since he is acting on his plan to kill people, the natural reaction is to brand him a "nut" and ignore anything else. I confess to having that reaction like others in the thread. Still, in reading that 'manifesto' to try to gain a sense of what pushed him 'over-the-edge,' if some (much?) of what he alleges is true, there are some deep-rooted and serious issues within the LAPD to be addressed.

Note that I am NOT defending his actions in any way.

Read the entire unabridged 'manifesto' and draw your own conclusions.

[Ronin13]

I am curious what others who make it all the way through his 'manifesto' think about the numerous allegations he's made. Since he is acting on his plan to kill people, the natural reaction is to brand him a "nut" and ignore anything else. I confess to having that reaction like others in the thread. Still, in reading that 'manifesto' to try to gain a sense of what pushed him 'over-the-edge,' if some (much?) of what he alleges is true, there are some deep-rooted and serious issues within the LAPD to be addressed.

Note that I am NOT defending his actions in any way.

Read the entire unabridged 'manifesto' and draw your own conclusions.

Even if it is true- clearly the guy is unfit to be a LEO- c'mon, choking out another officer for ethnic slurs? I don't think he can control his rage and flies off the handle at the slightest provocation. I also can believe that LAPD might have some internal issues, but not as deep seeded and wide-spread as this guy claims... that level of blatant dishonesty and lack of integrity is a little too far fetched.
ETA: For a guy who claims to have impeccable report writing skills, and was "the best ever" at report writing, he sure has a lot of grammar and spelling errors (#1 I noticed was not proper pluralization).