Quote Originally Posted by Ronin13 View Post
I can answer both in one post- Dorner the crazy asshole is wronged by the department- be it with or without just cause... wrongful or legitimate termination is not a justifiable excuse to murder people. From the reports it would appear that he targeted and murdered his victims, as he stated he was going to do in his manifesto. As for LEOs/mil going around door to door on a gun confiscation, that is HUGELY different than being fired (with or without just cause).
You will not find me in disagreement generally. The only difference is that 6 months ago, it seems (stress *SEEMS*) that no-one would be labeling Dorner a "crazy asshole." Obviously if you BEGIN with the perspective that someone is batshit crazy, it taints the perspective and any conclusions drawn. If you start from the perspective that he was a relatively normal guy - just like you and your neighbor and the guy across the street - then the questions begin to take a new form and the conclusions are different.

This is entirely separate from dealing with his current actions, and those must be dealt with swiftly and decisively to stop the killing.

Just my $.02.