One of the darkest incidents in law enforcement history came to a fiery close last week with the death of former LA cop Christoper Dorner. Dorner, a Black man, had come to believe during his time with the LA PD that he had been the victim of both racism and police corruption within that department. Apparently at least a few others believed this, as well. Even as the cabin in Big Bear Lake, California still smoldered, Dorner supporters were "rallying" at LA PD headquarters. One man said he disagreed with Dorner's "methods" of making his point, but agreed that Dorner had tried to overcome the supposed racism and favoritism he encountered in his police career in Los Angeles. This same gentleman decried the fact that the officers who pursued Dorner into that wooden cabin had become "the prosecutor, judge, and jury," a reference to the fact that Dorner died of a gun shot wound during the standoff.
Of course I, and the gentleman mentioned above for that matter, have no personal knowledge of whether or not Dorner was mistreated by LA PD. But the entire nation knows from Dorner's own words that he HIMSELF had become prosecutor, judge, and jury of all the people he WANTED to kill, as well the several people that he did kill prior to his own demise. Dorner has a website with his "manifesto" regarding his mistreatment and also his plans for revenge. I suppose this website could shed more information, but I for one refuse to give his website another "hit." Nothing he has to say on the website could be SO PROFOUND as to justify his "vengeance."
Here is what I do know about this poor excuse for a police officer:
He made it a point during his killing spree never to face a police officer in a gunfight, but rather to ambush his targets at their most vulnerable moment. For instance, Dorner bravely ambushed the daughter of a police officer and her boyfriend, who was also a police officer. Evidence found by police showed that Dorner had obtained as much information about both the young lady and the young police officer as he could, and that he had even gone so far as to to stake them out and study their daily habits. He killed the officer (who, by the way, had nothing to do with the LA PD Review Board that upheld Dorner's termination) and the young woman while they stood outside their cars talking to each other, apparently having just come home from work. They were simply executed. Dorner faced no danger in that murder.
Later on, for you worshippers of Dorner, your HERO pulled up beside a patrol car at a red light. The two officers in that vehicle were not involved in the Review Board, were not related to anyone on the LA police force, NOR were they LA cops. Dorner coolly fired a shot into the driver officer's head, killing him on the spot. He shot the other officer as well. This officer went down from the shot, but survived. Meanwhile, Dorner calmly drove away into the night. In fact, the only officer Dorner killed in a "heads up" situation was a San Bernardino Sheriff's Deputy who was part of the group of officers closing in on Dorner at Big Bear Lake. Even this murder was not really "face to face" as Dorner fired wildly at several officers as he HID in the cabin that became his fiery grave.
I will not mention this murderer's name again in this blog or any future one. He called himself a policeman but was in the end just a thug and a murderer. I hope most of the people of this nation will share in the grief that the loved ones of all these victims are feeling right now. I hope that those who hold this murderer up as a hero will someday come to realize that this "hero" chose to kill four innocent people rather than pursue his desire for vindication through the normal and legal channels available to him. Was he treated unjustly by LA PD? Most of us will never know, but we all know that LA PD is one of the most lawsuit bound law enforcement agencies in the nation. Surely this murderer knew he had several LEGAL alternatives to his cruel, heartless, and most cowardly actions. With the target of his anger being LA PD, no doubt many a high-profile attorney would have accepted such a lawsuit "pro bono" just to give that organization another black eye.
I use this blog to honor the victims of this murderer, both the police officers and the citizen who died only because she was related to a police officer. And I honor those officers, who in the very Shadow of Death, faced this murderer and put an end to his rampage before this man could kill other innocent people. Was the murderer a VICTIM? No, he was just a common killer in the end; he was certainly no hero, either. More importantly, were those officers acting as this murderer's judge, jury, and executioner? NO SIR! They were NOT! These brave officers were simply doing their job. They were protecting you and me from a most dangerous person. Yes, these officers were ready to use deadly force to stop the threat and to defend themselves, but it was the murderer himself who completed their job. He used the minimum force necessary to stop a deadly situation. If only he had resorted to this deadly force BEFORE killing those four innocent persons. As for the victims, those real people murdered by this man, may they rest in peace in the arms of the Good Shepherd.
I pray for the safety of police officers all over this nation, as they face dangerous and deadly situations day in and day out. Some will be placed in that moment of decision before the "ink" on this page has dried this very morning.
Of course I, and the gentleman mentioned above for that matter, have no personal knowledge of whether or not Dorner was mistreated by LA PD. But the entire nation knows from Dorner's own words that he HIMSELF had become prosecutor, judge, and jury of all the people he WANTED to kill, as well the several people that he did kill prior to his own demise. Dorner has a website with his "manifesto" regarding his mistreatment and also his plans for revenge. I suppose this website could shed more information, but I for one refuse to give his website another "hit." Nothing he has to say on the website could be SO PROFOUND as to justify his "vengeance."
Here is what I do know about this poor excuse for a police officer:
He made it a point during his killing spree never to face a police officer in a gunfight, but rather to ambush his targets at their most vulnerable moment. For instance, Dorner bravely ambushed the daughter of a police officer and her boyfriend, who was also a police officer. Evidence found by police showed that Dorner had obtained as much information about both the young lady and the young police officer as he could, and that he had even gone so far as to to stake them out and study their daily habits. He killed the officer (who, by the way, had nothing to do with the LA PD Review Board that upheld Dorner's termination) and the young woman while they stood outside their cars talking to each other, apparently having just come home from work. They were simply executed. Dorner faced no danger in that murder.
Later on, for you worshippers of Dorner, your HERO pulled up beside a patrol car at a red light. The two officers in that vehicle were not involved in the Review Board, were not related to anyone on the LA police force, NOR were they LA cops. Dorner coolly fired a shot into the driver officer's head, killing him on the spot. He shot the other officer as well. This officer went down from the shot, but survived. Meanwhile, Dorner calmly drove away into the night. In fact, the only officer Dorner killed in a "heads up" situation was a San Bernardino Sheriff's Deputy who was part of the group of officers closing in on Dorner at Big Bear Lake. Even this murder was not really "face to face" as Dorner fired wildly at several officers as he HID in the cabin that became his fiery grave.
I will not mention this murderer's name again in this blog or any future one. He called himself a policeman but was in the end just a thug and a murderer. I hope most of the people of this nation will share in the grief that the loved ones of all these victims are feeling right now. I hope that those who hold this murderer up as a hero will someday come to realize that this "hero" chose to kill four innocent people rather than pursue his desire for vindication through the normal and legal channels available to him. Was he treated unjustly by LA PD? Most of us will never know, but we all know that LA PD is one of the most lawsuit bound law enforcement agencies in the nation. Surely this murderer knew he had several LEGAL alternatives to his cruel, heartless, and most cowardly actions. With the target of his anger being LA PD, no doubt many a high-profile attorney would have accepted such a lawsuit "pro bono" just to give that organization another black eye.
I use this blog to honor the victims of this murderer, both the police officers and the citizen who died only because she was related to a police officer. And I honor those officers, who in the very Shadow of Death, faced this murderer and put an end to his rampage before this man could kill other innocent people. Was the murderer a VICTIM? No, he was just a common killer in the end; he was certainly no hero, either. More importantly, were those officers acting as this murderer's judge, jury, and executioner? NO SIR! They were NOT! These brave officers were simply doing their job. They were protecting you and me from a most dangerous person. Yes, these officers were ready to use deadly force to stop the threat and to defend themselves, but it was the murderer himself who completed their job. He used the minimum force necessary to stop a deadly situation. If only he had resorted to this deadly force BEFORE killing those four innocent persons. As for the victims, those real people murdered by this man, may they rest in peace in the arms of the Good Shepherd.
I pray for the safety of police officers all over this nation, as they face dangerous and deadly situations day in and day out. Some will be placed in that moment of decision before the "ink" on this page has dried this very morning.
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