HE’S JUST
ANOTHER COWARDLY KILLER
Riverside
(CA) Police Officer Michael Crain
shot and
killed by Christopher Dorner.
(Sunday February 10,
2013. Los Angeles, CA) Every time the
rampaging gunmen bent on murdering members of the law enforcement community and
their families is referred to in the media as an “ex-cop” or a “rogue cop” they
are perpetuating the myth that this lunatic so desperately wants to have
perpetuated. The fact that he once wore the LAPD uniform is not relevant and
should not garner any greater attention than any other particular item in this
disturbed man’s biography. In an 11,000
word rant posted on the Internet he rambles through a lifelong litany of
insults, disrespect, slights, and unfairness intended to provide his
“rationale” for this homicidal spree that has already claimed three lives. That he is also a former naval reserve
officer is in a sense as disparaging of our Navy as his former affiliation with
LAPD is to that organization. Yes,
Christopher Dorner served in the United States Naval reserve for 20 years and
was honorably discharged but his military experience has no bearing on what he
has become and what this private mission of retribution is all about.
No matter what the “tipping
point” was for this man, despite whatever wrongs, real or imagined beset him,
he is just another murderous criminal targeting innocent people. That a large swath of southern California is
on high alert and up to 50 families of those Dorner railed against and
threatened in his twisted “manifesto” are under LAPD protection, is a
reactionary posture to his madness not his former law enforcement and military
experiences. Granted, he is likely
better trained than the average lone gunman we have become increasingly
familiar with. Sure, he is probably a
better marksman, more tactically sophisticated, and better equipped for survival
in the rugged mountains of Big Bear Lake but he is just another psychopath.
It is very disturbing and
somewhat dismaying to read that many in southern California have been
expressing “support” for this lunatic.
The most vocal proclaim that “LAPD brought this on itself”; that after
years of “police brutality” the officers of LAPD are finally “learning what it
feels like to be prey.” Perhaps these
sickening reactions from a slender segment of southern Californian’s, those
already hostile and critical to the law enforcement community generally and
LAPD specifically, should have been expected.
Now that these views have taken flight in the various media outlets and
the usual rabble-rousing talking heads they consult on matters of “race in
America”, the schism between the law abiding and the “aggrieved” law deriding
is becoming more apparent. Sadly this
event is morphing into an oddly convoluted airing of racial animosities and
issues, matters that have long been obstacles between the public they are
tasked with serving and protecting and the men and women of law
enforcement.
As a former member of LAPD,
dismissed almost five years ago, Christopher Dorner is not in any way
accurately labeled as a “rogue cop”. For any cop to be labeled as a “rogue” he
would have to be actively employed by a police force. Dorner is a garden variety murderer with
grudges who just so happens to have been a cop.
He was employed by the LAPD for a number of years and ultimately
dismissed due to disciplinary or administrative reasons so his alleged grievances
are not dissimilar to other killers who “snap” after some negative workplace
incident of after losing their jobs.
Based on Dorner’s rambling
screed it is obvious that his actions have all been well premeditated with
“malice aforethought”, the very definition of homicide in the first
degree. This is where he departs from
the modus operandi of other workplace shooters.
In most cases an employee who has lost his job, in his mind due to
unfair treatment or other circumstance, typically perpetrates his revenge in a
short span of time, often he kills on the same day he was let go by his
employer. This particular man has had
years to adjust to his dismissal and apparently he has chosen to use much of
that time ruminating, obsessing and fuming over being let go in addition to his
other complaints that he claims transpired as early as his years in grade
school.
The Los Angeles Police
Department has a long history of exceedingly poor relationships with the
African American and Latino communities as well as internal corruption going
back to the days of Chief William Parker.
There is no denying this fact.
However, to view Dorner’s rampage as somehow fitting or just is to
condone his murderous spree. One
commentator writing in a national publication wrote, “The LAPD brought this on
themselves.” This kind of thinking is
not only dangerously off kilter, it also represents a measure of animus and
utter disrespect for the thousands of men and women how’ve served valiantly,
bravely, and within the boundaries of the law for generations.
Every large hierarchical
organization including police departments have a certain number of unstable
employees, some with profound mental illness, addiction to alcohol or drugs,
and the gamut of personality disorders.
Most police departments of any size have had to confront cases of
corruption of varying severity, abuse, brutality, racism, and all manner of
officer malfeasance. Possessing
authority can bring out the worst in men.
The LAPD is no exception and actually has had a series of high profile
incidents that have exposed the raw underbelly of that troubled organization. Since the days of the infamous Rodney King
beating caught on tape and the acquittal of four of the officers recorded
delivering that prolonged beating as he attempted to stand up after being
pulled over and tasered. The LAPD has
made substantial strides towards better training of its officers as well as
improving community relations. The
circumstances that lead to the dismissal of Dorner in 2009 will be “reexamined”
by the upper echelon of LAPD. This
appears to be a pacifying act, a gesture to appease the most virulent and vocal
of LAPD’s critics.
More disturbing is the sudden
appearance of Christopher Dorner web pages and other social media sites
supporting this madman’s cause. Such support is indicative of the damage done
in the past to the reputation of the LAPD.
Apparrently, his “supporters” are ignoring the fact that Dorner could have opted to pursue his grievances
in a conventional manner using the appeal process. He could have chosen to take his story to the
press or use any number of other means to put pressure on the LAPD. Obviously, he made other choices and it will
be the repercussions of his choices that will forever include him on the list
of evil, depraved cop killers. Hopefully
he will commit suicide before any more innocent lives are taken by his hands.
TAGS: CHRISTOPHER DORNER MANHUNT, LAPD COP KILLER, LAPD HISTORY,
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