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In reply to the discussion: Dorner's con game worked [View all]HangOnKids
(4,291 posts)111. I Tried To Read Them
Seriously but I was just wetting my pantalons. Could not get through them.
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I was pointing that out on other threads, this is a blanket sort of OP I think
Katashi_itto
Feb 2013
#5
Well yes, you do have a point there. Personally I think its overall a reaction to how much Badwill
Katashi_itto
Feb 2013
#13
So is it possible to recognize both--that Dorner was a seriously disturbed individual
Skidmore
Feb 2013
#20
We are. you are interpreting what we say. There is noone here on DU who defends what DOrner did.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#186
I saw none. I saw Duers discussing his manifesto. discussing the LAPd. dsicussing what caused ALL of
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#56
You missed the five years in Court. And the other 2 officers who already came forward
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#75
no. I am not. I am saying people who go through living hell for 5 years come out of it
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#129
and yet that is what person after person who knew him says on tv. and every single photograph.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#165
because he was fired from the LAPD? and in Court against the LAPD? could be.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#169
and, these were murders, cold blooded murders, not like a sniper shooting anyone in sight.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#177
Nothing in my post says the LAPD is responsible for his action. I don't think that. nor does anyone
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#181
only you keep saying that. This is your thing. Do you come form an LAPD family/ Something that is
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#191
This is the first post where you seem human. I dont sympathize with Dorner.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#204
Which just goes to show there are crazy people on both sides of the political aisle.
Sekhmets Daughter
Feb 2013
#147
True, however the reality that he is a murderer does not invalidate the long history of coruption
DrewFlorida
Feb 2013
#53
Nothing explains his actions. They caused the anger which resulted in his actions.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#143
That is the story we know, so far, from the witnesses who knew him on tv. I'm sure we know very litt
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#175
All information about DOrner's history available up till now indicates that you are incorrect.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#138
Yes, if we're not simplistic idiots. Apparently that's asking too much of some.
DirkGently
Feb 2013
#228
Let me direct you to the Rude Pundit, for he addresses your concerns most admirably. . .
Journeyman
Feb 2013
#6
The impact of LAPD's racism and corruption on him is not an "unrelated fact".
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#115
If it's related, it's relevant. And because he is dead and never got the benefit of a trial,
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#171
I have known people who were extremely depressed because they lost their jobs due
JDPriestly
Feb 2013
#96
and yet when asked to link to these posts where he is glorified & his killings justified, no one
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#50
a link to yet another OP by *you* is not a link to posters justifying the killings. nadin had never
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#64
blah blah. you're making lots of accusations and the links you posted don't support this latest
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#244
Dorner was a disgruntled worker who decided on a 2nd amendment solution.
Agnosticsherbet
Feb 2013
#23
I agree 100%, LAPD is a corrupt organization which abuses it's power and oath to the public.
DrewFlorida
Feb 2013
#86
BS. Corruption, racism, and excessive force have existed in LAPD for ages.
HooptieWagon
Feb 2013
#48
I dislike guns and violence and do not condone his actions. I DO know LAPD are a shit hole
Fire Walk With Me
Feb 2013
#38
You have my full permission to project onto me whatever values you may wish to assume.
sibelian
Feb 2013
#245
Nobody is cheering him on. And YOU come live under LAPD and see how badly they
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#139
"nor do I think justification and reason for acting are the same - you evidently do"
sibelian
Feb 2013
#246
"So yeah, you just confirmed you cannot tell the difference between justification and reason"
sibelian
Feb 2013
#255
have you read his letter? hvae you heard the other two policemen who came forward in the
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#80
You've got screws loose if you don't see a relationship between Dorner's killing spree and
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#131
... and I would argue that you've fallen for the PR of the LAPD/police-authority complex.
Myrina
Feb 2013
#82
One should believe or not believe, based on whether or not that handcuffed man was kicked
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#198
Just because one doesn't support street justice doesn't mean they support a maniac.
Spitfire of ATJ
Feb 2013
#90
So you should post links, as people are asking you to do, because accusing with characterizations
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#141
You just keep right on with that black and white thinking of yours - though it
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#105
Linking to entire threads where you agains just say 'some defend' is not what I asked for.
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#202
Dorner was a mentally ill man with a grudge, not a con. It wasn't a game to him.
PDJane
Feb 2013
#227