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In reply to the discussion: So, those who claimed the police burned Chris Dorner to death [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)29. Yes, the CS gas did start a fire.
That does not mean that was the plan, merely that it was a possibility when they launched it.
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You'd shoot yourself in the head, too, if your other option was to burn to death.
NYC_SKP
Feb 2013
#1
His other option was to fulfill his legal duty to surrender and walk out hands on head
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#3
Well, here we have "maybe the police ran up to the sniper's position and physically placed a
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#28
While being shot at, police ran up and locked/blocked the doors so he couldn't get out?
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#20
LEO pulled WALLS down... there wasn't a door that could have kept him inside.
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
#30
I think it was Peregrine Took logic that took hold, and the cops should have seen it coming.
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#101
after seeing what happened to those ladies delivering newspapers that was a viable option for him?
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2013
#76
So if 1 set of police shoot someone who just happens to be human, then you assume a different set
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#83
Since they were looking for him for days, seems he could have given himself up at some point.
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#115
Were you there? The News media reported, and played the tape to prove it, that
sabrina 1
Feb 2013
#61
LOL, what logic is that? When they set it on fire, they didn't know he was dead. Get it? n-t
Logical
Feb 2013
#8
He wasn't dead when they sent the CS gas in. There was a gunshot after they did. nt
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#9
Funny, so your defense is they tried to burn him to death but he shot himself first so no foul?
Logical
Feb 2013
#12
No, they used the stronger version of tear gas after the weaker one didn't get him out.
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#13
You know it is possible that Dormer is a worthless piece of shit and the police are corrupt idiots?
Logical
Feb 2013
#14
OK, I love this. Please justify shooting the paper delivery van and the surfer. Sunspots? n-t
Logical
Feb 2013
#21
Those were completely unacceptable and should be referred to a grand jury.
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#26
I am glad the incident is over and glad there were no hostages or any other deaths.
PufPuf23
Feb 2013
#11
Well, you realize that the tear gas they used usually doesn't start a raging inferno?
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#15
Do you have a link to those? I keep reading about them but haven't come across them and would like
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#37
I agree the burn MF is not on that video as I had listened just to where they start talking about
PufPuf23
Feb 2013
#57
Aside from "burn the m-f-er", I am wondering if "burn" in the case of tear gas means it is working?
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#59
At this, it's hard to know what to believe..reporting on this case was terribly mis-managed..
HipChick
Feb 2013
#16
Goes to show you should not expect Latest Breaking News to necessarily be accurate. Speed does not
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#39
No, it is not even reasonable that the police were planning to kill him with arson.
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#53
The autopsy was conducted after they sent the tear gas in. By about a day or so. nt
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#71
People choose to jump out of a 100-story building rather than burn to death on 9/11
davidn3600
Feb 2013
#60
You still have gross neglience bordering on intent on the part of the police
Bolo Boffin
Feb 2013
#73
Dorner would still be alive if there had been a good guy with a gun there. nt
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#90
Being that Chris Dorner was a one time member of the LA Pig Force himself.......
left on green only
Feb 2013
#82
Feeling the only way he could live with himself was to murder someone's daughter is really sad. For
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#84
Agreed! Revenge is perhaps the most vile and most destructive of all human traits.
left on green only
Feb 2013
#85