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In reply to the discussion: Interesting excerpt from Dorner's manifesto [View all]brentspeak
(18,290 posts)22. In most cases, being called a nigger is much more than being called a mean name
Agreed. And in the larger scheme of things, I don't want to minimize or trivialize the use of that ugly pejorative. But Dorner is still enraged and seething about an incident which occurred in the first grade by another seven-year-old.
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It should be, but I don't know that his posted manifesto is related to the truth
mythology
Feb 2013
#12
After they catch him (alive, hopefully)... the feds should investigate the LAPD. nt
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#4
No excuse can be made for murder but sure sounds like an abused and tormented person
libtodeath
Feb 2013
#5
Murderous nutjob simmering that a kid called him a mean name back in the 1st grade
brentspeak
Feb 2013
#6
Not a mean name. He called him nigger, its memorable. Have you been called a nigger?
Exultant Democracy
Feb 2013
#20
In most cases, being called a nigger is much more than being called a mean name
brentspeak
Feb 2013
#22
He's also rather pissed that his COWORKERS call him that same name rather recently.
EOTE
Feb 2013
#29