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SamHarris2012

(42 posts)
94. Is it possible they made more than ONE of these trucks?
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 08:37 PM
Feb 2013

Second question: Why does the Torrance PD want Dorner dead so much?

Good gawd! CountAllVotes Feb 2013 #1
LAPD is JohnnyBoots Feb 2013 #2
Torrance PD is not the same as LAPD. ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #20
Well, the property owners in that municipality will...nt MADem Feb 2013 #29
Most cities carry liability insurance for such cases. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #32
I grew up in Torrance NICO9000 Feb 2013 #69
i grew up in torrance too. barbtries Feb 2013 #77
The police in general are now more dangerous than Dorner. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #99
Dorner certainly succeeded in getting them to shame themselves. caseymoz Feb 2013 #112
agree 1000% sasha031 Feb 2013 #52
It is really scary to see how they are shooting first and checking who Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #115
IMO, Dorner dotymed Feb 2013 #125
yes Randomthought Feb 2013 #133
Apparently the description they have of the subject is "a biped in a pickup" nt lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #3
~lol. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #13
Thanks! nt lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #22
Lol, I gave you a heart for that too! Jazzgirl Feb 2013 #26
But the Latino ladies were driving a bright blue van, NOT a tblue37 Feb 2013 #40
They were in a bright blue PICKUP. It looks like a van from directly behind, but it isn't. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #68
They were driving a Dodge pickup. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #135
Lulz! Champion Jack Feb 2013 #101
Then they'd be shooting at clams. caseymoz Feb 2013 #110
HOLY SHIT! A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #123
How in the blue blazes do you mistake this man for Dorner? Light House Feb 2013 #4
His hair was short? Still don't know why the truck is a red flag anymore, though. freshwest Feb 2013 #78
.... Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #131
Pucker Power is the Power of the Hour Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #5
It isn't even the cops' fear so much as their desire to make sure Dorner is killed tblue37 Feb 2013 #41
There is truth in what you say nt Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #53
+100 truebluegreen Feb 2013 #105
He's such a lucky person not to have been shot. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #6
latina ladies, from what I remember nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #36
Oh, I must have gotten confused someplace that day. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #38
np :) nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #39
The original reports did say Asian ladies, but then it was eventually tblue37 Feb 2013 #42
That makes sense. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #45
Looks like he's going to have whiplash from this, too. Recklessness by the PD. freshwest Feb 2013 #79
Did I read that right that he was already stopped and questioned *before* a police car slams into gtar100 Feb 2013 #7
Take the guns away from thugs. Downwinder Feb 2013 #14
In this case, police thugs. gtar100 Feb 2013 #51
yeah, one of them had already stopped him, questioned him and sent him arely staircase Feb 2013 #84
shooting at Perdue dperdue310 Feb 2013 #141
if it is really you, get well soon arely staircase Feb 2013 #142
thank you dperdue310 Feb 2013 #144
heart dperdue310 Feb 2013 #146
arely staircase dperdue310 Feb 2013 #145
welcome to DU, dperdue310 In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #147
surfing again dperdue310 Feb 2013 #148
Then, I will hold you in my heart until you are well again, dperdue310. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #149
in the wind dperdue310 Feb 2013 #150
The one's who love were watching that day, as always. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #152
Didnt they mistaken the vehicle the two ladies were driving also. It wasnt a pickup was it? nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #8
A pickup, yes, but wrong make and model. ManiacJoe Feb 2013 #24
the taxpayers in LA are going to be footing some legal bills. littlewolf Feb 2013 #9
Well, at least they got the gender right this time. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #10
And the NUMBER of people! nt tblue37 Feb 2013 #43
Cross-eyed racists. caseymoz Feb 2013 #111
It has to be tough and a more than a little frightening, knowing that you are a target........ wandy Feb 2013 #11
No, unfortunately they're not better than this. EOTE Feb 2013 #108
WTF!? The LA cops are incompetent and dangerous indie9197 Feb 2013 #12
Because the cops issued a press release say that Purdue was unhurt (apparently meaning "not shot"), AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #16
A RENTAL CAR??? What the HOLY FUCKETY FUCK!!!??!!!? kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #70
Bill Moyers had the auther of "Kill Anything That Moves" on last night IDemo Feb 2013 #15
Torrance PD again magellan Feb 2013 #17
It was LAPD who shot the two women, from the Hollywood Division... I live 5 minutes from winstars Feb 2013 #91
Look when police start shooting at two tiny Hispanic women malaise Feb 2013 #18
On the upside, it appears that the cops are making progress in reducing racism and sexism. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #27
LOL malaise Feb 2013 #30
Truly colorblind! ROFL alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #61
He's a surfer? Where's the long hair and pot stash? The Straight Story Feb 2013 #19
He's a surfer, not a snowboarder. Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #25
Um, that was the surfer stereotype long before it was the snowboarder stereotype. tavalon Feb 2013 #75
Not to mention, hatchet. IDemo Feb 2013 #86
Out. Of. Control. libodem Feb 2013 #21
Cops need to be drug tested. glinda Feb 2013 #23
An IQ exam wouldn't be out of line either.... Rider113 Feb 2013 #107
+1 glinda Feb 2013 #117
I don't think an LAPD would wear that watch either Doctor_J Feb 2013 #28
And the people on the thread about using drones to look for the guy Occulus Feb 2013 #132
They should call off the manhunt before the cops kill somebody, MadHound Feb 2013 #31
WTF ybbor Feb 2013 #33
only heaven05 Feb 2013 #34
Spot on............ firenewt Feb 2013 #82
poor guy, thank god he wasn't killed steve2470 Feb 2013 #35
angry cops are dangerous oldandhappy Feb 2013 #37
What you just said does not make any of this ok. Ashgrey77 Feb 2013 #48
Well said ktower Feb 2013 #118
If they can't take the heat, they need to stay out of the kitchen. Any cop who loses all common kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #71
Yeah. RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #85
Yeah, angry cops SHOULDN'T BE DANGEROUS. sibelian Feb 2013 #98
Will the police who attempted to murder this civilian at least lose their jobs? shcrane71 Feb 2013 #44
A color blind police force? xxqqqzme Feb 2013 #46
During this episode, they have fired on two occasions at innocent people. Their aim ... Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #47
Thankfully, these cops and others like them are not in charge of drones. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #49
Actually, they are. But they are reconnaissance drones and unarmed. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #73
If some of the police brass have been planning to arm the drones, that wouldn't surprise me. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #127
fuck tha police frylock Feb 2013 #50
Attempted murder Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #54
yes these LEO agencies are trying to kill him, not capture him, it's very obvious nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #56
He made it pretty obvious in his manifesto he isn't planning on being captured. LisaL Feb 2013 #96
That's irrelevant. The police have a duty to refrain from kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #103
We abolished that quaint concept of due process a2liberal Feb 2013 #134
I'm sorry. I guess I mistakenly thought Los Angeles was on American soil and not kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #138
Respectfully, the action of the cops indicate that they are planning on not capturing him. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #124
Yep, shooting first asking questions later. nt Union Scribe Feb 2013 #119
Inexcusable. liberalmuse Feb 2013 #55
I am sure the NRA is happy, at least it's. the good guys doing the shooting Heather MC Feb 2013 #57
Sounds like they are employing the tactics they learned in Iraq. go west young man Feb 2013 #58
although the Fist to the US Soldier is far worse. PatrynXX Feb 2013 #59
You asked were the newspaper women "black or white??" The first reports said that they were Asian. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #64
it wouldn't have been ok even if he was Black and same size as Dorner JI7 Feb 2013 #60
It wouldn't have been ok EVEN IF HE WERE DORNER. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #76
Perfectly said! arcane1 Feb 2013 #81
They could, of course, offer him the opportunity to surrender peacefully before finding him. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #128
The way these cops shoot Dorner is the safest man alive. TeamPooka Feb 2013 #62
Okay, the war is on Bennyboy Feb 2013 #63
Well gosh.How incompetent .. SummerSnow Feb 2013 #65
Responsible gun owners in operation obxhead Feb 2013 #66
These Keystone Cops are no joke. StrictlyRockers Feb 2013 #67
AnotherMcIntosh Diclotican Feb 2013 #72
Isn't it time that another police force look for this guy? This is insane. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2013 #74
You don't have to be that bright to be a cop tabasco Feb 2013 #80
I read once that sociopaths are attracted to police work and that at any time Rozlee Feb 2013 #88
That sounds about right, that is to say, correct, but wrong. Police officers should be held to a Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2013 #120
And the cop defenders wonder why people don't trust em. RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #83
OK, I've seen a pic of Dorner. Brigid Feb 2013 #87
If the situation wasn't so potentially deadly it would be hilarious. Kalidurga Feb 2013 #89
I'm looking for a bright orange vest and white flag to carry around personally flamingdem Feb 2013 #93
They are acting like occupation troops in a foreign country daleo Feb 2013 #90
gnarly flamingdem Feb 2013 #92
Is it possible they made more than ONE of these trucks? SamHarris2012 Feb 2013 #94
Maybe the fact that he is accused of killing a cop has something to do with it? No? LisaL Feb 2013 #95
And just by sheer luck... SamHarris2012 Feb 2013 #97
So, you think that trying to kill him is in APPROPRIATE response? kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #104
Drone first, ask questions never. blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #100
Anyone driving any color or type of pickup truck is now in danger of a police attack? Webster Green Feb 2013 #102
The police brass can stop these irresponsible and life-threatening shootings at any time by just AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #130
Don't they have a license plate number? intheflow Feb 2013 #106
The license plate could be switched out, but everything else points to rank incompetence. freshwest Feb 2013 #143
Time to bring out that old Offspring song. Neoma Feb 2013 #109
This is probably the defacto7 Feb 2013 #113
wait? so the LAPD shot two older Latino in a truck, hoping it was Dorner, then also rammed this guy Divine Discontent Feb 2013 #114
it just shows you.... blackspade Feb 2013 #116
Wow, Torrance PD still hires assholes. Vattel Feb 2013 #121
Kickin' it . . . in support of David Perdue In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #122
Wow. That could be Dorners doppelganger. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #126
what is with the LAPD Coolest Ranger Feb 2013 #129
Well, yeah, but maybe there were mitigating circumstances DFW Feb 2013 #136
Fortunately for David Perdue, when the shooting was over, they still hadn't. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #137
OK, so they can't shoot straight DFW Feb 2013 #139
To be fair to the police: Other than being a different race, JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2013 #140
Hmmm...two arms, two legs, one head, one torso,...he seems to match the discription. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #151
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