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78. Just going by your use of the word 'lynch'
Wed Feb 13, 2013, 06:50 PM
Feb 2013

He apparently shot himself after the fire started, when he realized he was caught between the fire and the cops.

Saddam Lover!! RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #1
I remember when the whole country cheered when Bin Laden was dead. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #2
Damn right I cheered when Osama bit the dust. iandhr Feb 2013 #58
My best friend had his grandmother murdered in broad daylight. His family opposed the death penalty Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #77
I will go with you. MuseRider Feb 2013 #3
He murdered! Murder him! The hayl with due process, I want him dayd! Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #4
Does the Supreme Court's opinion of the Constitution factor in to your thinking about "due process"? jberryhill Feb 2013 #10
To some, the Constitution is like the Bible... SidDithers Feb 2013 #15
True that jberryhill Feb 2013 #23
That's a great idea... SidDithers Feb 2013 #24
How about a majority of the state legislatures? jberryhill Feb 2013 #32
You're just bursting with good ideas today. I like the way you think... SidDithers Feb 2013 #34
Again, you're trying to cite this court opinion, as if it fits. It doesn't. beevul Feb 2013 #36
No, it's not a blank check jberryhill Feb 2013 #37
Wait... beevul Feb 2013 #39
Yes, that's correct jberryhill Feb 2013 #46
Nonsense. beevul Feb 2013 #48
I have given it a lot of thought jberryhill Feb 2013 #49
it heaven05 Feb 2013 #90
K&R libtodeath Feb 2013 #5
I'm not cheering his death, Light House Feb 2013 #6
I agree. HappyMe Feb 2013 #12
Thank you. sibelian Feb 2013 #7
Should emotion trump the law? jberryhill Feb 2013 #9
"A nation of laws" jberryhill Feb 2013 #8
regardless of the legalese, the sentiment still applies quinnox Feb 2013 #17
I'm not on board with the police jberryhill Feb 2013 #21
you are not "on board" with the way the police handled it, quinnox Feb 2013 #30
That's correct jberryhill Feb 2013 #38
I explained what the reasons for my OP were about quinnox Feb 2013 #42
I think bloodthirsty cheering and revenge seeking are odious human tendencies jberryhill Feb 2013 #43
Have you been persecuted in some way again? great white snark Feb 2013 #11
this was originally meant as a response in another forum quinnox Feb 2013 #13
Yea, that's what is required. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #14
straw man treestar Feb 2013 #16
"Each man's death diminishes me, For I am involved in mankind." John Donne Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #18
that's beautiful! Thank you for posting this. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #25
I'd imagine that for every one thousand "good mainstream Democrats" there are also LanternWaste Feb 2013 #19
Why didn't you post this after they killed Dykes last week? nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #20
Sorry, didn't know who "Dykes" was until I just googled it quinnox Feb 2013 #27
Odd you mention that jberryhill Feb 2013 #29
That was in reference to drone strikes. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #31
Because Dykes had the wrong politics. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #52
Wonder what DU would have been like when Rodney King was beaten half to death jsr Feb 2013 #22
Sure, that's what would have happened. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #26
Not LAPD wercal Feb 2013 #35
Yep, it was the sheriffs. I have posted incorrectly regarding that. I've also posted here on DU Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #85
How many people did Rodney King gun down in cold blood? geek tragedy Feb 2013 #54
THANK YOU iandhr Feb 2013 #64
Me too. The sympathy for that asshole makes me sick. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #67
Bring it on!!! Cal Carpenter Feb 2013 #28
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Gee We All Just LURVE Criminals! HangOnKids Feb 2013 #41
Yes, and if you think it's acceptable for police to use force against geek tragedy Feb 2013 #53
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No one's defending that action. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #56
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Excuse me? geek tragedy Feb 2013 #61
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I never said that people who "didn't find the need to wank" supported his actions. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #79
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Actually, the OP--the one that accused people who disagree with him geek tragedy Feb 2013 #82
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Disagreement is to be discouraged? nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #84
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Of course I would have preferred that he was brought in alive to stand trial. iandhr Feb 2013 #62
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You might be right. But that wasn't my point. iandhr Feb 2013 #68
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Look I am aware of the history of the LAPD. iandhr Feb 2013 #72
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Especially the 6th and 7th -- Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2013 #40
welcome to the big tent.. frylock Feb 2013 #44
Having compassion for murderers and rapists? EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #45
Nuance is hard. n/t backscatter712 Feb 2013 #47
and the OP certainly reflects a lack of nuance. cali Feb 2013 #50
Alternate title post: People who disagree with me are bloodthirsty revenge geek tragedy Feb 2013 #51
Ding Ding iandhr Feb 2013 #74
I'll take it too ReRe Feb 2013 #57
So, Chris Dorner was lynched, huh? geek tragedy Feb 2013 #59
Respectfully.... ReRe Feb 2013 #76
Just going by your use of the word 'lynch' geek tragedy Feb 2013 #78
Completely wrong. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #66
What happened to this place? Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #69
Trolls stonecutter357 Feb 2013 #73
I'm confused. I've been given to understand here that "means you are on the far RIGHT fringe". nt patrice Feb 2013 #71
How dare you actually CARE about this quaint notion of "laws". 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #80
So now one must have sympathy for a gun loving, cold blooded murderer, NCTraveler Feb 2013 #86
Look, nowhere in my OP does it even hint at sympathy for Dorner quinnox Feb 2013 #88
You do get the point. Sorry if it was rude. I see how it came off that way. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #89
This message was self-deleted by its author quinnox Feb 2013 #91
I'm self deleting this because quinnox Feb 2013 #92
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