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In reply to the discussion: If the cops performed vigilante justice on Dorner, so what? He had it coming. [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)58. Well said Manny.
They had him surrounded, contained, and they had the resources to keep him that way, if reporting and scanner traffic were accurate.
That completely demolishes any notion that burning the cabin was justified, imo.
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If the cops performed vigilante justice on Dorner, so what? He had it coming. [View all]
MannyGoldstein
Feb 2013
OP
He could have full access to the courts and full protection of the laws. He chose otherwise.
BlueStreak
Feb 2013
#12
That is speculation. You are just making things up, and then criticizing others
BlueStreak
Feb 2013
#35
Because that is obvious to just about everybody. Obviously lethal force was necessary
BlueStreak
Feb 2013
#180
Yes, because they wouldn't let him have a clear shot. There is no obligation
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#21
I don't know enough to judge whether the cops did the right thing - that's not my point.
MannyGoldstein
Feb 2013
#28
Because he was obviously there and the LAPD has filled him in on the case completely
davidpdx
Feb 2013
#91
Actually I think it's a shame he wasn't captured alive. We need to learn how folks such as
snappyturtle
Feb 2013
#83
He killed one that day, and wounded another, and was firing at the police right up until the end.
MADem
Feb 2013
#79
I've participated on DU for many years. I'm sorry to say that it appears to me that the posts on
ladjf
Feb 2013
#13
This is real life, not Dirty Harry, vigilantism by cops is criminal and a cancer to the rule of law.
DrewFlorida
Feb 2013
#14
Amazing that people think that Dorner had a due process right to kill cops
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#17
Well, he shot at them who they tried to arrest him, and when they used similar levels
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#74
So you make shit up, then bellow about a constitution you know nothing about
DisgustipatedinCA
Feb 2013
#136
Show me one where someone alleges with specificity what due process right
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#183
We are nation of 2 laws: one for the upper class and one for the rest of us.
neverforget
Feb 2013
#18
He had it coming, fuck due process!!! Jury of peers is so vastly overated!!! Who needs "ejudication"
marble falls
Feb 2013
#23
It isn't the same as saying, 'whenever however you feel like it - kill someone." Argue 2nd Amendment
marble falls
Feb 2013
#166
Well said Manny. I think the DEmocratic Party has been tainted by all the Republicans
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#52
I agree with Mr. ODonnell that it was a brilliant strategy by the Pres to win in 2012.
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#200
No, but we do have Dorner supporters. I can name at least two active ones.
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#60
They had him cornered... they were not about to wait for nightfall, and him to escape. that was
secondwind
Feb 2013
#56
Nauseating, isn't it? I'm going back and forth with one claiming "burners" is slang for teargas.
DRoseDARs
Feb 2013
#61
the Vigilante was Dorner, who killed in cold blood, just like Zimmerman killed in cold blood
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#80
Is anybody going to investigate if Dorner's beef with the cops had any merit?
tclambert
Feb 2013
#88
maybe he spent two weeks talking with his superior (not partner) about what happened and why.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#165
It really didn't seem to me that he gave them a lot of choice in the matter.
Ganja Ninja
Feb 2013
#97
There hasn't even been a utopian period when the police didn't kill *unarmed and non dangerous folks
Fumesucker
Feb 2013
#126
I am disgusted at the lack of concern for the 3 innocent people shot with hails of cop gunfire
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#130
We all reminisce about how cops "used to be" but we're stuck in that tv sitcom world.
mountain grammy
Feb 2013
#207
We know how MannyGoldstein feels, but the real questions how does 3rd way Manny feel?
white_wolf
Feb 2013
#229