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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]mn9driver
(4,425 posts)There were plenty of cameras and witnesses. He could have put down his weapons and walked out with his hands in the air.
If they had gunned him down while he was surrendering,it would have been documented and he would have died accomplishing exactly what he wanted with his death.
The problem for Dorner was that they might not have killed him and that wasn't what he wanted.
From the cops point of view, they needed to keep a very competent marksman with good cover and a lot of ammunition surrounded while he tried to pick them off. The situation was not tolerable and needed to be brought to a close before more people got shot.
They did exactly what they needed to do in order to force Dorner's hand. He chose certain death instead of the uncertainty of surrender.