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azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
23. that was my point - kind of
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:42 PM
Feb 2013

IMO what he said about LAPD was not what was wrong, it was his actions that were wrong period.

what I do not want to see happen as a result of this si that LADP whom are known for their **cough cough** bias in their dealings with minorities to be in any way vindicated on that account because of Dorner's actions

Don’t Mythologize Christopher Dorner [View all] babylonsister Feb 2013 OP
That should go without saying. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #1
Agreed-"Spilling innocent blood is the ultimate act of cowardice." Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #2
Oh Christ just because he doesn't jump through the verbal hoops you invent for him geek tragedy Feb 2013 #6
by all accounts he was a good man, with good intentions who was wronged. He appealed an injustice In Truth We Trust Feb 2013 #16
by all accounts, he was an evil man who gunned down Monica Quan for the crime of being born geek tragedy Feb 2013 #20
If you're going to quote someone, don't be selective about it to make it seem what it is not. In Truth We Trust Feb 2013 #34
You're the one who called him a good man with good intentions and wrote that he was geek tragedy Feb 2013 #36
What part of "Killing innocents is wrong" dont you understand? Get off your pompous high horse and In Truth We Trust Feb 2013 #40
You clearly wrote that he was murders were the only way to prevent police abuses geek tragedy Feb 2013 #41
You're sadly very pathetic. You keep choosing to ignore my statement about killing being wrong. Get In Truth We Trust Feb 2013 #45
Yes, the throwaway line at the end. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #46
Those quotation marks insinuate thats what I wrote. That too would be wrong of you. In Truth We Trust Feb 2013 #47
your words: geek tragedy Feb 2013 #52
YMMV? What does that stand for? In Truth We Trust Feb 2013 #60
Your Mileage May Vary. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #61
They are all dead. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #62
So? Elizabeth Warren and others have picked up the torch. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #63
Just making an observation. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #65
Speaking of OwnedByCats Feb 2013 #68
Is your post satire? KittyWampus Feb 2013 #30
By all accounts,he was a BAD COP. A good cop would never do what Dorner did. graham4anything Feb 2013 #33
He wasn't a cop when he chose to kill. His tenure as a cop was not one In Truth We Trust Feb 2013 #38
A cop is trained as a cop and never stops being a cop. Before, then, after. graham4anything Feb 2013 #43
By all accounts? Is that why his girlfriend from his cop days, before he was fired, MADem Feb 2013 #44
Wow. Just wow. undeterred Feb 2013 #49
Why should he mention those other victims? Because a suicidal terrorist pretended to use them as his KittyWampus Feb 2013 #18
I've NEVER rooted for him. He was a murderer. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #3
Thanks babylonsistah Cha Feb 2013 #4
K&R You don't have to defend him to condemn the LAPD MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #5
I agree shenmue Feb 2013 #8
Aye, true that Taverner Feb 2013 #12
You don't have to bring up the wrong-doing of the LAPD in discussion of Dorner. KittyWampus Feb 2013 #19
Right. Because he operated in a vacuum. MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #24
There is currently a story about an airplane passenger who slapped a toddler & called him nigger >> KittyWampus Feb 2013 #27
Oh for god's fucking sake. Grow up. MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #39
Thank you for posting this. Sums up my sentiments about this ghastly situation. classof56 Feb 2013 #7
Just a question or two SamHarris2012 Feb 2013 #9
Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #10
No he wasn't. zappaman Feb 2013 #15
Never played cops and robbers I guess.. SamHarris2012 Feb 2013 #26
Because Adam Lanza didn't have Facebook fan clubs and wasn't on the run and hiding from cops. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #29
No, DU just has more egregious and stupider trolls. Jesse James was a white supremacist murdering geek tragedy Feb 2013 #22
They were not idolized. They were yesterday's terrorists. graham4anything Feb 2013 #37
Dorner: piss-poor choice for poster boy re LAPD corruption. DinahMoeHum Feb 2013 #11
It can be somewhat complicated azurnoir Feb 2013 #13
Agreed. Who cares what his assessment was? Do we care what the Uni-Bomber's assessment was? KittyWampus Feb 2013 #21
that was my point - kind of azurnoir Feb 2013 #23
Excellent point. KittyWampus Feb 2013 #28
I think what we are seeing is not really support for Dorner, but rather a reflection of the firenewt Feb 2013 #14
As if yet I have not seen anyone rooting for him. zeemike Feb 2013 #17
People are cheering him on posthumously in this very thread geek tragedy Feb 2013 #25
Why bother even posting to me. zeemike Feb 2013 #31
Oh, we couldn't 'convince' you that the Sandy Hook Truthers were asking illegitimate geek tragedy Feb 2013 #32
What you convinced me of is your passion for drama and pain. zeemike Feb 2013 #35
haha... great observation! In Truth We Trust Feb 2013 #42
A perfect analysis. 99Forever Feb 2013 #51
an excellent post Zeemike! Couldn't agree more. In Truth We Trust Feb 2013 #48
thank you zeemike Feb 2013 #59
Mythologizing those who take on the powerful nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #50
Same reason there are shrines to Baruch Goldstein in the most extreme settlements in the West Bank. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #53
Don't mythologize Christopher Matthews aka (Tweety) Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #54
Great, good. Now: Never forget LAPD's rampant racism, sexism, brutality, self-interest, Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #55
I support that Occupy Underground message and protest 100%. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #57
Don't Mythologize the LAPD or any law enforcement. xilify Feb 2013 #56
Notice that the 100 new "Dorner = Jesus Christ" threads a day stopped once BlueStreak Feb 2013 #58
No, they're still lying and saying he was 'executed' and calling for admins geek tragedy Feb 2013 #64
Thanks Babylonsister. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #66
I don't think it's about cheering Dorner OwnedByCats Feb 2013 #67
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