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In reply to the discussion: Why the LAPD's Hunt for Dorner Is Indefensible [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)and sightlines of his sniper rifle.
And because they didn't want the press broadcasting their movements in case he had access to, I dunno, a smartphone with 4G connectivity.
And because they didn't want to be tripping over the press while conducting tactical movements.
And because generally when there's a nutjob sniper shooting everything that moves, they clear out the entire area as SOP.
A guy holed himself up in a cabin, was armed to the teeth and was extraordinarily violent and dangerous, and under any 4th Amendment analysis (4th Amendment, not 5th amendment is relevant legal authority) what they did was reasonable.
Given that I've said there's a need to investigate the shootings of innocent people, obviously problematic conduct needs to be investigated. Where there's little doubt that the police conduct was reasonable, no reason to engage in conspiracy theories.