Christopher Dorner and the death of Due ProcessLet me first say that what Christopher Dorner did was criminal and morally wrong. He deserved to be brought to justice and be held accountable for multiple crimes, including murder. This should stand as a lesson to all of us that we are never above the law and we should not become judge, jury, and executioner.
That said, two wrongs don’t make a right. At least that is one of the lessons I was taught growing up. What the police did on Dorner’s last day of flight was also criminal, and yes, morally wrong.
But let’s back up a moment and examine Dorner’s Manifesto. By the way, the manifesto posted in this article comes from the group Anonymous and it is uncensored. It is disturbing and it is serious stuff, but Dorner laid out a carefully crafted and logical argument as to why he was targeting police officials. Yes, he had already lost and exhausted all legal remedies to correct the situation and regain his lost credibility.
The point I’m making is that this was not some crazed maniac bent on killing everyone who he came into contact with. He was targeting those that, in his mind, had played a role in him losing his reputation and credibility and the eventual termination of his employment with the LAPD. You can tell in reading the manifesto that Dorner had a premonition that he would be killed, or at least targeted for that eventual outcome. But the way he died is what I want you to be aware of and think about.
What the police did was nothing short of vigilante justice, much like how the legal system was in the Wild West days. Thank goodness the vast majority of us will never face the set of circumstances that he faced, but wouldn’t it be comforting to know that authorities who are sworn to uphold the law and protect our rights of Due Process are doing just that?
That final day, after Dorner had been chased to a cabin at Big Bear Lake, police surrounded the cabin and then told the media to back off and take only wide camera angle shots of what was transpiring. Once the media had mistakenly backed off, the police sent an armored vehicle to the house to tear down the walls so they could pour gasoline into the structure. How do I know this? I was watching it all unfold before me. In addition, did you notice the color of the smoke coming from the fire that police set? It was black, and only two things cause black smoke: Rubber and Gasoline. CNN reported that Dorner had tried to exit before the fire started but was pushed back inside. Here is an audio clip from a police scanner that day: Dorner Audio. WARNING: There is profanity in the audio.
The police made a decision that fateful afternoon to burn Dorner alive inside the cabin. And in that decision, they trampled on something that is part of the law. It’s called Due Process.
The quickly unfolding events made me think of what happened at Waco. The police took the law into its own hands and were it not for Dorner quickly taking his own life, would have burned a man alive. If that is their idea of justice, I want no part of it. ..
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