If the cops performed vigilante justice on Dorner, so what? He had it coming.

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24. One more time: Timothy Dale Johnson

On August 13, 2008, an asshole walked into the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Arkansas and shot and killed the head of the state party, Bill Gwatney, in cold blood. That asshole was identified as Timothy Dale Johnson. He was spotted by police and led them on a 30 mile chase. Finally, according to the police, they forced Johnson's car from the road and when he refused to surrender, they shot and killed him. They shot him six times. He never fired a round. In fact, his rifle was still in its case. The police claimed that he had grabbed it and was trying to open it and that's when they opened fire.

I may be wrong, but I don't recall anyone here calling that an execution. I don't recall anyone here questioning the cops version of events. And you know what? I'm perfectly good with that. I don't know whether the police version is accurate or not, but I don't shed a tear for Timothy Dale Johnson. He could've surrendered but he fled. He was armed and dangerous. I don't think the police are obligated to put themselves at extreme risk in that situation. No, he didn't get a trial which, according to some posts I've seen over the past couple of days, means that police were judge, jury and executioner. Well, that's the way it works in situations like this. If you want to decry the cops' decision in that case, go ahead. I don't.