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(68,868 posts) Thu Feb 14, 2013, 01:19 AM Feb 2013

His name was Jeremiah Mackay [View all]

Last edited Thu Feb 14, 2013, 08:06 PM - Edit history (1)

He was killed by Christopher Dorner while trying to arrest him.

Yesterday.

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/02/jeremiah-mackay-id-d-as-slain-deputy-in-calif-manhunt-85209.html

Christopher Dorner could have put his weapons down and surrendered to Detective Mackay. Instead he riddled his body with bullets.

His wife is a widow, and his children will grow up without a father.

Because Chris Dorner was not willing to stand trial and avail himself of his constitutional due process of law.

How many more Jeremiah Mackay's are necessary would have been necessary to convince those bleating about this imaginary violation of Dorner's rights that he was serious about his refusal to surrender? That his rights were not being infringed upon when the police used potentially lethal force against him? How many dead bodies, how many widows before it was okay to use all necessary force to neutralize the threat that was Chris Dorner?

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His name was Jeremiah Mackay [View all] geek tragedy Feb 2013 OP

Yep, anyone who criticizes the police hates that man's children. Union Scribe Feb 2013 #1

No, but people act as if Dorner was denied a chance to surrender by police. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #2

None of this should have happened RobertEarl Feb 2013 #3

The DU consensus is that even though Dorner shot any LEO who tried geek tragedy Feb 2013 #4

Oh, I get it now RobertEarl Feb 2013 #5

The death of Jeremiah Mackay has been the subject of much less anguish geek tragedy Feb 2013 #6

That may be, I don't know RobertEarl Feb 2013 #9

Some people here have celebrated what Dorner did. Can provide several links if you wish. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #10

Would you say the same, even sarcastically, about anyone who stands by the Second Amendment? cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #27

that's not true. i am very critical of how the police have handled this arely staircase Feb 2013 #28

Thank you for this thread. Light House Feb 2013 #7

And that he was determined to inflict more death and more grieving. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #8

That's right. Light House Feb 2013 #11

Dorner being wrong doesn't = the PD and their methods were right. Kalidurga Feb 2013 #12

It's a complex analysis driven by situation-specific facts. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #13

Was he brought to trial? If so I missed it... Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #14

Yes, perhaps Jeremiah Mackay is still alive. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #16

First off... Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #17

If you're going to go on about the law, you should know it first. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #20

That's a hell of a pretzel you've gotten yourself into. Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #23

Well, you can pretend there's doubt as to whether he killed those people. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #25

Finally, a thread about one of his victims - lynne Feb 2013 #15

I hate the conflations that I see on DU like your OP... madinmaryland Feb 2013 #18

Lots of DUers are maintaining the cops had no right to use lethal force or kill him. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #21

... madinmaryland Feb 2013 #22

RIP TeamPooka Feb 2013 #19

As the husband of a widow of a police officer killed in the line of duty grantcart Feb 2013 #24

I never knew. Man, I can't even imagine the loss. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #29

It was a long time ago (35 years) and we don't really think about it much except when grantcart Feb 2013 #30

It's a sickening tragedy all around. liberalmuse Feb 2013 #26