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liberalmuse

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26. It's a sickening tragedy all around.

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 07:56 PM

Feb 2013

A former cop under the guise of fighting police corruption and clearing his name was merely on a self-serving killing spree to satisfy his own warped sense of "justice". On the other hand, there's no denying the LAPD and many other police forces are corrupt brotherhoods, bonded by their own experiences and prejudices against the people they perceive to be their nemesis (basically people of color, and too many civilians, pretty much). "Let's burn this motherfucker". There is too much senseless death by gun in this country. Things have become so fucked up that I really don't know if there's a solution. As long as we love and worship guns (I hate the fucking things), revenge, and are addicted to the shoot 'em up, action/adventure cowboy illusion, we are doomed to repeat this type of scenario over and over and over again.

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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