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20. Could burners be a reference to tear gas or flash bang grenades?

Reply to Purveyor (Reply #18)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 12:07 AM

Feb 2013

My main reason for thinking they didn't deliberately set fire to the place is that setting fire to an ammo dump like that would endanger their own safety.

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(UPDATE) Dorner manhunt: Confusion over whether body was found [View all] avaistheone1 Feb 2013 OP

I hope the owners had fire insurance, a possibility that they didn't, since it's in Cleita Feb 2013 #1

They probably didn't have 'police vehicle' or 'deranged gunman' geek tragedy Feb 2013 #3

"I have blah blah insurance, cops burned down my house!" n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #16

I would not be surprised if it's reported that the destruction of the cabin isn't covered. kwenu Feb 2013 #32

"Dorner's body has not been found" 0rganism Feb 2013 #2

So does every black man over 200 lbs in California. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #4

nm ohnoyoudidnt Feb 2013 #6

make that any californian adult. male or female. pansypoo53219 Feb 2013 #8

Any human obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #11

So does every 100 pound latino news lady. n/t skamaria Feb 2013 #9

police just confirm body removed was Dorner Mutatis Mutandis Feb 2013 #5

Says he took his own life. llmart Feb 2013 #10

its likely no one will ever know with certainty exactly what happened onenote Feb 2013 #7

This report is so counter to the police scanner conversions at the scene that it is amazing they Purveyor Feb 2013 #12

the CBS LA reporter ended up only 50 feet away, he is live telling all that Mutatis Mutandis Feb 2013 #13

Almost no noise? AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #30

But they're telling you they heard a shot... Mugweed Feb 2013 #39

I sincerely hope that a thorough record is being made by the online community... nc4bo Feb 2013 #14

Video/audio says they said Burn it down. What do you hear Purveyor? nc4bo Feb 2013 #17

At first I thought I heard them say "go with the bird plan, like we discussed earlier". I thought Purveyor Feb 2013 #18

Could burners be a reference to tear gas or flash bang grenades? geek tragedy Feb 2013 #20

Nonsense. If they wanted gas, they would have said 'gas plan'. They didn't know their conversions Purveyor Feb 2013 #22

I think so too, it's out there now and recorded for prosperity. nc4bo Feb 2013 #21

Burn plan - cartach Feb 2013 #25

I listened to that. I can't believe they think they can just buzz by that either. nt Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author alp227 Feb 2013 #15

No body has been found Zorro Feb 2013 #19

no way ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #23

??? Bosonic Feb 2013 #24

11:13 PM ET - Body has NOT been found. Please edit your subject line and text of OP. Tx4obama Feb 2013 #26

The newsreport has been updated. avaistheone1 Feb 2013 #28

Was he given a chance to surrender? mwrguy Feb 2013 #27

I don't know if we will ever know the truth about that. avaistheone1 Feb 2013 #29

Lol. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #31

They were probably more worried that Dorner was still around and a threat. Ash_F Feb 2013 #37

crazy! bernard516 Feb 2013 #33

I heard on the radio (around 7pm) that they brought a body out in a body bag. Is this not true? lexw Feb 2013 #34

So did the police media leaks about the body have to do with the sotu? alp227 Feb 2013 #36

you know heaven05 Feb 2013 #38