02-11-2013, 08:41 PM
(02-11-2013, 12:31 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: The LAPD shooting up those two cars is really disturbing. They're damn lucky nobody was seriously injured or killed. Dorner really had them on edge and acting foolishly. No excuse for those shootings.
I think what LAPD really needs to evaluate is its high alert response protocols, along with its psychological screening of candidates.
The LAPD is one of the most publicly scrutinized and transparent law enforcement organizations in the United States. The policies regarding their use of force continuum have the highest standards applied to any department since 1991. There is no doubt that this department will utilize and apply the strictest of tactics in attempting to ascertain why the officers mistakenly “shot up” the wrong truck. I cannot imagine the incredible tension these officers are faced with nightly while Dorner is still roaming the streets unaccounted for. This doesn’t justify their actions, but it certainly plays a part in it. When Andrew Cunanan was running around South Beach, you could tell a number of sisters/brothers in uniform were on edge. Then again, the rampant media reports and public commentary didn’t help either. Especially, when they try to second guess everything we were doing. It doesn't help and the media can be true fucktards.
I am all for psychological testing for the initial entrance into an academy or department. I thought ours was odd. There were like 200 questions based on yes/no or true/false. Then you sit down with a psychologist to go over your results. I assume this conversation with them was to get clarification on particular answers or determine where your mind was. I passed and so did LC, HA!! Anyway, you cannot give any kind of test to truly determine if someone is going to end up bonkers while on the force. That will fall on his/her fellow officers to report such odd behavior to their superiors (and lets hope they do that).
Chris Dorner Charges: Wanted Ex-Los Angeles Police Officer Charged With Murder, Attempted Murder
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TAMI ABDOLLAH ~ Associated Press
A fugitive ex-Los Angeles police officer was charged Monday with murdering a Riverside police officer and special circumstances that could bring the death penalty.
Christopher Dorner was also charged with the attempted murder of another Riverside officer and two Los Angeles Police Department officers, Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach said.
The LAPD officers and the Riverside officers were fired on in two separate shootings early Thursday after Dorner became the target of a manhunt suspected of killing a former LAPD captain's daughter and her fiance the previous weekend. "By both his words and conduct, he has made very clear to us that every law enforcement officer in Southern California is in danger of being shot and killed," Zellerbach said.
Authorities obtained a no-bail arrest warrant, which allows Dorner to be apprehended anywhere, Zellerbach said.
Southern California authorities were investigating more than 600 tips after offering a $1 million reward for information leading to Dorner's arrest.
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