Comments on: LAPD hunting Dorner shot at innocent guy in second mistaken identity incident http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 21:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: MT_Head http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652979 MT_Head Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652979 Did anybody bother to read the article?  This shooting happened within minutes of the other one, and hours before the truck was found in Big Bear.  "Moments later, Torrance Police Department officers responding to the gunfire..."   Not trying to justify anything AT ALL - outrage is definitely the correct response here - but getting the facts right is also helpful. Did anybody bother to read the article?  This shooting happened within minutes of the other one, and hours before the truck was found in Big Bear. 
“Moments later, Torrance Police Department officers responding to the gunfire…”  

Not trying to justify anything AT ALL – outrage is definitely the correct response here – but getting the facts right is also helpful.

]]> By: marilove http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652746 marilove Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652746 I think the police are big boys and can defend themselves; they don't need some random dude from the internet to do it. I think the police are big boys and can defend themselves; they don’t need some random dude from the internet to do it.

]]> By: HelixFelix http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652700 HelixFelix Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652700 This thing just got very real for "Which Way L.A.": http://blogs.kcrw.com/whichwayla/2013/02/christopher-dorner-manhunt-hits-home This thing just got very real for “Which Way L.A.”:
http://blogs.kcrw.com/whichwayla/2013/02/christopher-dorner-manhunt-hits-home

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652671 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652671 How about "chary"? How about “chary”?

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652494 Donald Petersen Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652494 Ravish the watch. Ravish the watch.

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652469 That_Anonymous_Coward Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652469 Maybe if the police stopped shooting everyone in a truck hoping they might magically hit the suspect they might get more respect. Maybe if the police stopped shooting everyone in a truck hoping they might magically hit the suspect they might get more respect.

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652467 That_Anonymous_Coward Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652467 So they are just operating how DHS runs? So they are just operating how DHS runs?

]]> By: captain_pudding http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652460 captain_pudding Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652460 They also can't seem to tell that a black honda ridgeline or a blue toyota tacoma aren't a grey Nissan titan.   They also can’t seem to tell that a black honda ridgeline or a blue toyota tacoma aren’t a grey Nissan titan.  

]]> By: captain_pudding http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652457 captain_pudding Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652457 Right you are sir  . . . no idea why I thought it was For What it's Worth. Time to re-watch he series I suppose Right you are sir  . . . no idea why I thought it was For What it’s Worth. Time to re-watch he series I suppose

]]> By: wysinwyg http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652403 wysinwyg Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652403  Did you mix up "For What It's Worth" with "All Along the Watchtower" or am I missing a joke?  Did you mix up “For What It’s Worth” with “All Along the Watchtower” or am I missing a joke?

]]> By: wysinwyg http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652389 wysinwyg Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652389 You're looking for "wary".  Just letting you know for future reference because it's a great word and under-used. You’re looking for “wary”.  Just letting you know for future reference because it’s a great word and under-used.

]]> By: donovan acree http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652256 donovan acree Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652256 You know he murdered innocent people based on what? An LAPD press release?  The police clearly want him dead and not on a witness stand. It's a shame that we have already tried this man. There will be no justice or due process in this case. If he is killed, we will never know the entire story. You know he murdered innocent people based on what? An LAPD press release? 

The police clearly want him dead and not on a witness stand. It’s a shame that we have already tried this man. There will be no justice or due process in this case. If he is killed, we will never know the entire story.

]]> By: captain_pudding http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652195 captain_pudding Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652195 Crap, I just realized I'm a Cylon.  Crap, I just realized I’m a Cylon. 

]]> By: captain_pudding http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652194 captain_pudding Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652194 Also, haven't been able to confirm this but supposedly the other truck they gunned down (guy who was going surfing) was a black Honda Ridgeline Also, haven’t been able to confirm this but supposedly the other truck they gunned down (guy who was going surfing) was a black Honda Ridgeline

]]> By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652106 fuzzyfuzzyfungus Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652106 At only 500rounds/minute, M60s are for people who can hit things. Luckily, Dillon Aero has the butterfingers among us covered: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqDelOuvJaA At only 500rounds/minute, M60s are for people who can hit things.

Luckily, Dillon Aero has the butterfingers among us covered:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqDelOuvJaA

]]> By: Ryan Lenethen http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652059 Ryan Lenethen Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652059 I guess they are pretty much not trying to capture him or ask him to surrender at this point. They seem to just be spraying any truck that seems to be the same with bullets. I mean if they can't tell that two women or a small white guy is not a big bald black dude, well it is obvious that they are not even looking, let alone asking before opening fire. Besides, didn't they find his truck already torched? Why the heck do they continue to shoot up other trucks, do they think he has another? I guess they are pretty much not trying to capture him or ask him to surrender at this point. They seem to just be spraying any truck that seems to be the same with bullets. I mean if they can’t tell that two women or a small white guy is not a big bald black dude, well it is obvious that they are not even looking, let alone asking before opening fire.

Besides, didn’t they find his truck already torched? Why the heck do they continue to shoot up other trucks, do they think he has another?

]]> By: goldenmansacks http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1652053 goldenmansacks Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1652053 "Tomorrow they're going to double tap an asian grandma in a red El Camino." Thanks for the tip. I'll call grandma. “Tomorrow they’re going to double tap an asian grandma in a red El Camino.”
Thanks for the tip. I’ll call grandma.

]]> By: toyg http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651926 toyg Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651926 Kindly sodomize all guardsmen. Kindly sodomize all guardsmen.

]]> By: toyg http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651924 toyg Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651924 People keep saying he's not Frank Serpico, but of course he is not. Serpico did fuck all in late '70s South Korea; Dorner was in 2006 Iraq, when shit was actually blowing up around him and the locals would have loved to stab him at every turn. This guy is an elite, decorated marksman with guerrilla-warfare training. He's not Serpico, no; he is John fucking Rambo. People keep saying he’s not Frank Serpico, but of course he is not. Serpico did fuck all in late ’70s South Korea; Dorner was in 2006 Iraq, when shit was actually blowing up around him and the locals would have loved to stab him at every turn. This guy is an elite, decorated marksman with guerrilla-warfare training.

He’s not Serpico, no; he is John fucking Rambo.

]]> By: toyg http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651923 toyg Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651923 You must be new here. You must be new here.

]]> By: steve849 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651920 steve849 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651920 Disappointed to see Boing Boing put up a "Fuck the police" message. Disappointed to see Boing Boing put up a “Fuck the police” message.

]]> By: jansob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651909 jansob1 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651909 And I love how they are building him up to be a supervillian to justify trying to execute without trial (that seems to be a theme lately in the US). Also if he's a genius they're pretty dumb to be looking for him RIGHT WHERE HIS ABANDONED TRUCK INDICATES HE IS. He's either already in Mexico or he's back in LA getting ready to add to the notches in his gun barrel. If he's actually been chased into the mountains he's not much of a genius. And I love how they are building him up to be a supervillian to justify trying to execute without trial (that seems to be a theme lately in the US).
Also if he’s a genius they’re pretty dumb to be looking for him RIGHT WHERE HIS ABANDONED TRUCK INDICATES HE IS. He’s either already in Mexico or he’s back in LA getting ready to add to the notches in his gun barrel. If he’s actually been chased into the mountains he’s not much of a genius.

]]> By: jansob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651906 jansob1 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651906 Another sucker's bet: no serious punishment for any officer who shoots innocent bystanders. I hope they get him, if only to stop the random and consequence-free killing of random citizens. But I really couldn't care less how many uniformed gang members he gets first. Seems to truly be the only way to get rid of bad cops. Another sucker’s bet: no serious punishment for any officer who shoots innocent bystanders. I hope they get him, if only to stop the random and consequence-free killing of random citizens. But I really couldn’t care less how many uniformed gang members he gets first. Seems to truly be the only way to get rid of bad cops.

]]> By: HubrisSonic http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651881 HubrisSonic Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651881  suckers bet.  suckers bet.

]]> By: HubrisSonic http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651880 HubrisSonic Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651880  stealing that.  stealing that.

]]> By: HubrisSonic http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651877 HubrisSonic Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651877  uh, dude.. turret mounted M60.   natch!  uh, dude.. turret mounted M60.   natch!

]]> By: DataShade http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651869 DataShade Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651869 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMUTUO-xzxw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMUTUO-xzxw

]]> By: RElgin http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651862 RElgin Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651862 EXACTLY!!! The police have panicked and it is now one gigantic truck hunt. EXACTLY!!!

The police have panicked and it is now one gigantic truck hunt.

]]> By: DataShade http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651858 DataShade Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651858 *Whose* argument?  I'm sure the Nugent-style "preppers" would argue that any government agent is inherently less trustworthy with a gun than a private citizen. *Whose* argument?  I’m sure the Nugent-style “preppers” would argue that any government agent is inherently less trustworthy with a gun than a private citizen.

]]> By: RElgin http://boingboing.net/2013/02/10/lapd-hunting-dorner-shot-at-in.html#comment-1651851 RElgin Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212134#comment-1651851  Heavens to murgatroid, you forgot your sarcasm tags.  Heavens to murgatroid, you forgot your sarcasm tags.

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