Ex-LA cop, murder suspect sent parcel to Anderson Cooper
In this image provided by the Irvine, Calif., Police Department via The Orange County Register, former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Jordan Dorner is shown. Dorner is a suspect in the killings of Monica Quan and her fiance, Keith Lawrence, who were found shot to death in their car at a parking structure Sunday night. (AP Photo/Irvine Police Department via The Orange County Register) / AP/Irvine Police Department via Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES Law enforcement officials are inspecting a package CNN's Anderson Cooper received from a former Los Angeles police officer who allegedly killed three in a shooting spree.
CNN spokeswoman Shimrit Sheetrit said Thursday that a parcel containing a note, a DVD and a bullet hole-riddled memento were sent by Christopher Dorner and addressed to Cooper's office.
LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith says LAPD robbery-homicide detectives will inspect the package for clues.
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The package arrived Feb. 1, days before the first two killings Dorner is accused of.
It contained a note on it that read, in part, "I never lied."
Dorner was fired from the LAPD in 2008 for making false statements.
A coin typically given out as a souvenir by the police chief was also in the package, and riddled with bullet holes.
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Hmm
Just saying.....
What I get is that since 2008 this guy has been searching for restitution to no avail.. Seems like a boy full of integrity overlooked to me.
Last resort: retribution (because those that should have listened and paid attention didn't to begin with)! War on the not right.
This guy isn't crazy but he is surely disillusioned (not delusional) by a system he imagined fair and by the book.. and the representation suggests it's a another white man's lobby at the LAPD appraising other white clowns (white myself so no catch there).
Seems a formidable asset has gone apeshit over the injustice served by the self-important filth that pretend to serve you..
This one however has promise beyond the movie
Why would he make up a story or lie about what he saw? That claim makes no sense and I actually agree its more likely he was railroaded and fired by a corrupt department than their accusations he iied.
He is now doing what he was taught to do. He has killed although he knows it's wrong, in his last attempt to regain his own self-respect. The public never would have heard his story if he didn't do what he is doing. The military teaches soldiers how to kill others including women and children for the "greater good". This military training is what makes this man so formidable. It's also responsible for the many cases of PTSD and SUICIDES of returning soldiers who cannot re-adapt to society after learning their military lessons.
BTW ... why isn't there more outrage over the two innocent women who were ambushed and shot by overzealous cops looking to make a name for themselves by killing this man? I'd think our policemen would know how to correctly identify a truck and request a suspect surrender before riddling the entire area with bullets. Why does this vehicle look like a sieve? Surely the cops didn't shoot up the truck AFTER they shot both women?
Have the LA cops been instructed to shoot this man on sight? This is suspicious to me. Dead men cannot testify. While the man ia still a murderer, what if he has been telling the truth? Would there be a chance someone would re-investigate the charges, perhaps question him again while he was serving his life sentence for the killings he committed?
This is the USA. Police are not supposed to shoot to kill armed suspects before giving them a chance to surrender.
'Circumstances' throughout his life have not been in his favor, consistantly, in his eyes, through no fault of his own. As a high achiever personality, so too will be his level of response.
What would push you over the edge? It has been known for years that the LAPD is a ruthless lot of police that treat many in the LA vicinity unethically when it comes to intolerance. What will it take for the LAPD to implement some sort of decency with open mindedness towards their fellow human being? The LAPD is paid to protect all in the line of duty. Not all people are the enemy but it appears that over the years with the "Rodney King" fiasco and other police brutality against mentally ill persons, people of color and culture, as well as those who are mentally ill but not considered a threat has caused a stir with the citizens of LA County and people across this county to wonder desperately what the hell is going on. LA is not a military state of Marshall Law or is it? It appears that with this latest "Cliff Hanger" moment once again the LAPD is put in the limelight of disrepair. No matter how they try to fix the problem of public condemnation, they seem to think they are above the laws set for the people. Are these laws only for the people they serve? That's a good question and one that might need to be answerd publically for all who want to know. Don't be surprised if Christopher Dorner is shot dead because the LAPD does not want their "Laundry Aired" publically for all to see their digressions, because the average human being might get a Bird's Eye view of the shenanigans that go on behind those closed doors.
America has a problem and it starts with all the crazy mans heros! We cannot have a peaceful dialog if the divisive personalities involved are going to be setting off the unstable mental cases that make up their base!
LA is run by the same democrat machine that he is making the heroes of America! There is no logic in his argument or yours!
Police are part of the problem, and you and others need to join the millions of people who want anarchy to fix this. Usurp the usurpers. Bring them to their knees. You know how many companies have led to the deaths of Americans, such as that big pharma, dairies, food companies, and it goes all the way up into city government. Until they and their families are affected they seem to get away with it, but not for Doner. He brings the battle home.