Media Fooled Again Covering Ex-LAPD Officer’s Killing Spree from Wrong Angle

The first time I heard about Christopher Dorner and his killing spree, I was glued to the television and checking all stations for some more news.  All I got was focused on the alleged shooter and why he was so wrong in his actions.  Strangely, I understood this as the initial reaction to a story like this but as I am well known to do, I trusted that some journalist would dive deeper and attempt to discover more about why someone who had spent the majority of his life defending those who cannot or choose not to defend themselves would now, all of a sudden, turn and begin to commit the acts he swore to uphold.  That was until I read this article by Sharon Bernstein for NBC News Los Angeles titled Manifesto: Alleged Cop Revenge Shooter Named Targets, Blamed Asians, Hispanics and Lesbians and Updated 5:09 AM PST.

 

In this article Ms. Bernstein not only reports the news but also posts as much of this Manifesto as possible which allows readers to learn a little bit more about the circumstances behind Dorner’s actions.  While, not even Satan himself can justify Mr. Dorner’s acts, the article does expose several questions behind why the LAPD is now offering this 1 million dollar reward to silence him.  My biggest disappointment is that this article is the only one which appears to want to cover the whole story instead of the one released by the LAPD.  Whatever happened to unbiased reporting?  As Paul Harvey used to say, tell the “whole story” and not just the one you favor most.

 

From CNN to Ed Schultz and MSNBC, the only slant I have heard is how it is so very important that Mr. Dorner’s reign of terror is ended and how the LAPD is removing all stops to bring this to a conclusion.  Now we all know the “stellar” reputation of the LAPD and how upstanding, transparent and honest it is (joke).  So why no one is covering it from the angle of Mr. Dorner being right and LAPD is full of “go-aloners to get alongers”.  From the point of the LAPD living in a glass house but keeping their dirty laundry in a secure and closed basement.  From the point of lack of consequences for those hired to “serve and protect” using their power and influence from top to bottom to keep silent all those who may be compelled to reveal the real truth behind the curtain.

 

I do not agree with Mr. Dorner taking the actions, his manifesto proclaims.  I think that he did not exhaust all other possibilities before he choose the path that he may be on.  I do not agree with sacrificing his life at the end of a gun by justifying taking another’s life by the same means and I think he owes it to all those struggling to keep doing right while it seems that only those doing wrong are rewarded.  Having been fired, he was clear to now exact his revenge on the LAPD without firing one shot.  He could have made his case and found support in the public because there are very few, I know, who have not been a victim to this very same thing as he says he was subjected to.  Maybe not in the LAPD but in other agencies, groups, jobs and yes, even in the military.  If you are fighting to clear your name, you do not want to muddy the waters as those looking in are trying to see clear to the bottom.

 

Will it ever come to pass that the events spoken about in Mr. Dorner’s letter will ever come to light?  Yes, but maybe not for a very long time.  Mr. Dorner had the chance to bring all that to light and finally fix a problem that has being plaguing America for so long now but that chance is now gone.  No one will ever view this case as nothing but another military man losses his mind and those who are behind the curtain will stay safe, secure and happy to ruin others’ lives.  Will Mr. Dorner be captured alive and interviewed by unbiased journalist where we can get to more of the truth?  I doubt it because this is not what those in power want to happen but especially because of what was found in this article by Cmdr. Andrew Smith saying that the department "is not opening it because of the accusations or because of the musings of someone who is a multiple murderer now," “He can turn himself in and he can be able to get his side of the story out."   What does this really mean is already, at least, Commander Andrew Smith has not only heard all of the evidence against Mr. Dorner but has judged and convicted him before ever stepping foot into a courtroom.  If the Commander is thinking in this capacity, you can safely assume that the majority of those looking for Mr. Dorner are thinking that way as well.  If Mr. Dorner is not already dead and the body count is being thrown upon him to cover other sinister occurrences, it is highly unlikely that he would survive to “get his side of the story out” as proclaimed by Commander Smith.