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Sekhmets Daughter

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42. Yes, but the origninal OP was

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:37 PM

Feb 2013

about the "mistaken' identity shootings.

It's big news everywhere and certainly a tragedy for the families of Dorner's victims. But it does seem that the LAPD and LA Sheriff's Office are always in the news in ways that don't reflect terribly well on those departments.

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During hunt for gunman, LAPD shoot newspaper delivery women [View all] Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 OP

No words. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #1

Rabid fucking dogs RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #2

Why? Cops are never convicted Scootaloo Feb 2013 #71

Unreal. City Lights Feb 2013 #3

This is just crazy. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #4

No, it is not crazy, it's recklessness and certainly unprofessional HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #49

What the hell is going on in LA? Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #5

if you own a truck, don't drive it today Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #6

You're not kidding.... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #10

Looks that way malaise Feb 2013 #48

...and the LA County Sheriff. Way out of control. libdem4life Feb 2013 #11

Why can't anyone get a handle on the problem? Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #13

The reasons and causes for the interchange of power, money, drugs, etc. is so libdem4life Feb 2013 #20

The Mafia's Omerta... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #27

Yes, the silence and participation tend to feed each other and it becomes difficult to libdem4life Feb 2013 #28

There is an ex navy seal, who was fired from the LAPD. he vowed to kill the 8 policemen and their robinlynne Feb 2013 #36

Yes, I know that part of it.... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #38

I know. Someone said what is going on in LA? This is the big story on the news here this week. robinlynne Feb 2013 #41

Yes, but the origninal OP was Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #42

gotcha. robinlynne Feb 2013 #44

I frequently get lost in a thread myself... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #45

And the taxpayers of the City of LosAngeles will be on the hook for millions in damage awards. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #57

Tragic...in so many ways. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #58

Yay, Cops! Iggo Feb 2013 #7

A drone would never make this error. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #8

I took it quite a different way. Whisp Feb 2013 #12

But they should never be a cop again. Not a minor error! n-t Logical Feb 2013 #21

This was quite the Keystone Kops escapade. And it WILL occur with drones. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #30

does this mean we should take all the cops off the streets Whisp Feb 2013 #34

Please. This is not the thread for drama kings/queens or for the argument of libdem4life Feb 2013 #53

typical answer when you are uncomfortable with the question. :) n/t Whisp Feb 2013 #66

It wasn't a question...it was rhetoric...absurd...not conversation for thinking folk. libdem4life Feb 2013 #70

and I think it's absurd that you would react this way. Whisp Feb 2013 #78

OK...difference of opinion. Didn't mean it so...just the LAPD cop thing has me really upset. libdem4life Feb 2013 #79

And I think it ridiculous that people aren't called out for being dicks... TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #95

We would all be safer. All cops care about is "revenue" and thier own saftey. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #60

really, we would all be safer without a police force? Whisp Feb 2013 #67

Yes shit happens, but when innocents die, the shit should hit the fan. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #92

Tragically...mistaken identity...guilty and executed by pickup truck color. libdem4life Feb 2013 #9

The vehicle wasn't even the right color. His is gray not blue. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #15

Thankfully...truly, I can't but skim this information. There will be a tipping point, someday. libdem4life Feb 2013 #24

When it comes to the LAPD they don't care about tipping points. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #32

True.I don't think many are mistakes. Its the war culture on the home front...Because We Can libdem4life Feb 2013 #46

Actually the pickup truck the two women were in was a Toyota Tacoma, not a Nissan Titan GiaGiovanni Feb 2013 #14

Wrong make. Wrong color. No ski rack. No match on the plates. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #18

And the women were elderly Asian women GiaGiovanni Feb 2013 #31

This just keeps getting worse and worse. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #40

They always get out of this stuff, though GiaGiovanni Feb 2013 #47

It's going to depend on how the victims persue the matter. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #59

DWPUT Lochloosa Feb 2013 #16

Wrong color, make, and model of truck obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #17

Let me predict, this shooting will be ruled "justified". Idiot cops! Logical Feb 2013 #19

Depends on how much clout the Asian community has in LA GiaGiovanni Feb 2013 #33

"Death by sorta, kinda similar car." Like shooting a Hellfire at a "tall person" in an... Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #22

Yeah, but their job is hard! RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #23

unbelievable libertyandjustice24 Feb 2013 #25

Yeah, their days of delivering newspapers for a living may soon be over. Incitatus Feb 2013 #26

they will probably sue and win noiretextatique Feb 2013 #35

I sure hope they win if they sue. RebelOne Feb 2013 #54

And, the days of delivering newspapers for a living may be in store for Dirty Harry and Rambo. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #43

I doubt it. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #96

fuck tha police frylock Feb 2013 #29

I second that, Frylock. eom Th1onein Feb 2013 #39

Appears that the LAPD has ruled out taking Dorner alive. Loup Garou Feb 2013 #37

I think you just made the sharpest observation in this thread starroute Feb 2013 #65

One dude challenges their authority, and they react like wounded animals? AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #50

LAPD is a gang. Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #51

WTF !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #52

A truck!!! HFS!!! Open fire!!! Glassunion Feb 2013 #55

Makes me think about when I was in Iraq Victor_c3 Feb 2013 #77

Holy crap... Glassunion Feb 2013 #82

yeah, better safe than sorry Victor_c3 Feb 2013 #85

Got about 110k miles on it... I'm about due to trade it in. Glassunion Feb 2013 #89

Over the decades, before Social Media, this would not have made any news. They have shot people for libdem4life Feb 2013 #56

Oops, sorry Magleetis Feb 2013 #61

And these are the same guys who show up to protect you when you call 9-1-1 kudzu22 Feb 2013 #62

PICTURE---> Wildly bullet-riddled newspaper delivery truck (PIC) Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #63

They survived? I see 4 head shots for the driver and about 7 for the passenger. KurtNYC Feb 2013 #75

Holy crap! I count 27, not including the ones that flattened both tires on the driver's side. Glassunion Feb 2013 #84

If the shooters don't lose their badges immediately Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #94

Now it is official, LA is a battleground. Rex Feb 2013 #64

What the hell? Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #68

Keep hiring these mental giants. damnedifIknow Feb 2013 #69

Maybe Dorner's point about the police being out of control is a valid one nt MrScorpio Feb 2013 #72

I'd feel more sympathy for the LAPD if it had shown more sympathy for Occupy Los Angeles, instead coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #73

Ya know, not EVERY vehicle had automatic headlights.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #74

I'm watching KTLA Live feed and they showed a segment dealing with ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #76

I guess if they shoot enough people, Spirochete Feb 2013 #80

But you can't get humans to protect wealthy interests over their own kind... Junkdrawer Feb 2013 #83

Wow - so they just fire at any vehicle Smilo Feb 2013 #81

They also shot at a second truck (in a SECOND incident) after ramming it: Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #86

They were delivering newspapers with their lights off at five in the morning? rocktivity Feb 2013 #87

The scariest thing is that the 2 officers that shot up the newspaper ladies had both been Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #88

Now THERE is a need for SERIOUS Gun Control! bvar22 Feb 2013 #90

CNN has no coverage of this car, but, the shooters car if found burned. Festivito Feb 2013 #91

so they're just going to shoot up every vehicle that has the same description? liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #93

OH hell no. rhett o rick Feb 2013 #98

And these idiots will keep there job! N-t Logical Feb 2013 #97