Posted on 02/13/2013 3:00:36 PM PST by Repeat Offender
A six-day California manhunt ended Tuesday with rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner apparently dying in a cabin fire on Bear Mountain.
One of many big questions to be answered is how the deadly fire was started.
Multiple unconfirmed audio clips appear to show police officers talking about burning down the cabin in which the alleged cop-killer was hiding.
Deliberately starting a fire, rather than waiting out the suspect, could be seen as an extreme measure.
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In an unconfirmed video showing live footage from KCAL9 Los Angeles, officers are apparently caught in the background around the 20 second mark saying, "burn that f------ house down." It continues:
[Inaudible]
"Burn him out!"
"Get to him right now, f------ burn this motherf-----!"
Another unconfirmed video posted to YouTube of television coverage from CBS 2 captures officers apparently saying, "burn it down, burn it down ... get the gas." Another officer says, "yeah, burn it down." The exchange happens around the 1:24 mark:
The Guardian reports that journalist Max Blumenthal was listening to the police scanners, and live-tweeting the event.
On the scanners, Blumenthal reports hearing an exchange where the police talk about using "burners." The Daily Caller is reporting that is police slang for tear gas.
"All right, Steve, we're gonna go, we're gonna go forward with the plan, with the burner."
"Copy," is the response.
"We want it, like we talked about."
"Seven burners deployed and we have a fire," says the first voice.
"Copy. Seven burners deployed and we have a fire," responds a female voice.
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The man was denied due process.
Like another poster said, from my cold, charred fingers.
“They saved California tax-payers Millions of dollars “
Maybe not. If he was executed by fire then his family has untold riches coming.
>> I no longer wonder how the inhumane tragedies of history happened.
A sad revelation for me as well.
Whose rights were being negated in this incident?
He was NOT denied, he refused to participate. Big difference.
Drat! I've evaded the Viking Kitties with ease for over 10 years on Free Republic, but now I've been outed by drpix in one evening...
>> Looks like some anti-cop “libertarians” on FR are revealing themselves to be comrades of the leftwing want-to-be revolutionaries that are targets rather than posters on FR.
An argument you’re making in defense of sentencing the suspect?
So you’re happy to make a judgment based on a report of a report of the media? Seriously?
>> He was NOT denied, he refused to participate
I partially agree with that statement.
I just read an article indicating the burn was intentional. If it’s true, then the question of vigilante justice must be addressed apart from, but not indifferent to, the legitimate concern of the LEOs’ safety.
Put them in place around the suspect's location, and wait them out.
That is, if they're not really interested in murdering them....
Or an electric fence.
Where?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/02/dorner-manhunt-highly-incendiary-hot-gas-used-on-cabin.html
CS gas canisters are often referred to as "burners".
This one, but I’m not convinced the reports accurately reflect the actual events. I’m not in a rush to judge.
>> CS gas canisters are often referred to as “burners”.
Good to know.
You mean this? "Multiple unconfirmed audio clips appear to show police officers talking about burning down the cabin in which the alleged cop-killer was hiding."
Few initial reports are accurate or factual. What we do know is that the fugitive refused to peacefully surrender.
Can anyone explain what an "unconfirmed audio clip" is?
“”Seven burners deployed and we have a fire,” says the first voice.
“Copy. Seven burners deployed and we have a fire,” responds a female voice.
‘Burners’ is SoCal cop slang for tear gas canisters. They were talking about the tear gas they were pumping into the house.
You mean am I willing to make a judgement call after hearing police transmissions played on tv?
Yes
You seem willing to allow govt officials to shoot and kill at their whim without question.
Actually, I’m willing to wait until the proverbial - and actual - smoke has cleared instead of jumping to conclusions based on incomplete or improperly presented information.
You are familiar with selective media editing of tapes and photographs, as in the Zimmerman case, right? You heard that recording of Zimmerman and the police dispatcher as presented on TV, didn’t you? And, of course, you knew it was accurate because it was a police dispatcher. Oh, wait... there were parts left out, weren’t there? Oh, yeah, then there were photographs that weren’t shown. And contrived witnesses. All served to stir up the mobs, the undereducated, gullible mobs.
You might want to reconsider how you make your judgments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_sY2rjxq6M
I couldn’t resist
In other words gice the cops time to fix the evidence. Well be lucky if there arent riots out of this.
Yet another case of you guys preaching due process to protect cops who have denied due process to others.
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