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Should an armed drone be dispatched to kill Christopher Dorner?
The Manchester Guardian ^ | February 11, 2013 | Glenn Greenwald

Posted on 02/11/2013 2:12:43 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Why should the lives of law enforcement agents be risked to apprehend this suspected domestic terrorist?

A major manhunt has been underway in the Los Angeles area for Chris Dorner, the former LAPD officer, Navy reservist, and trained marksman who is the prime suspect in the murder of three people, including the daughter of an LAPD captain (who previously represented him in a disciplinary proceeding) and her fiance. A lengthy Facebook message attributed to Dorner vows that he will continue to kill not only members of the LAPD but also their children and spouses until he receives a public apology for what he believes was his unfair firing:

"This will be a war of attrition . . . . I will utilize OSINT to discover your residences, spouses workplaces, and children's schools. IMINT to coordinate and plan attacks on your fixed locations. . . . HUMINT will be utilized to collect personal schedules of targets. I never had the opportunity to have a family of my own, I'm terminating yours. . . . I know your significant others routine, your children's best friends and recess. I know Your Sancha's gym hours and routine. I assure you that the casualty rate will be high."

Surveillance drones are now being used to try to locate him. LAPD are so apprehensive that they have already mistakenly shot at innocent people when they saw vehicles resembling the one they thought belonged to Dorner. Authorities suspect he's hiding in "the icy wilderness" of Big Bear east of Los Angeles which, reported AP, is "filled with thick forests and jagged peaks, that creates peril as much for Dorner as the officers hunting him."

Here's my question: if the surveillance drones detect his location, should the lives of law enforcement agents be risked, along with other civilians...

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: california; chrisdorner; christopherdorner; drones; massmurderer; rambro; whatshisfrnick
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1 posted on 02/11/2013 2:12:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

One way or the other, they won’t take him alive and give him a forum to talk about life inside the LAPD.


2 posted on 02/11/2013 2:15:59 PM PST by Baynative (I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I can't put it down.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes, but only while FBHO is pinning the “Medal of Freedom” on him.


3 posted on 02/11/2013 2:17:31 PM PST by MIchaelTArchangel (Have a wonderful day!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If the government uses a drone to kill Dorner then what’s next? Drone strikes on the next Waco compound? Drone strikes on the Hutaree or anyone else flying a Gadsden flag?

When I was born everyone sued to tremble at the thought of the Russians launching nukes at the USA and people would sometimes look up to the skies in times of crisis wondering if death was lurking over their heads.

Now the Soviets are gone and we’re going to have death lurking over our heads again?

But this time it won’t be the Soviets threatening to kill Americans in America...but our own government?


4 posted on 02/11/2013 2:17:50 PM PST by MeganC (Liberals fool people by walking upright.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Interesting. No loss of life, no court costs, no anything.
All neat and tidy.

Fast forward (any period of time) to when anyone opposing The Won can be viewed the same way.

5 posted on 02/11/2013 2:18:05 PM PST by mountn man (ATTITUDE- The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I guess in Obama’s U.S. trials are a thing of the past.


6 posted on 02/11/2013 2:18:42 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Certainly not until after Obama has gone on national television to appeal to his ardent supporter to turn himself in.


7 posted on 02/11/2013 2:19:14 PM PST by gusopol3
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

of course not.


8 posted on 02/11/2013 2:19:14 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The same people who propose an armed drone are against the death penalty.


9 posted on 02/11/2013 2:20:16 PM PST by Track9 (hey Kalid.. kalid.. bang you're dead)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No. It would just be the first of an ever expanding range of crimes they would punish from the air.


10 posted on 02/11/2013 2:20:48 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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The way things have been going so far, anyone in a pickup truck will be fair game for targeting by the police.

-PJ

11 posted on 02/11/2013 2:20:48 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It probably already is — with no results to date — that we know of.


12 posted on 02/11/2013 2:21:02 PM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The LA cops that shot up the truck with two women were armed drones.


13 posted on 02/11/2013 2:23:31 PM PST by maddog55 (America Rising.... Civil War II)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No.


14 posted on 02/11/2013 2:23:32 PM PST by bgill
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To: MeganC

Yeah, and when they end up with a body, if it’s the wrong guy they’ll tell us, won’t they?


15 posted on 02/11/2013 2:23:44 PM PST by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No. I’m sorry he’s killed people, although it is by the grace of God that the LAPD’s “mistaken identity” kills don’t actually equal Dorner’s; but he is a common criminal and he’ll need to be apprehended and tried.

Holy smokes I hate to sound like a NY Times reading liberal, but we do have rights in this country and those legal protections are in place for the guilty as well as the innocent and those whose status is unclear at any given time.

My goodness, how bad would it be if this schm*ck becomes some kind of martyr?


16 posted on 02/11/2013 2:25:56 PM PST by jocon307
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

OK, I propose a deal. They get to assassinate suspects without a trial if we get to hang politicians without a trial. Deal?


17 posted on 02/11/2013 2:26:43 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What a dumb question.

Of course not. We have due process.

Except for Ruby Ridge and Waco.

The only way to solve this problem would be to confiscate all the guns in the country. And knives. And gasoline. And rocks of a certain size. Gravity too cuz it kills people. Hands because they can be put around necks.

Hmm...

/sarcasm off - kinda...


18 posted on 02/11/2013 2:30:07 PM PST by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks!)
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To: Slump Tester

He’ll be bin Laden-ed. No body. No witness. “Burial” without witness. But “we got him”.

It is being used to legitimize the use of drones.


19 posted on 02/11/2013 2:32:10 PM PST by Ray76 (Do you reject Obama? And all his works? And all his empty promises?)
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To: Track9

“The same people who propose an armed drone are against the death penalty.”

Best post ever.....


20 posted on 02/11/2013 2:35:46 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (I own a weapon to protect my family from those wanting to take that weapon away.)
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