LOS ANGELES
Dozens of protesters rallied outside Los Angeles police headquarters
Saturday in support of Christopher Dorner, the former LAPD officer and
suspected killer of four who died after a shootout and fire this week at
a mountain cabin following one of the biggest manhunts in recent
memory.
Protesters told the Los Angeles Times
they didn't support Dorner's deadly methods, but objected to police
corruption and brutality, and believed Dorner's claims of racism and
unfair treatment by the department. Many said they were angered by the
conduct of the manhunt that led to Dorner's death and injuries to
innocent bystanders who were mistaken for him.
Michael Nam, 30, who held a sign with a flaming tombstone and the
inscription "RIP Habeas Corpus," said it was "pretty obvious" police had
no intention of bringing Dorner in alive.
"They were the
judge, the jury and the executioner," Nam said. "As an American
citizen, you have the right to a trial and due process by law."
During the hunt for Dorner, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck
called for Dorner's surrender and said he didn't want to see the suspect
or anyone else injured.
Dorner was already believed to
have killed three people when he was cornered Tuesday at the cabin near
Big Bear Lake, and during the standoff shot and killed a San Bernardino
County sheriff's deputy, authorities said.
Only after calls for surrender and use of milder tear gas did
deputies launch pyrotechnic gas canisters into the cabin, and the
subsequent fire was not intentional, the Sheriff's Department said.
Dorner died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the end of the standoff, sheriff's officials said.
The
33-year-old has already inspired a burgeoning subculture of followers.
While most don't condone killing, they see him as an outlaw hero who
raged against powerful forces of authority, and some even question
whether he really died.
Tributes include a ballad titled
"El Matapolicias," or "The Police Killer," penned by a Mexican crooner
with lyrics paying homage to Dorner, and a YouTube clip showing excerpts
from a video game titled "Christopher Dorner's Last Stand Survival
Game" whose opening frame declares him "A True American Hero."
Many people in the Los Angeles Area don't think Dorner got a fair shake when he first lost his job. No one thinks it was right when he killed people but many think how he was driven to kill people wasn't right. Also, many incidents like this took place from Viet Nam Veterans too with PTSD after that war and some were as pathetic and as sad and as terrifying as this one.
ABC News
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