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Wanted: Christopher Jordan Dorner

A huge manhunt is under way in Southern California for a former Los Angeles police officer, who authorities say has killed one officer and is a suspect in the killing of two other people.

Two officers in Riverside were shot early Thursday, one fatally, police there confirmed to CNN. CNN affiliate KTLA reported another officer was shot in Corona, California.

Christopher Jordan Dorner, 33, is also wanted in a double slaying Sunday in Irvine, California.

The California Highway Patrol issued an alert Thursday morning urging officers in several Southern California counties to be on the lookout for Dorner.

Dorner has made violent threats against other Los Angeles police officers, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

"I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty," Dorner allegedly wrote in a lengthy letter promising retribution against the departme nt, where he worked from 2005 until 2008. An LAPD source provided the document to CNN after the overnight shootings. Ref. CNN

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Something peculiar about the US is the amount of former members of the army or of the police forces that become a threat for the community. Is there an explanation for this trend? In other countries it seldom happens. Is that because American soldiers and policemen have to withstand a higher pressure or because they are psychologically more fragile?

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I do not want to stereotype this case as yet but what makes crimes done by veterans more engaging for the media is because they were trained professional killers so they have the means (skill) and possibly the experience.

That is a very good question, but may be these Threads will give you the answers:

* Over 1/4 Of U.s. Homeless Are Veterans
* Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
* Mental Illness In Soldiers
* With Rising Suicide Rates, Army Urges Soldiers to Act
* Suicide Among Soldiers
* Rules of War

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Its being reported that he wrote on his blog good-bye messages to some of his favorite stars before these killings so its something he prepared for and not spontaneous. This might fall into category of mental illness or PTSD but no one knows for sure yet.

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I spent more than two hours, last night, reading through the topics JB pointed out and checking some of the sources mentioned there as well. I heard before about those kind of problems between the war veterans but I didn't know the issue already reached such alarming levels. I found answers to my questions but new questions emerged as I read those topics. But this is not the place to ask them.
What I wanted to point out here is a thought that came to my mind: this kind of situation didn't lead to a sort of distrust or fear or prejudice towards ex soldiers and veterans in the US? Is there the chance to create an endless loop in which the more the civilian population perceives veterans as a threat, the more the ex soldiers will struggle to find a place in the society and backwards?

Wanted: Christopher Jordan Dorner

As a journalist, I read his manifesto very carefully. It doesn't strike me as someone who is crazy, he knows exactly what he is doing, he snapped, he is fed up. He challenges journalists to investigate his background and so far the LAPD refuses to comment about his accusations.

The truth is that he was unfairly fired. He accused a police officer using excessive force upon a mentally I'll man and even though the victim and the father of the victim testified in court that the police officer in question did indeed beat him, the court found the testimony of Dorner "False". And that was only the beginning of a series of things he witnessed and experienced. He couldn't take it anymore.

His case opened a a whole can of worms as well. How many of you knew that a few officers in the Rodney King case were promoted to captains and Sargents after the incident? (as well as officers in other similar cases).

If most of you think "Well, he shouldn't go around killing people for change to happen in the LAPD" think twice. It took massive protests, and half of the county burned down for a judge to place ONE officer in jail in the Rodney King's case and the rest? Promoted.

Corruption and racism within the police service is alive and well. They couldn't find yet ONE piece of evidence to make Dorner look like the bad crazy guy, no reports of police brutality, no acceptance of bribes, no political pressure, no negative reports, NADA.

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This is a totally different scenario you depicted, Pandora. So the man is seeking personal revenge on a mistreatment and, if what you said is accurate, he could have strong reasons supporting his hatred (even if going around murdering people is not an acceptable solution). I don't have enough elements to judge the level of moral corruption inside the American police forces. But the situation that generated this particular case should serve as an alarm for the whole Country. Looks like a modern rewriting of the old "Serpiko case".

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I agree, the method he is using is just crazy in my opinion and I think is caused by severe depression he admitted he has been suffering from since 2008. I wish things could have been different for him but unfortunately his revenge neither his possible death will change the amount of corruption that exists within the force. That's the saddest part.