So did you read the ex-lapd's rant?...

This guy has no moral compass, course what do we expect from someone who feels the proper reaction to someone calling him a name is to beat that person. And if someone wrongs him in a worse way, he kills their family members, and then calls them to rub it in...

 

Sums up this whole thread.

 

FE, you touched on something I find very interesting. I'm going to start a thread on it so we don't derail this one, but I'd love to engage you in some dialogue on the subject of morality, specifically because I think it's a really fascinating discussion and a break from all the political crap that usually gets hashed out on this forum. If you're interested follow up with me on there.

 

 

 

 

Drudge article says they still can't get into the cabin but that tracks were found going from the cabin to a horse corral.

It seems these guys normally commit suicide or surrender. I've always wondered whether or not any of these guys would come up with an in depth plan to confuse and mislead cops as is done in the movies. It seems like it would be easy to do in real life, considering how difficult it really is to track someone who's "off the grid." If this guy is as skilled as he claims to be, this might not be ending tonight.

 

I kind of halfway believed that this guy had done so, and he may have but his plans got interrupted when they tried to apprehend him away from his cabin where all his weapons and tools were held.

 

Otherwise, I think USAF is right, he probably offed himself in the cabin.

 

The image of a lone gunman escaping a loaded SWAT team on horseback is too fun to pass up though.

 

The good news is that hopefully more cops don't have to die for this guy's bad logic.

I doubt it.

They chased him into the cabin, exchanged fire with him while he was inside, he was seen trying to flee then being chased back inside by the perimeter... Looks like he simply got cornered and chose to off himself.

A lot of people don't understand (surprise!) the decisions that go into escalation of force. When an officer uses what can be considered excessive force and it makes national news - big country, lots of officers, lots of incidents - we perceive the use of such force as standard across the nation's PDs.

The other perception is that they are enforcers of corrupt policymakers at the top, so they question why good people would join such organizations in the first place, determine that good people wouldn't... you can see where it goes from there.