Wrong, it did everything to put a spotlight on the LAPD and the ongoing corruption permeating it so that maybe a larger organization can initiate an inquiry into the events that led to this saga. Also, what you call a conspiracy theory and therefore dismiss as lunacy stems from a series of unexplained and not even addressed events as this will continue to be for eternity. You will have some congressional finding or a poorly hatched LAPD statement after another lousy "internal review" that does nothing to improve LEO and Civilian relations.
Did you read his service record? The guy was either directly a NAVY Seal or an underwater demo guy which is pretty much hand in hand. These facts are not even publicized but if you know how to read between the lines you can be aware. What is this trained assassin stuff? It is because they know what he did in the Navy and they hired him in a very obvious manner to compliment the personnel infrastructure of the force. Thus, his behavior and confidence due to experience is what gave him the wherewithal to stand up for what he believed.
Let me give you something else to label a conspiracy theory. This is experience I have gained in my involvement in various international incidents and what I have learned through direct interaction with the highest echelons of government is that the agencies entrusted with securing our borders, national defense, foreign policy and local law enforcement not to mention others that will remain unnamed are functioning in an autonomous way with no inter agency cooperation that is very precisely designed to keep all intelligence in house and for the benefit of those in command. You don't get to learn these truths by reading a few newspapers or watching CNN in the comfort of your own home.
Let me say that what I read from you, my friend, is you projecting some very personal experiences on something that may, or may not, be a conspiracy to cover truths about the LAPD. Here’s where you fail, IMHO…just because you feel you can read between the lines of what this guy was facing does not mean he is any more than just another nut job that lost his job and couldn’t ever get past that fact. Most sane people go on with life, albeit with some bit of trepidation and angst toward the system, but I say again,
far more people have faced far worse and found much better ways around it. You cannot tell me for one moment that had this guy been in his right mind and wanting to fight the good fight, he wouldn’t have considered bringing racism in the LAPD to the brightest lights imaginable - call the Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackons of the world, and you’ll see it take the lead on every major news channel in an instant. The entire case with Trayvon Martin comes to mind; racism IS still a very real problem and a very real hot button for the American public. He could have so easily used those avenues to highlight to what was going on, but instead he decided to make it very personal and exact revenge, and in the end, no matter what his story ends up being, HE DID NOTHING TO CHAMPION THE CAUSE. NOTHING. He is not a martyr; never was…what it takes is a very calculated, rational and systematic gathering of FACTS, not emotion, to exact the change you want to see. That doesn’t mean you’ll ever win, but good grief, *this* won’t get you anywhere.
As an aside, if you ever think I’m an idealist, then you know absolutely nothing about me. I’m the most cynical person you’ll ever meet, and I trust nothing I read, see or hear in the media, period. I don't sit at home watching CNN or Fox News thinking they're feeding me anything but sensationalism. I am the first one to assume the gov’t lies to us all, and that the powers that be, whether that’s in D.C. or just down the street with my local police department, are corrupt, that there is definitely a system of “good ‘ol boys†that are mostly self-serving, hiding behind their badges and titles, looking out for good old number one and all that agree with their views.
I am also a rational person, and as such I can see the blatant difference between someone who thinks something through vs. someone that opts to go with their gut no matter what that means, thinking that’s going to change the world. He's being given too much credit here; he did nothing to change the problems he went on about in his manifesto. All he did, if he’s all you say he was, is perish, and with him went any hope of his story becoming a truth. He never should have thought the answer to racism and distrust with the LAPD was to kill innocent people. That’s what dictators do, and serial killers and people that can no longer handle being a productive member of society…
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and see him for the murdering coward he was and nothing else.
There's nothing that points to this man being a Navy Seal or in anyway associated with the special forces of our military. The carnage would have been devastating and he would probably still be alive.
