The Chris Darner situation.
Mad man or upset and tired of being tired
Mad man or upset and tired of being tired
After doing a little research and
reading about the Ex LAPD officer Chris Darner, I learned more about why he
snapped. He got terminated from the LAPD for supposedly making false
statements about misconduct against one of his fellow police officers.
Chris Darner made a complaint against his field officer Sergeant Teresa Evans,
accusing her of kicking suspect Christopher Gettler. The Los Angeles
Police Department Board of Rights found that he was making false
statements. According to the evidence and testimonies from bystanders
there was no incident that involved kicking of a suspect that had been
apprehended. No eyewitnesses could confirm Sergeant Evans kicked suspect
Gettler. Also there were no foot prints or kick marks on suspects
shoulder and face where he was supposedly kicked. Police say the33-year-old
ex-cop killed three people and injured others on a campaign of revenge against
those who blamed Darner. Chris Darner made a statement on his Facebook
before the killing spree stating, "I am a man who has lost complete faith
in the system, when the system betrayed, slandered and libeled me."
Chris Darner wanted revenge for those who he felt betrayed him which was the
LAPD.
Another reason why Chris Darner
snapped was because of racism. He felt that racism was big in his
department and he wanted to bring it out to the public but got
terminated. He felt that racism was a big factor and needed something to
be done, which he took it in his own hands. According to the LAPD Chris
Darner shot himself before being captured. The cabin he was in set on
fire due to reasons not specified and a special vehicle was rammed inside the
cabin after they believed they heard a gunshot. But there is always a
second side to any story.
There
was a journalist by the name of Max Blumenthal who tweeted a different
scenario. He used an iPhone app that featured a police scanner and
through the scanner he heard officers screaming, "to go with the plan,
burn the guy, several burners deployed," were some of the things heard
through the police scanner. In my opinion I believe the LAPD set the
cabin on fire in order to kill Darner not capture. Police violence has
been increasing and such actions wouldn't surprise me.
(Rebound Intern)
