But you have to ask
yourself in the midst of his ranting manifesto was there some truth?
You have to ask yourself
does it make sense to heed the message of a Madman?
For me it comes down to a
lack of faith in the machine that runs this country. Federal, State and Local officials have shown
time and time again that they are not equipped or do not desire to run this
country effectively. Whereas at one time
politics was a tool of government now government has become the tool. Money and influence controls
our lives today and not an objective fair body of individuals who share the
same purpose, the same goals, as our forefathers planned. The US Government is no longer about freedom,
equality, fair judgment, and independence.
It is about whom can raise the most money to buy the most votes and
influence the most people.
What does this have to do
with Christopher Dorner? Though he
seemed to be bipolar at best, a madman at worst, he faced a challenge many of
us face. Unfairness in the work place. To what degree, who is to say? But I believe that there must have been a
root of truth to his allegations that set things in motion. He was wronged in some way. Many of us at some time in our lives are
wronged in the workplace. The way we
cope with it is to cuss out the boss during happy hour, talk it out with the
spouse at the dinner table, file a workers comp claim, or more likely find
another job. Most of us don’t have a
killer’s mindset; most of us do not hunt down innocents. But many of us can empathize with the plight
of Dorner.
The nearly 15,000 people
who have liked the Christopher Dorner Facebook page are evidence that empathy is
alive and well in cyberspace. I hope
that the LAPD reopens the case and re-evaluates the evidence and methods used. Not to
find blame but to determine reforms that will prevent the birth of the rage in
Dorner’s heart. To determine ways to be
more transparent to the city of Los Angeles where possible. To create a world where the public will not
question the existence of a “blue code” or “blue line” because such things have
no fuel to live.
Whether or not Christopher
Dorner was a madman all levels of government need to address the mental health
challenges of this country. What do the
beating of Kelly Thomas by Fullerton police, the Sandy Hook murders, the Aurora
movie shootings and Christopher Dorner have in common? It’s not guns. It’s mental health and the fact that this
country has fallen far short in its care of the disabled and mental challenged
in our community. Enough with all this
talk about gun control (soon the media will dub this “weapon control”) address
the real challenge that America in 2013 faces.
Mental Health.
