Buzzfeed has published a shameful piece by Rosie Gray equating critics of LAPD corruption with being fans of Dorner and endorsing cop-killing. Gray attacked Salon’s Natasha Lennard for writing “a couple of stories sympathetic to Dorner’; accused Marc Lamont Hill of defending cop-killing; and says Vice portrayed Dorner as a hero. Of course none of these things are true. It seems Lenard, Hill and Vice made the mistake of reporting honestly on the LAPD’s culture of corruption, racism and brutality.

I recognize this tactic because it’s been used against me since the manhunt for Dorner began. I’ve received emails and tweets accusing me of encouraging the murder of police officers simply because I reported on stories of racially targeted violence by southern California police departments. I’ve also been labeled a Dorner fan for highlighting his accurate critique of the LAPD. And no matters how loudly I condemn his killing rampage, the accusations don’t stop.

Contrary to what Buzzfeed might think, it is possible to acknowledge the many truths in Dorner’s manifesto while also denouncing the murder of police officers and their families. People like Gray, who claim otherwise, are just trying to silence people like me and Lennard and Hill. Nice try, but it didn’t work.