Rania Khalek Dispatches from the Underclass

Tag / LAPD

The Jewish Journal has an incredible write-up on the Los Angeles Police Department’s recent visit to Israel. For nine days early this month, eight of the LAPD’s highest ranking officers toured Israel on a trip organized by LAPD Deputy Chief and commander of the Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau Michael Downing, and headed by LAPD Information Technology Bureau […]

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Over the weekend, 79 officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)—dressed in full riot police attire—broke up an off-campus University of Southern California (USC) party attended almost exclusively by students of color. Meanwhile, the mostly white students at the house party across the street were left alone despite being just as loud.

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Police fired over 100 bullets at two Latina women mistaken for Christopher Dorner last week during their  newspaper delivery route, according to their attorney, Glen Jonas. 

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After yesterday’s standoff between law enforcement and Chris Dorner came to a fiery end, there were many questions that remained unanswered. The one weighing most heavily on the minds of those following the case is whether or not police started the fire that burned alive the man believed to be Chris Dorner. There is evidence […]

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A former African-American LAPD officer named Joe Jones posted his own manifesto on Facebook this morning in response to Chris Dorner, the ex-cop charged with killing three people as part of a vendetta against the LAPD. In an online manifesto posted to Facebook Dorner accused the LAPD of firing him in 2008 in retaliation for […]

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UPDATE (Monday, 2/11): Yesterday, the Daily Express, a British news outlet, reported that the LAPD was using drones in its search for ex-cop Chris Dorner. I reported on this, though I also pointed out that it might not be true. Upon further investigation, it turns out there is no evidence to back the Express article. CNN […]

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UPDATE (Monday, 2/11): Yesterday, the Daily Express, a British news outlet, reported that the LAPD was using drones in its search for ex-cop Chris Dorner. I reported on this, though I also pointed out that it might not be true. Upon further investigation, it turns out there is no evidence to back the Express article. CNN […]

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Since the manhunt for former police officer turned cop-killer Chris Dorner started, the establishment media has expressed shock and confusion at the level of animosity directed at the Los Angeles Police Department. Some have even equated this animosity with support for Dorner’s killing spree. In a piece titled “Fugitive’s Rant Puts Focus on Evolving LAPD […]

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Chris Dorner, the 33-year-old former police officer who has embarked on a shooting rampage, was fired from the LAPD in 2008 for making false statements about his training officer, Sgt. Teresa Evans. Dorner reported to his superiors that Evans kicked a schizophrenic suspect with severe dementia in the face after he had already been tasered and […]

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A multi-state manhunt is currently underway after 33-year-old Christopher Dorner, a former LAPD officer, went on a shooting rampage killing at least three people so far. Terrorism is never okay. But that doesn’t mean we should ignore its root causes. Christopher Dorner is a terrorist for targeting innocent people regardless of what they allegedly did […]

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