Off-Topic: Did you read his manifesto?
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copperline
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Did you read his manifesto?
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2/12/2013 9:38:28 AM
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I read only a few excerpts from his writings, which apparently he did a lot of. My impression is that he feels he was unjustly fired from LAPD and then brooded on it for years... writing recently that this has ruined his life and all opportunities for happiness & success in life. It's what they call a Narcissistic Wound, and some people just can't get over them. He couldn't handle the rejection & humiliation of being fired, obsessed about it and then turned his anger toward a kill list. But he also put a lot of time into making himself as visible as possible when he finally went off, sending messages to public media figures that included lots of dramatic proclamations such as souvenir coins with bullet holes in them. He's deluded, determined to become a person of some importance and stature one way or another. He's a figment of his own imagination as they say.
Seeing a guy like this thru the lens of political affiliation is completely misleading. It's not about being conservative or liberal, he could have just as easily been either. The fellow in south Alabama who took the 6 yr old hostage last week also had 'grievances' against the govt, but didn't have the sophistication to elevate himself in the public media in the same way. Maybe he just wasn't as narcissistic, maybe the ex-cop in California is a bit manic now as well as paranoid.
But nobody should try to understand this guy thru the prism of politics. Trying to do that over-simplifies the behavior, and misses the important pieces of the story. He wants to be seen as larger than life, bravely delivering justice to his enemies, fearless in the face of overwhelming odds against him. He has intentionally arranged a huge drama designed to direct attention back to himself.
He's the dangerous kind of crazy, not a political activist.
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