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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: longnshort who wrote (152862)	2/15/2013 12:30:56 AM
From: warren789	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224810

I don't know who Tim McViegh is or was or whether he was truly white. However, I do know of one Tim McVeigh. The reason they didn't kill McVeigh quickly was 1) because he was white and so killing him would arouse a lot of unpleasant outrage all around with unpredictable consequences for all parties concerned; 2) because he was given a trial which happened to take up a lot of time to prepare for and prosecute; 3) because the authorities needed time to find out more about McVeigh's connections and accomplices. Also, as things turned out, there were irregularities in the handling and/or withholding of vital evidence against McVeigh, and this caused delays. By stark contrast, Chris Dorner was black and so he didn't stand a ghost of a chance from the get-go. It is well-known that the LAPD and not a few whitie folks in the LA area have been notorious for hating blacks and perpetrating and perpetuating acts of violence against them. It was this rabid/morbid hatred against Dorner that precluded any circumstances that might have prolonged his life. Dorner was ordered to surrender or come out. As a former member of the LAPD, Dorner knew that "surrender" and "come out" were synonymous with getting shot and killed. So, it is believed that his pride and self-respect made him shoot himself instead of getting killed by the LAPD. BTW, McVeigh was largely a self-trained man and is acknowledged, albeit rather grudgingly, as some sort of a home-grown folk hero who fought against what he perceived to be his government's unfair practices and policies. McVeigh's Mom said she was proud of her son!