Christopher Dorner‘‘ s rampage across Southern California 10 years earlier, was sustained by rage and a belief he had actually been unjustly dealt with by the Los Angeles Police Department.

" This is a required evil that I do not delight in however should complete and take part for substantial change to occur within the LAPD and recover my name," Dorner, a former LAPD officer, composed in an 11,000-word manifesto he posted to Facebook prior to he died in February 2013 following a shootout in the San Bernardino Mountains.

After his death, the department found many in the LAPD thought the disciplinary system prejudiced. Critics say there is still bias in the department today.

San Bernardino Sheriff's Deputy Jeremiah MacKay, left, and Riverside Police Department Officer Michael Crain, right, were eliminated by previous Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner. (Courtesy of San Bernadino Sheriff's Department, Riverside Police Department).
On Feb. 12, 2013, Dorner killed himself in a Big Bear location cabin after a 10-day shooting rampage throughout San Diego, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Already, 4 other individuals were dead and six more wounded. Among the dead were Monica Quan, the child of a retired LAPD captain; Quan's fiancé, Keith Lawrence; Riverside police Officer Michael Crain and San Bernardino County sheriff's Deputy Jeremiah MacKay.

In his manifesto, Dorner threatened to release "unconventional and uneven warfare" against officers and their households after his 2008 shooting. He had never ever risen higher than a probationary officer. According to the department, Dorner made false statements in a report when he alleged his training officer kicked a suspect.

Dorner composed the department "has actually not altered given that the Rampart and Rodney King days," citing notorious cases of LAPD violence against Other and black minority Los Angeles locals.

" Terminating officers since they expose a culture of lying, bigotry (from the academy), and the extreme use of force will instantly change," he wrote. "I am here to correct and adjust you spirits (sic) compasses to real north.".

Four months later on, the LAPD examined Dorner's shooting, launching a 29-page report. It upheld the firing.

" Dorner's tendency to make allegations against his colleagues and his willingness to state that abuses happened that plainly did not, all point to the very factor he might not belong of this Department," the report concludes.

Was LAPD discipline prejudiced?

In 2014, the department launched a 51-page report taking a look at viewed bias in its disciplinary procedure.

" Although Dorner's termination from the LAPD was justified and without predisposition, it is important to acknowledge that part of the Department's past consists of an era of discrimination that may still resonate with some today," the 2014 report reads in part. "Despite the substantial procedure, the Department must always remain cognizant of its past and continue to search for opportunities to get rid of any actual or perceived predisposition that might still exist.".

More than 500 LAPD workers of all ranks and departments took part in focus groups on the concern.

Dorner wasn't alone in thinking there was predisposition in the disciplinary system.

" Participants expressed concern that (Board of Rights) hearings and termination decisions were prejudiced based on gender, rank, and ethnic background," the 2014 report reads. "In specific, some individuals thought that Hispanic and black sworn workers were punished out of proportion to the ethnic makeup of the Department.".

Private investigators discovered, in between 2009 and 2013, the ethnic makeup of who was sent to disciplinary hearings practically matched the makeup of the department as a whole:.

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• Hispanic officers made up 43% of the department at the time and made up 42% of those sent to hearings.
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• White officers comprised 36% of the department and were the subject of 35% of the hearings.
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• Despite comprising 12% of the department, Black officers were the topic of 14% of the hearings.
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• Filipino officers were the subject of 3% of the hearings, regardless of comprising just 2% of the department.
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Usually, 85% of the 282 officers sent to disciplinary hearings were found guilty:.

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• Black officers were found guilty 88% of the time.
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• Hispanic officers were found guilty 88% of the time.
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• White officers were found guilty 82% of the time.
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Of the 282 officers sent out to hearings, 62% of them were fired:.

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• Filipino officers were fired 80% of the time.
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• Asian officers were fired 67% of the time.
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• Black officers were fired 64% of the time
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• Hispanic officers were fired 64% of the time.
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• White officers were fired 55% of the time.
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Dorner's killing spree throughout Southern California throughout a press conference at the LAPD head office in Los Angeles on Feb. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes ). < img alt =" Law enforcement officers check a burned out Nissan pickup ..." class=" lazyload
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officers were shot early Thursday early morning, one fatally, with the 2nd in vital condition, both shot in a ambush by ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner.( File picture by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG). < img alt=" A San Bernardino County Sheriff SWAT team go back to the ..." class =" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes=" automobile" data-src=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-06.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-06.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-06.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-06.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-06.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-06.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > A San Bernardino County Sheriff SWAT team go back to the command post at Bear Mountain in Big Bear after searching for Christopher Dorner on Feb. 8, 2013. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG ). < img alt =" San Bernardino County Sheriff deputies browse door-to-door along Willow Avenue ..." class=" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes=" auto "data-src= "https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-07.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-07.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-07.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-07.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-07.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-07.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > San Bernardino County Sheriff deputies search door-to-door along Willow Avenue in Big Bear for ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner on Feb, 9, 2013. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG). < img alt= "San Bernardino County Sheriff deputies browse door to door in ..." class =" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes=" vehicle "data-src= "https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-11.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-11.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-11.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-11.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-11.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-11.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > San Bernardino County Sheriff deputies browse door to door in Big Bear for fugitive Christopher Dorner on February 9, 2013.( File photo by Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG). San Bernardino County Sheriff deputies browse door-to-door along Willow Avenue in Big Bear for fugitive Christopher Dorner on Feb. 9, 2013. Search conditions enhanced Saturday as skies cleared in the area a day after a heavy winter storm dropped over a foot of snow on the mountain neighborhood.( File picture by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG ). < img alt= "Funeral services for Riverside policemans Michael Crain on Feb. ..." class=" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes=" automobile" data-src=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-04.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-04.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-04.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-04.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-04.jpg?w=1000 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-04.jpg?w=1000 1860w" > Funeral services for Riverside law enforcement officers Michael Crain on Feb. 13, 2013 at Riverside National Cemetery. Crain was killed Feb. 7 by Christopher Dorner.( File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG). < img alt=" A portion of Highway 38 in the San Bernardino Mountains ... "class= "lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes=" auto" data-src =" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-10.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-10.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-10.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-10.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-10.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-10.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > A portion of Highway 38 in the San Bernardino Mountains near Seven Oaks has actually been named the Detective Jeremiah MacKay
Memorial Highway. MacKay, for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy who was killed by previous Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner in February 2013.( File picture by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG). < img alt =" Ten years ago, Christopher Dorner took a couple hostage as ..." class =" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes=" car" data-src=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-12.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-12.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-12.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-12.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-12.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-12.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > Ten years ago, Christopher Dorner took a couple hostage as he hid in their condominium at the Mountain Vista Resort for four days in Big Bear in February 2013 as law enforcement searched the area. Dorner, while hiding in the apartment, was so near police that he could see the area on Club View Drive where daily interview were occurring.( File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG ). < img alt= "The cabin website in Seven Oaks, off of Highway 38 ..." class=" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes=" auto "data-src= "https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-09.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-09.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-09.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-09.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-09.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LDN-L-DORNER-0209-09.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > The cabin website in Seven Oaks, off of Highway 38 in the San Bernardino Mountains, where former Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner passed away on Feb. 12, 2013. as seen on Feb. 2, 2023, 10 years after the shooting and police standoff with Dorner. Dorner passed away from a self inflicted gunshot at the site.( File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG). Show Caption of. Expand. LAPD promised modification The 2014 report ended with six recommendations:.

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1. The department needed

   to update the guides management used to perform examinations and discipline; complete unfinished standards for providing reprimands; and train supervisors in all these areas.

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2. The department needed a consistent" penalty guide" to make punishments constant.
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3. Those involved in the hearing process required more training to make the procedure as fair and consistent as possible; including upgraded manuals, upgrading training; and clarifying expectations.
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4. The department ought to track disciplinary information for possible predisposition and create an anti-nepotism policy.
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5. Staff need to be informed on the disciplinary process, consisting of providing information on disciplinary actions and the department demographics.
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6. Prioritize disciplinary examinations and make certain complaints against staff were dealt with appropriately.
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. All of the recommendations have actually been adopted, according to LAPD spokesperson Rosario Cervantes, other than replacing reprimand standards with settlement guidelines.' Much more can be done' Things altered a lot more after the
2019 adoption of civilian hearing panels for LAPD disciplinary matters. A November 2022 report by the LAPD suggested the panel may be more lenient than when it was staffed by law enforcement

personnel. Things are better under the new system, according to Tom Saggau, representative for the Los Angeles Police Protective League." A chief would inform the panel, ‘ If I send someone to you to be terminated, by God, you're going to terminate them,' "Saggau said. Things have changed, he said.

He wants implicated officers to be able to provide their side when the initial

decision is choice to send a case to a disciplinary hearing. Downing pointed to discrimination lawsuits brought by Black LAPD officers. According to information launched by the Long Beach Police Department to this news organization in 2022, just 1 %of the department's 600 officers were Black ladies.