Ok, I read Dorner's letter yesterday, and I've been thinking about it all day. This guy really needed a friend, or someone to talk to about all of these problems. It seems to me that in the process and aftermath of being investigated and fired, he was completely shut out and abandoned by his peers. He crossed the line, he broke the code, and they punished him by ruining his career. Yes, he should go to prison for the rest of his life for killing those people...but I don't believe he will let himself be taken alive.
Dorner had a clean record. He was intelligent, talented and dedicated to service. He needed some serious anger management counseling, and a transfer to a different precinct. Maybe if his supervisors had been paying attention, or cared at all, then they might have taken steps such as these to address these issues and turn this man into a successful career veteran instead of a tragedy.
I think that people who are trained to use deadly force in the performance of their professional duties should get more specialized attention than they currently do when they're transitioning into a different job. Most importantly in cases when they're being released against their wishes! Someone who's trained in all types of warfare tactics and assault weapons shouldn't get tossed out onto the street with little or no support. It happens all the time...every day, all over the country. It's time for some serious changes.