Here is AlterNews.com version of why this felon killed 4 police officers: he couldnt find a job. Left out of the story is that he was a suspect in two rapes, so in addition to parole violation, the police wanted to interview him regarding the two rapes. He didnt want to go back to jail: he was a recidivist, he has been in and out of jail his entire adult life. he couldnt get a job: yeah, employment is hard for life time criminals and rapists. This guy was a career criminal, there was no life for him outside of prison, other than more crime. Even among career criminals, few will kill police officers to avoid jail time for a parole violation. This guy knew the police were coming for him because of the rapes, he knew he would be getting life in prison for the rapes (this is california, 3 times a felon you get life without parole). Below is quote from Alternews.com:
The killing of four police officers in Oakland shows the desperation of an ex-felon. Lovelle Mixon was trying to avoid going back to jail and at the same time unable to find any employment that would give him a second chance. It’s a story repeated all over America, even if it does not always end in a killing spree as it did in Oakland.
A general consensus is that it was a deadly mix of panic, rage, and frustration that caused Lovelle Mixon to snap.
What bullshit. Alternews can be good sometimes, but obviously they had an axe to grind and spun this story out of control.
1 comment:
Yes! Thanks for the reasonable outrage. The man was an adult who had the ability to make choices, and he made the choice to rape girls and kill four police officers. His inability to find employment is not an excuse for his behavior.
I live not far from Oakland, and it's a beautiful little city which, like so many others, has a few bad neighborhoods. I wish for the best.
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