Did Christopher Jordan Dorner Break the “Blue Line” of Silence in the Los Angeles Police Department?

February 9, 2013

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Words by: Noemi Torres

In a perfect world of justice and non-corruption, no police brutality or racism, Christopher Jordan Dorner wouldn’t have gotten fired from his job, but commended as a hero for protecting someone a human being with disabilities who was a victim of brutality. But no, this is not that perfect world.

The reality is that he got fired and used the law and the system to try to make things right. He wasn’t able to do so in spite of his many attempts. His frustration was withheld for a long time and he began planning. He is now a martyr in my eyes, a hero. He has decided to give up his life to protect others.

He has sacrificed himself to bring corruption to light. He figured he had nothing to lose for such a greater cause. His goal is to stop the racism, the police brutality and all the other injustices, which he witnessed, and the rest of us witness everyday, yet choose to do nothing. Christopher Jordan Dorner is doing something! I don’t agree that killing is the best recourse, but sometimes a point has to be made in such a dramatic way so that one is heard by the masses.

Christopher Jordan Dorner is a highly decorated former member of the US Navy

Innocent people (collateral damage) happen as a consequence in pursuit for a greater cause. Martin Luther King was killed because there were people that wanted to perpetuate racism and slavery. Christopher Jordan Dorner will be killed, but he has been heard and we must listen. We must stand up and defend our rights and protect the rights of those who are of lesser privilege, those who have impairment, those with disabilities, those who are elderly. That is what Christopher Jordan Dorner is doing. The point to this whole matter is not the killing. The point is the message and the reason behind the killing. The media must address the points made in the manifesto.

The LAPD should be held accountable and a through investigation should be mandated from the higher ups in office. President Obama should get involved and demand investigations in every police department in the nation. Things must change dramatically. Those who are part of the force who are guilty of wrongdoing should come forth and turn themselves in. There should implement programs to rehabilitate them and systems in place to report to keep everyone honest. COME ON AMERICA!!! Change must come! Forget bureaucracy! And stand for something. Christopher Jordan Dorner is the sacrificial lamb, but he would die for nothing if we don’t stand behind him and demand JUSTICE!

Christopher Jordan Dorner sees the corrupt system and is revolted and disappointed by it. He clearly put a lot of planning and thoughts into his actions. He has taken the lead. Has anyone listen to the news media? Everyone is focusing on history and his state of mind and NO ONE is addressing the ISSUE at hand!!! COME ON AMERICA!!!

Download Mr. Dorner’s Full Manifesto here

Assata Shakur: From Fugitive to Freedom Fighter — Why the Culture Still Celebrates Her

Words by Dennis Byron

Kash Patel, I hear you. You wear the title of FBI Director today, but let’s be real—you weren’t even around when Assata Shakur’s name shook the system. You didn’t live through the era when the government put a bullseye on Black revolutionaries, when “justice” was too often just another word for oppression. I did. I remember it in real time. And I know the difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist.

If America wants to have a serious conversation about domestic terror, let’s start with Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols blowing up federal buildings. Let’s talk Dylann Roof walking into a Black church and spraying bullets. Let’s talk George Zimmerman stalking Trayvon Martin, David Berkowitz terrorizing New York as the “Son of Sam,” or any number of men whose names will forever be synonymous with true terror. Don’t you dare put Assata Shakur in that same sentence.

A Panther With Purpose

Before the wanted posters and FBI most-wanted lists, Assata was JoAnne Chesimard—a young sister from Queens who stepped into the storm of the civil rights era. She joined the Black Panther Party and later the Black Liberation Army, not because it was trendy, but because it was survival.

She fed hungry kids when the government wouldn’t. She set up health clinics in communities the state ignored. She gave political education to the people so they could understand the systems stacked against them. That’s not terrorism—that’s love for your people in action.

The Case That Never Added Up

Fast-forward to 1973, a New Jersey turnpike, and a deadly shootout. A state trooper lost his life, and Assata was arrested, shot, and thrown into the legal grinder. By 1977, she was convicted, but ask anyone who truly studied the case—there were holes big enough to drive a truck through.

Assata Shakur and her daughter Kakuya in Cuba – photo via healer Ola Ronke

Jury bias. Coerced testimony. A courtroom atmosphere dripping with racism. It wasn’t just a trial—it was a setup. Human rights groups worldwide have said it loud: Assata didn’t get justice, she got railroaded.

So when she broke out of prison in 1979 and later landed in Cuba, it wasn’t about running—it was about surviving. And Cuba called it like it was: political asylum for a political prisoner.

The Voice That Won’t Die

Exile didn’t silence her. In 1987 she dropped Assata: An Autobiography—part testimony, part revolutionary gospel. Decades later, it’s still studied in classrooms, still quoted in movements, still moving people who see themselves in her story.

Hip hop never forgot either. Common immortalized her in “A Song for Assata.” Tupac—her godson—carried her influence in his bloodline. Her name gets invoked because she embodies that fight-back spirit that hip hop at its core represents.

Who’s the Real Terrorist?

The FBI slaps her on its “Most Wanted Terrorists” list, but let’s keep it a buck: the word “terrorist” loses its meaning when it’s used as a weapon against someone who uplifted her community.

Real terror was Oklahoma City. Real terror was Charleston. Real terror was Trayvon’s killer walking free. When we talk terrorism, those are the names that belong in bold print.

Assata Shakur? She’s a survivor. A symbol. A reminder that you can cage the body but not the spirit. And whether America likes it or not, she will be celebrated—not as a villain, but as a revolutionary who refused to bow down.

Because in the culture, we don’t just remember history—we correct it.

During her 1976 trial, Assata Shakur testified that she had raised her hands when state troopers stopped her vehicle, yet she was shot in the shoulder and back. A medical expert confirmed her injuries were consistent with this account. Despite the evidence, an all-white jury convicted her of first-degree murder in 1977. She was sentenced to the Clinton Correctional Institution in New York but escaped in 1979 and was later granted political asylum in Cuba.

About the Author:
Dennis E. Byron is an award-winning investigative journalist, photographer, and Editor-in-Chief of Hip Hop Enquirer Magazine. With over three decades of experience covering hip hop culture, celebrity trials, and social justice issues, Byron has been on the frontlines of some of the most high-profile stories shaping both the entertainment industry and American society. He is also the founder of Byron Media Group, where his work continues to amplify voices often overlooked by mainstream media.

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