Hero Laid to Rest whilst Murderous Nutjob Meets Demise

Chris Kyle 1974-2013

Today was the funeral at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas for Navy SEAL hero, Chris  Kyle. He was eulogized by fellow SEALs, friends, and his widow Taya. His final resting place is Texas State Cemetery in Austin. Lauded by many for his faith, character, and toughness I don't believe we will see another prolific sniper again like him for a very long time. It is tragic that he died young. It is shameful that our president failed to order flags to half staff or even acknowledge his passing. We live in a time when politicians in New Jersey order flags to half staff for pop star Whitney Houston's abysmal failure at life, yet our commander-in-chief does nothing for Chris Kyle, real American Hero. Most annoyingly today, when we should be remembering Hero Kyle, our national attention shifts to a fired LAPD officer who went on a vengeful killing spree this past weekend as "retribution" to an organization that somehow "wronged him."

Apparently, the now infamous nutjob Christopher Dorner was fired some years ago for making false accusations about his police trainer. How that translates into "time to kill the LAPD pigs" makes no sense to me. Pardon my expression in quotes, but that sentiment has been somewhat glorified by some online and in the media. His beef with the department, no matter the reason, doesn't excuse such grossly felonious behavior. This evening however, reports to the tune of "bad guy burned to death in mountain cabin" are popping up on news sites. Details are thin and I'm sure tomorrow morning will bring more lucid reports. Moral of the story: don't kill cops; they WILL kill you back.

Making this hit a little closer to home, my wife and I were stopped en route home from a date to make way for a convoy of 17 San Bernardino Sheriffs vehicles- lights blaring, sirens wailing into the night, mourning the loss of a comrade at Loma Linda Hospital. The killer had fled to Big Bear, holed up in a vacation home, and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement. The first two LEOs to the scene, SB Sheriffs Deputies, were shot then airlifted to Loma Linda, with one Deputy dying and the other in critical condition this afternoon. So the convoy were probably fellow officers of the wounded and deceased.

As I dropped my dear wife off at work to begin her shift, there were still media trucks outside the Emergency Room entrance. Strangely enough, I had passed a CNN marked news truck on my commute home (major freeway b/w LA and Big Bear) and thought how strange to see a media vehicle eastbound. The traffic report indicated that Hwy 38, which serves mountain communities was closed for police activity.  It has been a crazy couple of weeks. One hero laid to rest in Austin whilst a nutjob meets fiery demise in the mountains of Southern California.