My whole point in arguing is that the police had no right to "Burn this mother efer down."
This in my eyes shows that they had no intention of taking Dorner alive. At that point, the law enforcers become vigilantes. They had him trapped in a hole. They could have waited him out. Instead, they went right to burning the cabin down.
Don't get me wrong. I understand the raw emotion the police have for "getting" this guy. My fault with them is that once they "got" him, they killed him. No matter what crime he committed, if he wasn't killed in the initial fire fight, every effort should have been made to take him alive.
Clearly and sadly anger and vigilante justice prevailed.
My secondary point is that the police burned down this cabin because they "suspected" it was Dorner. Until they are 100% clear who it is that is shooting at them, they should have assessed the situation and at least waited.
I in no ways defend Dorner or condone his alleged actions.
I thought the intentional burn is still in question, but your other points make sense given the burn was intentional.
They were not even 100 percent sure he did not have another hostage in the cabin I don’t think.