David Dorn, 77, killed by looters in STL. Update: Daughters upset widow using his death at RNC.

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David Dorn’s daughters oppose father’s widow speaking at RNC
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David Dorn’s daughters want it known that their late father did not support President Donald Trump and would not want his name or image to be used to further Trump’s political agenda. They are angry that their father’s widow, St. Louis Police Sergeant Ann Dorn, is scheduled to speak on Thursday, August 27 at the Republican National Convention.

“We know his wife is a Trump supporter, but he was not,” said his daughter, Debra White, a quality assurance analyst. “He frequently said they were not able to talk about politics, because they were at the opposite ends of the spectrum. I know he would not want his legacy to be for his death to be used to further Trump’s law-and-order agenda.”




There is irony and complexity to David Dorn not wanting to serve a “law-and-order agenda.” He was a retired St. Louis Police captain and Moline Acres Police chief who was killed at age 77 on June 2 when he interrupted the looting of Lee’s Pawn & Jewelry in downtown St. Louis following protests of the Minneapolis Police killing of George Floyd.

“His passion for law enforcement ran deep,” said his daughter Lisa Dorn, who works in e-commerce. “He was blue through and through, but he also was a man, a Black man, and he knew some not so good things come out of police departments. He tried to make a difference as much as he could, but he was part of a system with systematic racism.”
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“The things he said about Colin Kaepernick, the kids locked up in cages, the racist remarks – these things really bothered him,” White said.

His perspective as a Black man was critical to his rejection of Trump, they said.

“When my father took off his police uniform, he was a Black man,” White said. “As a Black man in America, he had experienced a lot of racism. He expressed that on many occasions.”

“Our father did not agree with many policies and actions of this president that are aimed at disenfranchising many Black and Brown people,” Lisa Dorn said. “Our father was a registered Democrat. He thought Trump is doing many things to ruin our country.”

They have reached out to their father’s widow and asked her not to speak at the convention or, if she does speak, to leave their father out of her remarks.

“She can be a Trump supporter in her own right, but she should not politicize our father’s death for Trump’s agenda,” Lisa Dorn said. “I hope by the time she goes on air on Thursday she realizes there is no place for my father’s death in the Trump administration or the Republican National Convention.”
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Izanami said:
the plot really thicken. Used his demise as a prop for personal gain.
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Widow had a March for Peace rally
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Daughters showed up
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Lisa Dorn, the daughter of retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn, holds a sign at the start of the Peace March St. Louis on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in St. Louis. More than 100 demonstrators prayed for peace for families of those killed by violent crime and took a stand against violence by marching from the Police Headquarters on Olive to the St. Louis to the Civil Courts Building. Captain Dorn was killed by looters In June 2020 during the recent George Floyd unrest in St. Louis. Dorn's widow spoke at the Republican National Convention on the final night. Kim Dorn wants it known that her late father did not support President Donald Trump.
 
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