What was it about the Chris Dorner manhunt that set off a massive online competition to tell the darkest joke?
The meme-ing of Chris Dorner started oddly enough in real life, as photos of LA residents wearing "Not Chris Dorner Please Do Not Shoot" shirts went viral.
Source: theatlanticwire.com
Alexander Abad-Santos of The Atlantic Wire described it as a "half-sarcastic, half-wake-up-call response to very serious mistakes by the police."
Source: theatlanticwire.com
It didn't take long for the rest of the internet to spread the "meme-ification" of Chris Dorner's manhunt.
Via: colorlines.com
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