It is so outrageous I think its either a hoax or a "social experiment" or an attempt to inflame the Ferguson situation.
1. If he is a real police officer, he will never be able to shoot anyone under any circumstances without this article coming back to haunt him. There are some dumb cops, hard to believe any would be this dumb.
2. If you wanted to rile people up against the Ferguson police department, then pose a s a police officer and express an outrageous opinion that people can then transfer to the officer who fired the fatal shot and the officers who are trying to quell the riots.
3. If he is really a member of the LAPD his fellow officers must be thinking "thanks a lot jerk - you just made life so much more difficult and dangerous for all of us."
Ah, but it turns out he is also a liar - he is not a professor at CTU: Cut and past from a recent online chat with CTU:
Cassandra: Hello and thank you for contacting Colorado Technical University. How may I assist you today?
you: Sunil Dutta really a professor of homeland security at Colorado Tech University?
Cassandra: Welcome to live chat. Colorado Technical University has a longstanding commitment to fostering a learning environment that emphasizes tolerance and respect. The author of this opinion piece has previously worked as an adjunct instructor for Colorado Technical University, but does not currently have any teaching assignments with the university.
Cassandra: The opinions he expressed are his own and do not reflect official views of the university.