i think i know what happened... it went a little something like this.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFLWQgSgzbk

Maybe, just maybe, this was handled the best way possible under the circumstances. Let's at least wait until the investigation is completed before we BBQ the cops. Neither the public nor Scott Moxley are entitled to all of the facts immediately. There is a process and it takes time. Laguna Beach isnt a city known for violence. I'll bet the officers involved aren't high fiving people for their marksmanship. It's a sad thing for everyone involved, the dead, their families and yes, even the police. They're human too.

I didn't say I am entitled to "all the facts immediately." What I do expect--and I'd guess the public would agree--is for police departments not to issue misleading statements.

In this case, there is at least the appearance of self-serving gobblygook. Surely, in legitimate shooting situations government spin, half truths and ridiculously long delays in public explanations would not be necessary.

But, as I've already acknowledged: The double killing could be righteous.

Laguna doesn't handle many homicides. Perhaps all the errors in public communications can be attributed to this fact.

My coverage has focused on the odd--no, suspicious is a better word at this point--behavior of the Laguna Beach PD AFTER the killings.

Public oversight or questioning of cop actions disturbs the police bureaucracy. I know this well.

But raising these issues is not a personal attack on the officers. It's part of the beauty of living in a democracy, where lethal police acts against two citizens, ages 48 and 49 and business owners, can be questioned. And the public can expect honest answers from the outset.

hen again, given the current climate for whistleblowers, false hope might be all the hope there is. A series of court rulings, legal changes, and new security and secrecy policies have made it easier than at any time since the Nixon era to punish whistleblowers; the climate has deteriorated in recent years with the Bush administration's emphasis on plugging leaks and locking down government information. Bloch's tenure—he is the first director of the whistleblower office to face a whistleblower complaint of his own—has only added insult to injury.
It's come to the point where some advocates now counsel federal employees against coming forward, period. "When people call me and ask about blowing the whistle, I always tell them, 'Don't do it, because your life will be destroyed,'" says William Weaver, a professor of political science at the University of Texas-El Paso and a senior adviser to the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition. "You'll lose your career; you're probably going to lose your family if you have one; you're probably going to lose all your friends because they're associated through work; you'll wind up squandering your life savings on attorneys; and you'll come out the other end of this process working at McDonald's."
Weaver says that most of the people who contact him are so determined, they go ahead with their disclosures anyway. "I see what the result is," he sighs. "It's destruction from one end of their lives to the other."

You won't get a job at Mcdonalds either, homeless and premature death is happenning to 100,000s of americans caught up in a corrupt system. If we are not careful they will be talking about the american genocide in 50 years.

This story stinks to high heavens! I had read that two days prior to this shooting, that this couple had contacted the sheriff dept. about some kind of fraud that they had discovered, and that they had documents proving that some kind of crime or crimes had been commited. I feel that if they had some evidence of a crime done by someone high up enough in government, for example, that this sheriff could have given the offrending party a warning, and a hit was set up so as so silence both of these two. They were probably told to take their documents to this resort, and then they would wait for the sheriff to join them there. This was probably such a bombshell of proof, that this couple may have been a bit scared for their lives, thus the reason for hiding in this resort as opposed to their home.
The only parties who could possibly dispatch cops to murder some people, would be possibly the Secret Service, the CIA, the FBI, The Attorney General, or the president or vice presidents office.

I am very happy to see Scott's feedback as I agree with him 100%.

And, for my own 2 cents, I was walking by Montage that afternoon and the story from the media at that point was calling it a love triangle murder, which obviously couldn't be any further from the truth.

The kids testimony should say it all. I am worried for the Park's kids safety now. I never thought instead of feeling protected by the police in south Orange County we now have to fear for our lives when looking to be protected by the law. Do you also notice how they have managed to keep it out of the television news. Is it big bucks or threats that enable that to happen. I guess they are taking advice from LA police now. It doesn't matter that they wrongly kill a family that was running in fear of their lives in the first place, in front of children for that matter, but that they receive the next badge of honor. Honor? Ya, must say, missing the honor part all together.

What is really interesting is that we common people so easily see the falsehood on the part of the Orange County Sheriff and still nothing will be done for the right of this family. The Sheriff's department does not even need to hide things anymore. They put on the badge and can literally get away with murder.

All that we know doesn't make sense. The onlything that we can rely on are the statements from the neighbors that tese two were on the edge. Even the daughter's statements over time don't peice together. What suberbite middle age couple who have no attention by the media goes to a wrold class resort and registers under a different name? Not all that common. Then you add the element of a gun. Who needs a gun at a world class resort located in south orange county especially when you have lived in the area for as long as they have. Locals know it is a very safe place. Who with the intent cause a murder/suicide by cop invites their children to the party. Who if it were their intent to have the whole family killed then lets their two daughters go but keeps their son. Hey maybe he wanted to die the same way. I think one of the latest stories was the wife points the gun at the cops, get shot drops the gun, the husband picks up the gun and points it at the cop he gets shot and then with her last bit of energy before dying the wife finds the gun picks it up and points it at the cops and they do a little more shooting, oh and the report finishes off with there was one round in the gun. Huh? no of this makes sense. Now the FBI is investigating the incident under the suspicion of some fraud. Wait that starts to make sense as the couple had spoken with the cops shortly before leaving for the resort. Thye bring their children with them and a box of papers/documents to the hotel with a gun. That doesn't sound like a murder/suicide by cop routine. The original story is closewr to the mark than anything else we've heard or read so far -- the cops either were in on the job or were set up by someone to do the killing.

All that we know doesn't make sense. The only thing that we can rely on are the statements from the neighbors that these two were on the edge. Even the daughter's statements over time don't peice together.But then again she has a marketing degree from Berkley.Bad job by the daughter to put a spin on the story and oh by the way she didn't appear to be too upset by the whole thing. That is not normal behavior after just loosing both your parents in a senseless killing. OK so you hate your parents and you don't mind never seeing them again. They were crazy and mean people. You are happy to see them gone. Most families with crazy parents find the siblings bond together to keep their sanity. The daughter didn't seem upset by loosing her brother as well. Things that make you go hummmm. Her reaction was a matter of fact how the whole thing played out. What suberbanite middle age couple who have no attention by the media goes to a wrold class resort and registers under a different name? Not all that common. Then you add the element of a gun. Who needs a gun at a world class resort located in south orange county especially when you have lived in the area for as long as they have. Locals know it is a very safe place. Oh and they have stayed there before we are told. Who with the intent cause a murder/suicide by cop invites their children to the party. Who if it were their intent to have the whole family killed then lets their two daughters go but keeps their son wityh them. Hey we have second thoughts let the kids go OK Hey I got another thought let's keep the boy here with us. That doesn't make sense. Hey maybe he wanted to die the same way. I think one of the latest stories was the wife points the gun at the cops, she gets shot drops the gun, the husband picks up the gun and points it at the cop he gets shot and then the wife with her last bit of energy before dying finds the gun picks it up and points it at the cops and they -- the cops do a little more shooting, oh and the report finishes off with there was only one round found the the couples gun. Huh? is it me or does none of this makes sense. Now the FBI is investigating the incident under the suspicion of some fraud. Wait that starts to make sense as the couple had spoken with the cops shortly before leaving for the resort. They bring their children with them to the resort and a box of papers/documents to the hotel with a gun. That doesn't sound like a murder/suicide by cop routine. The original story by R. Scott Moxley is closer to the mark than anything else we've heard or read so far -- the cops either were in on the job or were set up by someone to do the killing. And don't over look the daughter in all this her emotions were too unreal for just loosing bother her parents and her brother. Let's start with who had motive for this killing and I think we can at this point rule out the middle age couple wanted to comit suicide by cop. After all as the daughter said, they had all gathered to the resort to discuss the recent million dollar inheritance by the dad from the death of the grandpa. I guess you want to kill yourself when you inherit a million dollars. Hummm.

It would be nice to hear a serious version of this story. People were killed! What happened? Can anyone tell the story without all the smart ass remarks? Is life so meaningless that murder is just for entertainment? Was there an autopsy report? Were they on drugs? Where they Korean? The name Parks, begs that question. Where they poisoned by Chinese melamine and unable to think properly? Regardless, of the competence of the police if automatic weapon are pointed at you, that's a serious threat, especially for future revenue of the resort. I swear I just want a straight answer.

Can't anyone spell these days?
It is so frustrating to read these comments that are so full of spelling errors. Is the world full of a bunch of idiots? How hard is it to spell check your comment before you post it.

It has now been six months since the shootings at the Montage. Has a report been issued yet? If it has can someone please provide a link to it. If not then I am fast losing faith in our criminal justice system. The police were right there, in fact they shot them. Can't they get a straight story out? Is there corroborating evidence for the claim "that both victims pointed the same gun at officers at various times". Was that gun fired? How many shots were fired by the officers? How many hit the victims? How many missed? Did the officers reload their weapons and fire again?

This is not a rush to judgement, just closing the books in a civic minded way.

I am friends with the daughter, Christie. There has been no report issued AT ALL. No one has tried to contact the family from the police department. She thinks they are dragging it out as long as possible because they know no gun was fired except for the 8 shots unloaded on Joni and Kevin, and want people to lose interest by the time this report is released. Joni and Kevin were friends of mine too, no doubt they acted totally irrationally that day but they weren't violent, just scared . The total land her grandpa owned was worth around 60 million, enough that they were scared for their lives for some things they found out. And fuck whoever said she was emotionless, she was in shock Asshole.

AND kc chose to stay with his parents, they didn't force him to. Hopefully more will come out on this and maybe the truth will be told eventually!