Chief Charlie Beck, who initially dismissed the allegations in the rant, said he would reopen the investigation into his firing - not to appease the ex-officer, but to restore confidence in the black community, which long had a fractured relationship with police that has improved in recent years. (source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/02/12/chris-dorner-manhunt_n_2672238.html)