Angry Prostesters Take to the Streets in Seattle

A group of about 200 protesters took to the Seattle streets Wednesday night, angry that a local police officer was not charged with murder after he shot and killed a local woodcarver in a split-second decision last August:

KING-TV reports:

More demonstrations are possible over the next few days following the decision to not file charges against the Seattle police officer in the fatal shooting of a First Nations woodcarver.

Protesters marched through downtown Seattle Wednesday, frustrated over KIng County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg’s decision to not charge officer Ian Birk for the shooting death of John. T. Williams last August.

The demonstration, which spread from downtown to Capitol Hill, were mostly peaceful, aside from a few scuffles. Several groups plan additional protests for Friday and Saturday.

Although Birk was not charged, a Seattle Police Department review board said the shooting was not justified. Satterberg acknowledged that while Birk made serious tactical errors, there’s no proof he acted with evil intent. That‘s a decision many don’t agree with.

“We do not and legally cannot put police officers on trial for murder or send them to prison for their discretion to use deadly force in good faith and without malice, however tragic the outcome may be,” King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg told KING-TV on  Wednesday, referencing a Washington state law.

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  • RED-DAWN
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:23pm

    I’m a former LEO and do not know enough about this particular incident to form an opinion. Any time a life is taken, it’s a sad situation for everyone involved.

    Fear not, lib’s. Your side will get a second bite at the apple. The federal government will likely step in and charge him with a civil rights violation of some sort. They usually do. The officer should expect that visit from a FBI Special Agent, if he hasn’t already had one.

    Speaking of “Special Agent”, could someone explain why they are special?

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  • Its Gonna Getcha
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:20pm

    It’s becoming more obvious there is no such thing as a fiscal-conservative/social-liberal politician. Case in point, Tiger Woods. What one does socially can indeed wreck their fiscal conservatism.

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  • banjarmon
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:19pm

    I have always heard the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Maybe the TEA PARTY–Conservatives, should squeak LOUDER!!

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:37pm

      We have a gathering of *support* from Tea Party types for our union busting vote today in Columbus. We’re getting no national coverage, because, as mentioned, we have folks here supporting the elimination of public sector unions. It’s hard to make news of the “Viva La Revolucion!” communist variety when you have the actual public there against the commies. :)

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  • Islesfordian
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:15pm

    It’s Seattle. What ELSE is there to do there if you’re an unemployed bum?

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  • N37BU6
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:12pm

    Just like Beck said… but really, it’s predictable. Barry owes everything he has to unions, and he can’t throw them under the bus just yet.

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  • Tracy McBurney
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:08pm

    I would like to know what this guy did to get shot. The report dose not say anything about that and I would love to be paid while sitting at home. If it is questionable then he should be charged and let the courts decide but I guess they are above the law there so it seems.

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    • Tracker2021
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:56pm

      He resigned and is no longer an officer. The guy had a knife and when ordered to drop it and he didn’t comply. The court felt that the officer did not give ample time for the suspect to drop the knife before taking deadly action.

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    • hauschild
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 2:33pm

      Oh, only a knife? And, he also refused a direct order? That’s standard practice nowadays for the bottom-feeders amongst us. I’m surprised that even warranted any action at all from the officer.

      (all sarcasm above, for the obtuse amongst us)

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    • trickyizzo
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 6:40pm

      I happen to know the police office since he went to the same Christian college I went to. He was not a gruff nor violent person in any way. I also used to work right next to where this shooting occurred and would see this homeless man quite often while walking to work. In fact, one time he was arrested before 9am in an incredibly drunk state shouting profanities at me as I walked by.

      While we don’t really know the full facts to the story I have no doubt that the knife wielding homeless man provoked the officer in some way even if he was not serious. Even though he was a wood carver and nice to tourists I’m sure he was well known by the cops in the area and probably hated them. This is the unfortunate circumstances that led to his death. I believe the policeman truly felt threatened and his life was in danger. The homeless man had enough anger in him (that I personally witnessed) that I do not doubt he acted in some stupid way and tried to attack or pretend to attack the officer.

      Any by the way, don’t believe anything you read in “The Stranger”. It’s a horribly liberal local publication.

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  • roz_rusty
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:03pm

    I live on the other side of the Puget Sound from Seattle…this has been in the news a lot lately. This was a tragic death…a misjudgment on the part of a police officer who had to decide in a split second whether or not to shoot. Tragic. I can only guess how awful the police officer feels having killed someone when there was no need. But unless they can show this was a racist police officer, the judge got it right, imo.
    Don’t count out Washington, yet…the conservative movement is growing here. Seattle is a bastion of liberalism and they have the highest concentration of population. But much of Washington is quite conservative, and we are growing in numbers. :^ )

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  • stifroc
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:03pm

    You know, if the conservatives were as violent and as hateful as the left and the “disenfranchised”… Washington and State Capitals would be in flames. Instead, it is the conservatives that are the glue that are holding this country together.

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  • hauschild
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:03pm

    If these “protesters” put half as much effort into understanding the fundamental principles of being an American citizen, they wouldn’t be in the position they are in now.

    It’s really kinda sad that the American Dream has been squandered by so many.

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  • mrlogan3
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:01pm

    My father is a police officer but I still see no need for them to be held to a different standard than anybody else. It was an unjustified killing, a murder. He needs to be prosecuted for murder; either that or the SPD is investigated for their training methods.

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    • getperks
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:08pm

      Police will be afraid to do their jobs and we will all be less safe for it. Be careful what u ask for. The system is in place to take care of these things and they did not “sweep it under the carpet”.
      Murder requires intent. That is a very strong accusation u are making.

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    • mrlogan3
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:15pm

      I realize that murder needs intent, maybe manslaughter would be a better charge, he just can’t go uncharged.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:19pm

      No, he’s right, the standard must be the same if we’re to be a nation of law.

      Your protection is YOUR responsibility, not somebody else’s. Get a gun, learn to use it, and if you feel endangered, start carrying. The police cannot protect you, and often do not, and that’s not their fault, they just can’t be there at the time of the crime.

      Society would be vastly safer if we gave up the fantasy that police protect us and resumed responsibility for our own safety and well being again through rearming ourselves and according ourselves with politeness and dignity.

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    • getperks
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:33pm

      http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2010/12/17/the-video-the-shooting-of-john-t-williams

      This video was very helpful in understanding this particular case. I agree with the protecting ourselves also MRLOGAN3. Every situation is different and it is dangerous to apply blanket policies. If you carry legally please practice and know the laws especially as far as shoot dont shoot scenarios.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:39pm

      We have CCW here in Ohio, PLUS, we have traditional no-license open carry. It’s a beautiful thing.

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  • Lion420
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:01pm

    organized by communists like the ones in Egypt? If that’s so, I say it’s a direct result of our schools failure to teach kids. We have an entire generation who are completely ignorant about who these people are and what they have done. Which is also how we got our current President….ignorance…no more nor less.

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  • getperks
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:59pm

    Do we really expect a Lib mecca to miss the chance at protesting? Just like the L.A. riots. That was not ALL about Rodney King and this is not just about the Woodcarver. These people should be praying for the families and putting all that energy into something constructive. If they hate the police so much, quit calling for help when they are being victimized!! Police are human too and nobody is calling them names when they pull someone from danger.
    My prayers are with the family of the man AND the police. LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

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    • bestartist
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:38pm

      That’s absolutely true.
      I live near Seattle and there is a LOT of robbery, murder, rape etc in the city now.
      Whenever the Police are called and they have to use force of some kind for self protection there is a Huge outcry of police brutality etc etc.
      I hate to say it but the perpetrators are always the usual suspects, and nearly always in the same parts of town.
      Are the Police 100% perfect all the time, of course not, but I can imagine that the Seattle Police feel like quitting responding to calls from these areas, if these people hate the Police so much, they can all just sort it out amongst themselves with a bit of culling.
      Every night on the local Anti Police News it’s the same whining whining whining, it’s embarrassing to be from the Pacific Northwest.

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  • pdh42
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:59pm

    It would seem that the nudge and the push is starting to happen here is the USA just as it is in the midle east…. Does anyone else find that all of this chaos is not by chance????

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:17pm

      It’s 200 people. I’ve had larger block party cook outs. Probably more rowdy too. :)

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  • IronDioPriest
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:58pm

    First Nations? Is that what they’re calling Indians these days?

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:16pm

      I believe so yes. They have to change the nomenclature every couple of years, for reasons that make no sense at a logical level.

      I go with what they‘ve always been called in this nation until the 1980’s, namely, Indians. Everybody knows what I mean and there’s no confusion unless the conversation was concerning a guy from India talking to a Sioux.

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  • kink
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:58pm

    it’s called urban redevelopment!!! sit back watch and enjoy!!!!!

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  • Steven63
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:56pm

    I’m not familiar with the background of this story, nor did I watch the video. But I would like to say that I think police are trained to aggressively by the ‘state.’

    I hear way too many reports of the police emptying their clips into a person who was 30 feet away with a knife because they felt ‘threatened.’

    That type of training is reinforced when nothing is done to reign them in and, in fact condoned by the ‘state’ not adjusting their training techniques of these officers.

    Just my two cents.

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    • getperks
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:03pm

      You should go to the police academy and get back with us in about five years with an updated opinion!!
      P.S. at least you could watch the video before commenting? Maybe?

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    • mrlogan3
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:05pm

      http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2010/12/17/the-video-the-shooting-of-john-t-williams
      This is the shooting itself. I feel like the officer did act too quickly and needs to be charged with something, he took an innocent man’s life.

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    • getperks
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:21pm

      mrlogan3
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:05pm
      http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2010/12/17/the-video-the-shooting-of-john-t-williams
      This is the shooting itself. I feel like the officer did act too quickly and needs to be charged with something, he took an innocent man’s life.

      Thanks for the video sir. I apologize Steven. I am trained and it certainly sounds like there were other options available to the officer. Wait for backup and form a perimeter? I didnt hear him mention that the man attacked him at all? Wow. My prayers are with everyone affected.

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    • Tracker2021
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:24pm

      If you have ever been through advanced weapons training you would know that if anyone is within 21 feet of you when your weapon is holstered has the advantage. They can reach you, and attack you before you have time to draw and aim. It is a tragedy that this happened, but if the officer felt his life was in danger he had to make that call within a split second.

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  • Bluestraveler
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:54pm

    Good grief…, it’s starting all over, isn’t it. Betcha a lot of these protesters are fence sitters. They never stood for anything. Problem is, sooner or later, all fence sitters always fall off the wrong side of the fence.

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  • angelcat
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:54pm

    I think we will soon get to the point where there are so many protests that they will be completely ineffective – even when they are truly justified – sort of like the little boy who cried “wolf”.

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    • Highland
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:07pm

      Nevertheless, forewarned is forearmed (although being armed in the traditional sense of the word is a good idea, too).

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  • sarg356
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:54pm

    Very tragic event yes. You can’t put a police officer in prison with out evidence of it being malicious. Fired, never to work again as a cop yes. The insainity continues

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:00pm

      Agreed.

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    • mrlogan3
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:04pm

      That’s just not right that it has to be malicious. Everyone else can get charged with manslaughter, generally non-malicious.

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    • teachermitch32
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:26pm

      Additionally, there may still be federal charges in order…and, the family of the victim still has an opportunity for civil redress. This ex-cop is not out of hot water as yet…and will most likely pay dearly for his mistake in a big way (although not as heavily, or in the same manner, as the family of the victim).

      Not to worry…our judicial system is still the best that the world has to offer.

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  • simple thought
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:52pm

    if someone killed a cop because he feared for his life , would you feel the same way?????????

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  • vennoye
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:52pm

    So it spreads!!

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  • Bluestraveler
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:51pm

    Good grief, it’s starting all over. The disenfranchised take to the streets. Great. Wonder how many of them were fence sitters, until they found a chance to protest about *something*, anything. Fence sitters always fall off the wrong side of the fence, sooner or later.

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    • SLAPTHELEFT
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 7:14pm

      In between listening to pearl jam, jimmy hendrix, and kickin a hacky sack all day in a back alley, these dregs of society finally found someone who’d give them 20 bucks to carry a sign in a protest. they‘re probably so high they won’t even know how to get back once the protest is over. Another pile of scumbags that we can see over and over on our nightly news.

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  • Lantern
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:51pm

    Copy cats!

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  • G man
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:50pm

    Washington, California, Wisconsin, Vermont, Mass, Conn….all lost. So the new US will be 45 States or less. I think 35 sounds about right.

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    • ctate970
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:55pm

      Washington is not totally lost. I live in Vancouver and its fairly right center. I am across the river from Portland and man that place blows.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:00pm

      @G Man

      No, they are not all lost; just the news media making it out to be that bad, and in the case of CA with Pelosi, only her town is lost to the darkness, that is why we need to keep going on and carry the light into the land as a whole; each of us doing our part individually and in groups.

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    • fertlmind
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:03pm

      Yup…. I was just gonna say ‘don’t forget to include Oregon’!
      The nutball lefties, hard core commies, tree hugging eco terrorist, Anti-Car bicycle fanatics, dopers, derelicts, illegals, and just plain idiots make it look like there are no normal flag waving, honest, hard working folk left here. But we ARE here,…we are just being shouted down by the anarchist crowd.
      I took one look at the ‘woodworker’ and thought I might have shot him too!

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    • Rightsofman
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:09pm

      Are any of these protesters school kids who don’t know why their teachers dragged them there??

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    • Lantern
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:52pm

      Maybe we can just put places like San Francisco on reservations like the Indians. Let them have their own government, let it fail and not bail them out when it does. They will be begging to come back.

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    • bobodu
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 6:37pm

      Americans have been killings the natives for hundreds of years.
      Hope killing yet another makes you feel proud.

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    • SLAPTHELEFT
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 7:11pm

      What the eff does that mean dude? Man the ramblings of lefties here is giving me a headache. At least try to have some content. Communism killed more people than any other “force” known to man but I don’t hear you idiot libbys speaking out against that. You pick and choose. Put on a uniform, any uniform, of law enforcement and see if you can handle it. Your a fraction of a second away from a bodybag at any moment, yet idiots like you can sit around for years and second guess our men and women in uniform? Move to russia.

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  • maxedout
    Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:49pm

    Coming to a city near you…..time for a drink.

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    • Muslim in Chief
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:53pm

      I am buying

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:58pm

      I am wondering how long until it comes to my home in Phoenix; and when it does, I expect those of the progressives and anarchists here will come with knives drawn and blood in their eyes. Some of us here who are warning the area of the darkness at hand are constantly meeting with threats from those who seek to shut us up; some from the churches and other such groups as well.

      All I tell these folks is that every one threat they make shows my side of the argument in the truth of the light of liberty, love and the Almighty.

      Keep strong America, we will win in the end.

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    • BMartin1776
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:58pm

      You’re not kidding and worst part is so many have been warning that uprisings are coming to American cities/towns/streets.

      IMO those calling for this, Pivens, Jones, Chomsky etc etc, are responsible for this. They are calling for it, its in the backs of peoples heads like a subliminal message and next thing you kow you have a situation like this in Seattle or WI… what city is next?

      Fringe media where are you? Why arent you condemning these people who are encouraging Americans to rise up, the wrong way(suggestions of violence)? Do these ppl know they are just useful idiots at this point?

      http://www.savingtherepublic.com

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    • CatB
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:59pm

      I’m IN! … make mine TEA.

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    • Quagaar Warrior
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:00pm

      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      Angry protesters? Duh!
      Have you ever heard of, “Happy protesters”?
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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    • Kalish
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:02pm

      Two words, street sweeper. Looks like a bunch of liberal socialist punks

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:05pm

      200 people “take to the streets” and it’s splashed in photos to give the impression of a groundswell of humanity.

      5000+ show up on the state house lawn in Columbus Ohio representing the Tea Party movement and you couldn’t find a single photo anywhere in the mainstream media.

      20,000 show up in a fake “rally” for John Stewart, and it’s splashed across the headlines like a monster rally.

      1.5+ million show up on 8/28 and you get sniffling “well, there just weren’t that many people, most were just passers by walking somewhere else”.

      But no kids, there is no coordinated propaganda in this nation.

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    • Kalish
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:07pm

      Snowleopard said ” I am wondering how long until it comes to my home in Phoenix; and when it does, I expect those of the progressives and anarchists here will come with knives drawn and blood in their eyes.

      I am more than ready for them, I have about 400 rounds ready to go at a moments notice, I won’t start anything, but I will defend myself and my family against these brainwashed socialist scum

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    • Class2000Generation
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:07pm

      Snowleopard –

      It’s started in my home state of WI. The scary thing is – 90% of my coworkers are completely obvlious to what’s going on in Madison, only 1.5hrs away from us!

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    • ltb
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:09pm

      Time to pray.

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    • cnsrvtvj
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:11pm

      Yes it is Max. The truly scary thing about what is going on is that the MSM seems to glorify this kind of behavior. When bad behavior is encouraged, more is sure to follow. Just wait until the other states take on the unions.

      http://www.donsmithshow.com – see the socialists unite with unions video

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:12pm

      @GhostofJefferson

      Understood. The media has a means of distortion and fabrication that for some reason beyond any and all means of comprehension in reality, they feel everyone must believe the garbage they have constantly spun for the ‘truth’ in their own myopic eyes.

      Note, sarcasm of the following is quite intentional for the joke:

      Reporter on TV “Trust me America, I know what I am doing a lot better than you, the little ants who have to follow us, the true leades of the pathetic folks of the world…”

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    • docgreen
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:12pm

      Let the system work! If the Cops guilty, of murder or man slaughter he’ll be charged. Let the system work for us!

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    • nothingbuthetruth
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:17pm

      Class2000….time for you to educate the 90% of your co workers. If we keep waiting for the media to alert our family, friends, neighbors and co workers…. well they are not doing it, they are in collusion with the left…they are the left

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    • NickDeringer
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:22pm

      Beck predicted this a year ago when he held up the book “The Coming Insurrection.” Professor O’Barry is ecstatic. The final days of America are in sight for him.

      It’s not that Beck is a genius. He’s just using his god-given common sense.

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    • Michael Vick
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:29pm

      That cops was wrong…

       
    • mrdbcooper
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:30pm

      http://www.shootingtimes.com/ammunition/ST_dkgdupleks_201005/

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    • PA PATRIOT
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:32pm

      Unfortunate for the Woodcarver, he is dead. Unfortunate for the Police Officer. He has to live with his actions. 200 old dope smoking hippies with bull horns. NO PROBLEM.

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    • Trance
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:40pm

      Police should be charged just like anybody else would be. Not sure why people think they should be above the law.

      Trance  
    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:43pm

      .
      When is that Giant EarthQuake supposed to hit the West Coast?

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    • watchtheotherhand
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:47pm

      @ TRANCE….. I completely agree. I am so sick of law men and politicians getting off or getting slaps on the wrist because of who they are and who they know. Justice is NOT blind in this country whatsoever. I know police have difficult jobs, but every citizen from the President to homeless on the street should be judged blindly under the law. However, this will NEVER be the case……NEVER.

      SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING  
    • Class2000Generation
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:50pm

      @ NickDeringer

      I’m the towncrier =) It never amazes how gullible people can be. They heard it on the radio or on MSNBC so it must be true. I’ve been made fun of for being a “conspiracy theorist” but at least I’m trying to help…

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    • muthrluvbne
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:53pm

      Kalish, those people are protesting because a cop MURDERED a man for NO reason, and our wonderful prosecutors announced they will not file charges on him. Even his own police department called the shooting unjustified. To make matters worse, he resigned from the force, so now he wont face any type of punishment

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    • Tony
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:55pm

      leftiesaredangerous,
      Please be informed that the language you used was deemed “not civil” by our esteemed media. The media reserves such terms as “lock and load”, “in the cross hairs”, and “don’t retreat, reload” for the exclusive use of media approved protests such as the Teachers’ unions protest against the Wisconsin governor.

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    • Hugh Williams
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 2:01pm

      Everyone knows that Seattle has long been a leftist city. Madison WI has also been a leftist hot bed for decades. You would think leftist would be the happiest living in cities run by leftist and populated by leftist. But trouble and riots seem to always happen in cities run by the left and populated by the left. Are they ever happy???

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    • ishka4me
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 2:07pm

      went to seattle once, city full of young adults begging for money to buy drugs. worse then san francisco. Must have seen a hundred early 20′s men with pierced lips, and noses just sitting on ground begging. all i need to know about seattle

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    • DanB
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 2:41pm

      @Trance

      So if your job is driving a car at 200 mph and you make a mistake, the car flips and some spectators get injured and killed, should you then be charged with manslaughter and endangerment? You were just doing your job.

      And while I do think police officers should be held to a higher standard, I also believe that we should not hold them as criminals for simply doing their jobs. We ask them to make snap judgments to save our lives with deadly force if need be. Yet, if I follow the eventual conclusion of your argument then we should deny them access to deadly force (and probably any force) to our police. I suppose they should sit down and have a donut with suspected criminals before making any decisions on what action to take.

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    • nptden
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 2:51pm

      http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2010/12/17/the-video-the-shooting-of-john-t-williams

      I think this officer was ‘fishing’…What kinda knife did the guy have? A whittling knife?. He sure didn’t look threatening walking across the street…

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    • Cemoto78
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 3:06pm

      Too bad these clowns don’t concentrate on getting jobs and being productive citizens rather than entitlement craving hacks. I’d love to see what some of these chickens would do or act when placed in the same or similar situation as the officer. I imagine the vast majority of these slim would need a change of underwear.

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    • oldoldtimer
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 3:11pm

      2011 the year the world went crazy. And there is no comet in the sky.

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    • gwinfrey
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 3:52pm

      I‘m with you and I don’t even drink!

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    • avenger
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 4:05pm

      hahaha..what..starbucks ran out of coffee..

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    • Scorchem
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 4:08pm

      I don’t agree with police brutality and there seems to be more than enough immature, power hungry, mean lowlifes wearing the uniform. However, split second decisions are just that. Sometimes they are good and sometimes they are not. I’ll let Seattle decide this one while I mull it over. I‘ll bet the cop wishes he had had some ’mull’ time.

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    • KICKILLEGALSOUT
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 4:13pm

      Pray for our nation and that our enemies would be defeated, but be wise to prepare! Lot’s of guns, lots of ammo! At least a gun for every person over 12 in the home and 500 rounds each, extra clips ready to go and body armor.

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    • mcfinch
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 4:15pm

      Like in Portland or

      http://politicalbowl.com

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    • lionslayer44
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 4:21pm

      SNOWLEOPARD it actually started in phoenix. I live northern az. and i have always thought that the part where the govt. starts to implement martial law would be in az. especially how they are making an example of us because of sb 1070. the protests currently around the country are getting worse daily but as i look back i cant help but consider that perhaps it started here. be prepared collect: food, water, ammo be safe. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!! take care SNOWLEOPARD

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    • Sarah124
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 4:30pm

      I can find better things for them to protest…

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    • leftiesaredangerous
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 4:44pm

      @TONY

      How right you are. I’m clearly a racist, bigoted, angry old white man.

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    • CultureWarriors
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 4:47pm

      They have to be liberals, otherwise they would be at work contributing to society. Could we all pitch in and offer these losers free transportation outside the US. If they would accept I’d be all in. A country without liberals would be a prosperous country. Imagine how much better things would be without liberals dragging us down.

      I’ll have that drink now – Tea for me too!

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    • Sinista Mace
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 4:56pm

      Disarm the police.

      We don’t care about your department policy.

      Disarm the terrorist police Nazi civilian murderers and killers.

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    • BreeZee
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 5:51pm

      I haven’t owned a gun for ten years…………that’s about to change.

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    • avenger
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 5:54pm

      wow…I hope these twits do not spill the starbucks latte…

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    • SLAPTHELEFT
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 7:02pm

      The people in the streets of seattle and the grunge element of society. They know of no law,civility, or hygiene. Who cares about these protests? If the TEA party protests were ignored then these are so very insignifigant.

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    • My Sacred Honor
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:58pm

      Quagaar Warrior
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:00pm
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      Angry protesters? Duh!
      Have you ever heard of, “Happy protesters”?

      Bob Ross speaks of “Happy accidents”….is that the same thing?

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    • drphil69
      Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:16pm

      Time to buy more ammo… how do I know when I have enough?

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    • Rice Water
      Posted on February 18, 2011 at 12:44am

      “Prostesters”?

      Spelling courtesy of BeckU.

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    • MHP
      Posted on February 18, 2011 at 2:49am

      Snow

      I know several Seattle’s Police Officers, many are my friends, many of them retired. I don’t recognize Ofcr. Birk, but from reading the story about Williams pulling the knife on him, I’ll call the shooting justified.

      As for Office of Professional Accountability, all they are is a bunch of commies who hate police.

      You ever heard of De-Policing? Cleveland started doing that when the commies started bitching at the PO-lice, so when they got calls such as burglaries etc, They wouldn’t answer the call or they took
      their sweet time, by even as long as 2-3 hours.

      We had a shooting in my Apt one time and the shot gun shells came within 3 feet of my head from the apt above. (I still have the pellets, which I found) It took police an hour to get to me. and they came up with shotguns drawn with red lasers on them
      Basically it depends on priority of calls and how many they get. 3000 just in South Precinct per shift.

      The line officers are fantastic least most of them are. But Management not worth a crap.
      If you remember the Drug Czar we have, Gil Kerlikowski used to police chief for SPD
      He got an 88% disapproval rating from his officers. He worked for Clinton’s justice dept.

      They all know me as “Goober”

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    • lillianrose
      Posted on February 19, 2011 at 7:47am

      According to a article from jan 15 seattle times -
      “dr says carvers wound may show he raised knife”. Medical examiner testified- his right arm was most likely in a partially raised position when he was shot, a conclusion based on the path of a bullet that entered the back upper part of the arm. The officer had testified earlier in the week- telling the court that williams right arm was raised when he ordered him to put it down. Seattle police officer wm collins who served as a training officer for birk and one of the first officers to respond to the shooting that he considered birk to be a fine individual and very good officer who was able to calmly deal with people. He also expounded onthe dangers of facing off against someone with a knife, explaining how quickly an attacker could strike.

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