Seattle: Man shot and killed by cops for whittling.

[Anti Federalist]

Lesson learned:

Any contact with cops is likely to be your last day on earth.



Whittling man fatally shot by police

http://downtownseattle.komonews.com/content/whittling-man-fatally-shot-police

Submitted by KOMO Staff on Monday, August 30th, 04:28pm

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A man was fatally shot by police in downtown Seattle on Monday afternoon, according to police.

The shooting occurred on the northwest corner of Boren Ave. and E. Howell St. at approximately 4:15 p.m.

Police said an officer was on patrol when he spotted a man sitting on the sidewalk, whittling, and approached him.

The officer told the man to drop the knife several times, police said, but instead of doing so, he stood up. When the man refused to heed to his commands, the officer opened fire and hit the man.

The unidentified man was fatally injured. Nearby witnesses said they heard as many as five shots being fired.

"It was rapid succession of five or six shots, straight to the chest. It was point blank," said one witness who wished to remain anonymous.

According to city code, it is unlawful for anyone to "carry concealed or unconcealed on his or her person any dangerous knife, or carry concealed on his or her person any deadly weapon other than a firearm."

The code qualifies "any dangerous knife" as "any fixed-blade knife and any other knife having a blade more than three and one-half inches in length."

The name of the involved officer has not been released, but Seattle Police Chief John Diaz did comment on his performance.

"He's considered a very good officer. He has a good record," he said.

The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on paid administrative leave as is standard in such cases.

The incident will be reviewed by what the chief calls a shooting review board.

 

[tpreitzel]

Dear Lord ... Many cops are so wound up through propaganda and myopic laws that they're largely incapable of functioning rationally. Unfortunately, until the propaganda stops and the myopic laws repealed or the cops disarmed, they'll remain a threat to society. Personally, the odds of surviving some time in bar full of armed drunks is probably considerably higher than whittling on some street. Simply tragic and a consequence of paranoia and bad law...

 

[coastie]

Damn, even while an active duty Boarding Officer in USCG-I cant imagine this escalating that far. WTF kind of people are they letting be cops nowadays

Never mind, I seen these types on my side at times, too, but it never goes this far(yet...). These guys have the power to summarily execute you on the spot-while your devastated family pays higher taxes to pay for the executioner's paid vacation-and inevitable declaration of innocence and courage during the performance of duty...

 

[Anti Federalist]

Damn, even while an active duty Boarding Officer in USCG-I cant imagine this escalating that far. WTF kind of people are they letting be cops nowadays

Never mind, I seen these types on my side at times, too, but it never goes this far(yet...). These guys have the power to summarily execute you on the spot-while your devastated family pays higher taxes to pay for the executioner's paid vacation-and inevitable declaration of innocence and courage during the performance of duty...

Comply, right away, or get shot, no questions asked.

And even "compliance" is often not enough, especially when you have a bunch of these hut hutting assholes all shouting contradictory orders.

 

[Humanae Libertas]

WTF, another Mobster getting a paid vacation?


Cops sure worry about their safety, but they sure don't give a fuck about yours.

 

[jclay2]

Comply, right away, or get shot, no questions asked.

And even "compliance" is often not enough, especially when you have a bunch of these hut hutting assholes all shouting contradictory orders.

Yep. Gosh, the shear number of police f*** ups that I have read this year is getting mind numbing. How the sheep don't realize we are in a police state is beyond me. When dealing with cops, they are the supreme overlords. Any resistance (even non violent, non verbal, non threatening) will be terminated at will. What is sad about a ton of these police brutality cases is how the officers are the instigators almost every time. "A man has a knife! Gasp! I must confront him and shoot him 6 times in the cheast." Honestly, these people are pathetic and need to be dismantled. Heaven forbid they see a 13 year old playing with fire crackers or a bb gun.

 

[Mach]

After being brainwashed so long with all of that Patriot Act Propaganda they seem to become very paranoid schizophrenic. Their bosses get all expense paid Federal trips to learn all about "terrorism," that literally puts them into a whole new SS way of thinking. All of the American people are not even plain old "criminals" anymore, now we are downright "terrorist," and the police are the heroes of this country killing all of the whittlers that be.

 

[Indy Vidual]

This story is pretty extreme!

After being brainwashed so long with all of that Patriot Act Propaganda they seem to become very paranoid schizophrenic. Their bosses get all expense paid Federal trips to learn all about "terrorism," that literally puts them into a whole new SS way of thinking. All of the American people are not even plain old "criminals" anymore, now we are downright "terrorist," and the police are the heroes of this country killing all of the whittlers that be.

+1984

WTF, another Mobster getting a paid vacation?...

This story is pretty extreme!
I need an (unpaid) vacation from RPF's; Have fun everybody............

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Yeah, all my paperwork is ready. I can't wait any more. Although I hate the idea of needing one, I'm filing for my CC permit on Tuesday.

 

[CasualApathy]

This is insane, shooting a guy with a knife 5-6 times in the chest at point blank range?! WTF!
That being said, if a cop comes up to you and pulls his gun telling you to drop the knife, THEN DROP THE DAMN KNIFE!... Knowing how paranoid, unreasonable and uncaring some cops can be, why would you want to confront him? No use in being right if you are dead...

 

[mrsat_98]

http://www.fox16.com/news/local/sto...f-defense/GySFZzUQukiYdY9fxIWZEw.cspx?rss=315

In our hood we just shoot em.

 

[fisharmor]

[h1]He's considered a very good officer. He has a good record.[/h1]

Note the use of the present tense, he currently has a good record.

 

[Pericles]

Damn, even while an active duty Boarding Officer in USCG-I cant imagine this escalating that far. WTF kind of people are they letting be cops nowadays

Never mind, I seen these types on my side at times, too, but it never goes this far(yet...). These guys have the power to summarily execute you on the spot-while your devastated family pays higher taxes to pay for the executioner's paid vacation-and inevitable declaration of innocence and courage during the performance of duty...

Had this conversation with a couple of good cops (long since retired) over 15 years ago. They told me it is the relaxed standards - when they joined, the background check was extensive "and we are going to talk to every teacher you had all the way back to first grade" and they left you with the feeling that you could just withdraw your application now because they were sure to find some disqualification. Now they will take anybody, and even a non violent felony conviction might get waived. We all see the result.

 

[aGameOfThrones]

[h1]He's considered a very good officer. He has a good record.[/h1]

Note the use of the present tense, he currently has a good record.

Present or future! If you kill people minding their own business not hurting anyone is consider having a "good record". It's not until they are video tape that maybe, that's a maybe that they'll get some sort of punishment, and that's a maybe.

 

[pmbug]

The news report didn't offer any testimony from the supposed eye witness as to whether or not the man with the knife made any threatening moves with the knife once he stood up. His comment that the cop should have shot him in an extremity to diffuse/resolve the situation indicates to me that it is likely. Sad story.

 

[fedup100]

This is insane, shooting a guy with a knife 5-6 times in the chest at point blank range?! WTF!
That being said, if a cop comes up to you and pulls his gun telling you to drop the knife, THEN DROP THE DAMN KNIFE!... Knowing how paranoid, unreasonable and uncaring some cops can be, why would you want to confront him? No use in being right if you are dead...

The man was known in the community, he sat there for two years making those totems. He was a cripple, alcoholic and deaf in one ear. He probably never heard the insane murderer's commands.

 

[Hunter Gatherer]

damn, I plan on moving to seattle in a couple of weeks.

 

[Jeremy]

 

[libertybrewcity]

This cop needs to go to jail for life.

 

[MelissaWV]

The man was known in the community, he sat there for two years making those totems. He was a cripple, alcoholic and deaf in one ear. He probably never heard the insane murderer's commands.

This is one of the things that makes me fearful for some of my friends. I know quite a few deaf or blind folks, and shudder at the fact that the police don't seem to think that they might exist. Imagine if the guy was totally deaf, looking down, whittling, oblivious to the cop's shouting and not looking at him (so didn't see the gun, etc.). Maybe he just happened to get up. Oh, yeah, I could see that being a misunderstanding... but... worthy of death? Jeez.