Cienna Madrid has a magnificent piece in this week's paper about what it was like to sit through the eight days of inquest proceedings into the death of John T. Williams. The story begins outside the King County Courthouse, when Officer Ian Birk arrives:

Three black sedans pull up to the loading dock of the King County Courthouse, and a cadre of police officers in suits and holsters step out. Two members of the entourage are unarmed—27-year-old Seattle police officer Ian Birk and his wife, Camille. The entourage enters the courthouse through a side door, neatly avoiding the bundled-up protestors outside holding signs ("Brutality! Charge Birk with Murder!") and all the people queued up at the metal detectors.

Read the entire thing—even if you followed it on Slog, this gives lots more detail and ties the entire thing together—over HERE.