Comments

1
John Diaz = Mike McGinn's police chief
Mike McGinn = The Stranger's Mayor

How much fault for the killing of John T. Williams lies with The Stranger?
2
One more example of how a badge is a license to kill people and get away Scot Free with it.

Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Iran, Bahrain, Yemen ... and then Seattle.
3
@1, you're a fucking idiot.
4
what #3 said.
5
@3 riiiiight, because if it was mayor Mallahan you'd let him off the hook.

I guess if they don't prosecute we can expect a lot of drunk, angry natives in the streets? Should be a normal day then......
6
Another well deserved victory for SPOG... the City's largest and most powerful union!!!! Cheers!
8
Sure. I'm a fucking idiot. No argument here. However, that doesn't change the fact that this is the guy you wanted. He is presumably making the decisions you'd want him to make. Those decisions have ramifications.

9
@7 A better case could probably be made against my father, but one could certainly be made.
10
@8 he's not the guy we wanted. That guy got kicked.
12
@8--you seem confused.
"However, that doesn't change the fact that this [McGinn} is the guy you wanted. He is presumably making the decisions you'd want him to make."

The person making the decision at issue is Satterberg, who does not report to McGinn.
13
@8, you seem confused. You say, "However, that doesn't change the fact that this [McGinn] is the guy you wanted. He is presumably making the decisions you'd want him to make."

The person making the decision at issue in this post is Satterberg, who doesn't work for McGinn.
14
Sorry about the duplicate post. But you still seem confused.
16
@12 & 13 There is little doubt in my mind that there are probably a lot more relevent slog posts for my original comment. But my point is when the dust settles and the blame is being distributed for this tragedy, that there is plenty of blame to go around.
17
If Ms. Madrid's educated guess is correct, we're living in Shit City. I walk by the site of John T. Williams' murder several times a week, and the creepy feeling inspired by that stretch of sidewalk just won't go away.

I'll say it again: If Birk is not charged, our once-fair city's institutions will have confirmed that SPD has a license to kill anybody, anywhere, without fear of retribution. SPD will stand exposed as a gang of steroid-crazed thugs who think Seattle is Baghdad, every pedestrian is a terrorist, and they are the U.S. Army.
19
Seattle Times reporting that tomorrow the prosecutors will announce, indeed, that Birk won't face criminal charges.

And then, very quickly, as soon as possible after that announcement, so as to curtail any potential maird-storm, Diaz will make an announcement that the Firearms Review Board has deemed Birk's shooting UNjustified.
20
Wow! It really takes someone amazing to make Will in Seattle look normal by comparison. Congrats, Clint!
21
Join the protest, spread the word.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=19…
22
Join the protest, spread the word. We can make this happen.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=19…

Please wait...

Comments are closed.

Commenting on this item is available only to members of the site. You can sign in here or create an account here.


Add a comment
Preview

By posting this comment, you are agreeing to our Terms of Use.