The Seattle Police Department’s bomb squad is currently investigating a suspicious device found next to the body of someone “believed to be female,” who was reportedly hit by a train near Carkeek Park. Ugh.
From the SPD Blotter:
On 8/18 at around 9:04 a.m., Seattle Police North Precinct patrol officers responded to a report of a train/pedestrian fatality collision on the train tracks near Carkeek Park. The pedestrian is believed to be female. A suspicious device was discovered near the body. Out of an abundance of caution, Seattle Police Arson/Bomb Squad detectives have responded to the scene to investigate and render the device safe.
Obviously the bomb squad did it, to get more financing.
Kiro says this is the fourth death in the area since August 5th. http://www.kirotv.com/news/28905918/deta…
Swat raids on empty houses, bomb squads for backpacks.
community policing in neighborhoods? TOO EXPENSIVE
WE NEED RED LIGHT CAMERAS CAUSE WE DONUT HAVE ENOUGH POLICE!
NEED UBER LAWYERS TO DEFEND AGAINST LAWSUITS!
keep it classy SPD
Or local ‘anarchists’ are trying to sabotage trains.
I think Babes in Toyland may be involved.
I remember once seeing an abandoned suitcase on a Sounder train and having this little debate in my mind: “Hmm. There’s an off chance it’s a bomb. On the other hand, it probably isn’t, and if I point it out to a conductor everyone on this train will be late for work.” Ultimately I didn’t say anything.
A firework in a backpack now requires the FBI and bomb squad to respond? Lame.
This would all seem somewhat humorous in a dark sense except…
One, someone got killed.
Two, that the police thought it was a a possible threat.
My question would be what is real? Who profits and who can be used?
est nes pa?
Maybe, and just saying, that going all wiggy on internal secuity with million upon millons of private contracts isn’t a good idea at all.