Visual Art Feb 22, 2011 at 2:14 pm

"'We're Killing Everybody We Can,' Seattle Police Declare"

Kelly O
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So did you buy a copy? I want to know what's inside.
Griffin on February 22, 2011 at 2:20 PM Report this
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I did try to buy one. It's only a single piece of paper. They appear to be signed and numbered, like you would do with art. I can't make out the signature
Kelly O on February 22, 2011 at 2:29 PM Report this
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@1,
From the close up shot, it looks like just a single sheet of paper stuck in front of the actual newspaper.
Urgutha Forka on February 22, 2011 at 2:30 PM Report this
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Those are great.
gloomy gus on February 22, 2011 at 2:34 PM Report this
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Awesome.
Rujax! on February 22, 2011 at 2:37 PM Report this
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Impact? Really?

Also, I don't remember any children being shot by SPD. Names?
on February 22, 2011 at 2:38 PM Report this
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That is an awesome prank! like the Onion! :D
thecolor on February 22, 2011 at 2:39 PM Report this
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Jesus. What is that main photo from? It's reminiscent of Hemingway-era African safaris where the Great White Hunter holds up the head of a slaughtered kudu or lion or something.
rob! on February 22, 2011 at 2:40 PM Report this
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It would be funny if it weren't...well, you know the rest.
Vince on February 22, 2011 at 2:40 PM Report this
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They only kill the non-whites.

Sadly true.

Seattle Under Siege ...
Will in Seattle on February 22, 2011 at 2:43 PM Report this
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@7 - reminds me more of Banksy's Paris Hilton stunt!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5310416.stm
Kelly O on February 22, 2011 at 2:48 PM Report this
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@10, thank god I'm white...though gay so I probably am at a slight risk of getting my brains shot out by a Seattle cop.
Cato the Younger Younger on February 22, 2011 at 2:49 PM Report this
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Juvenile and counter productive. Way to advance the dialog.
Aaron on February 22, 2011 at 2:51 PM Report this
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That's near where an officer was assaulted this morning. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/435927_po…
on February 22, 2011 at 2:51 PM Report this
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@13: Juvenile, yes. Counterproductive? How so - cops will even be WORSE now? Meh.
on February 22, 2011 at 3:13 PM Report this
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Typical idiocy from stereotypical naive sheltered white Seattle libtard hypocrites who live in one of the whitest cities in the USA.
on February 22, 2011 at 3:20 PM Report this
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You know what else doesn't "advance the dialog"? Getting shot in the fucking head.
Doctor Memory on February 22, 2011 at 3:21 PM Report this
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Hide your kids. Hide your wife.
cliche on February 22, 2011 at 3:24 PM Report this
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@13 what dialog?

Are you living in a different Emerald City than we are?
Will in Seattle on February 22, 2011 at 3:25 PM Report this
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@16 try looking at the 2010 census data - and then go tell yourself that fable.
Will in Seattle on February 22, 2011 at 3:26 PM Report this
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Hey Kelly O!
The Fifth Estate (A Detroit anarchist newspaper) pulled a similar stunt on an Easter Sunday decades ago.

If I recall correctly, the faked out version of the Detroit News contained this 'Chuckle of the Day':
"Jesus is on the cross,
His Blood is Dripping.
Grab Another Nail,
His Head is Slipping."

Jonathan Golob on February 22, 2011 at 3:27 PM Stranger Staff
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@18 The police condemnation of the recent police shootings has been muted, at best. In the meantime, we have the SPOG Guardian to gage the rank-and-file blue response.
tiktok on February 22, 2011 at 3:29 PM Report this
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I always suspected they killed Laura Palmer.
on February 22, 2011 at 3:30 PM Report this
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Terrible typography.
DOUG. on February 22, 2011 at 3:31 PM Report this
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To those taking the main headline as serious social commentary, I suggest paying attention to what's above that.
Post_Mortem on February 22, 2011 at 3:34 PM Report this
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@13: 'Cause it's everyone's obligation to "advance the dialog", whatever that means. No room for commentary, or sarcasm or parody, or anything not laser-focused on robotically advancing some dialog to some unspecified end.

Kind of a grim reality you've got there.
also on February 22, 2011 at 3:35 PM Report this
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Brilliant. The human responsible for this has my undying love.
kerri harrop on February 22, 2011 at 3:36 PM Report this
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Blaming all police officers for the actions of a few is no different than blaming all teachers when one molests a student. For the most part, the police officers in Seattle are good people doing their job as best as they know how.
Greenwood on February 22, 2011 at 3:37 PM Report this
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Sorry Will, I've been here a lot longer than this has been the "Emerald City".

Yes, counterproductive. A dialog doesn't have to exist or be healthy to advance the same, and stupid jokes like this work counter to addressing the very real issues that have led to the current state of affairs.

A total waste of time. While you're busy pretending you understand why some cops are "bad", maybe you should pause for a moment and try to consider why anyone would want to take on the responsibility of being a cop in a city like Seattle. Why would someone do that, so they can be spit on? Because they get sexually aroused by wearing a badge? Maybe so.

At least now you are considering real world ideas, rather than farting in the bathtub because you think the bubbles are funny.

So, not only juvenile and counterproductive, but stupid as well. No wonder Will likes it.
Aaron on February 22, 2011 at 3:45 PM Report this
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Lol. You have no idea of the history of this city and how corrupt we've been, do you Aaron.

Look up Abscam on your Googlez and follow the linked corruption history ...
Will in Seattle on February 22, 2011 at 3:47 PM Report this
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@29 I don't see all teachers unquestionably supporting child molesting teachers. You're thinking priests- it's a far more apt comparison. And yes, priests are scum for supporting (or at the very least staying silent about) those evil bastards.
UNPAID COMMENTER on February 22, 2011 at 3:51 PM Report this
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@29 FTW
Aaron on February 22, 2011 at 3:51 PM Report this
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So awesome.
Westlake, son! on February 22, 2011 at 4:01 PM Report this
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well, not the win, but it is true.

very sad how all the good cops are being tarred by the actions of the bad cops.
Will in Seattle on February 22, 2011 at 4:01 PM Report this
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@Kelly O and Golob: Don't forget The Yes Men's New York Times stunt.
http://theyesmen.org/hijinks/newyorktime…
Right after the 2008 election.
Maggie on February 22, 2011 at 4:01 PM Report this
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Shit, I would have paid for one.
seatackled on February 22, 2011 at 4:24 PM Report this
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Perfect.
HOT PUSSY on February 22, 2011 at 4:33 PM Report this
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Retarded
on February 22, 2011 at 4:50 PM Report this
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yo kelly- the bottom pic is really good. the old dude with the leather jacket looks like an old school G. cig in hand checking out the headline. thats 2nd and pike right?
SeMe on February 22, 2011 at 5:03 PM Report this
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This was done during WTO as well
K X One on February 22, 2011 at 5:12 PM Report this
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@29 agreed with @32. I would feel bad for the cops if I knew which of them were there to help, and which of them are just waiting for an opportunity to shoot. As of now I see a unified front in support of the shooters. When a teacher molests a child, the other teachers condemn and shun, when I see that in the cops, I will treat them as individuals.
vavavarooooom on February 22, 2011 at 5:30 PM Report this
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Reminds me of Derek Erdman 2003: http://www.derekerdman.com/ilovemilkshak…

Guess he had to move to a new city to recycle it.
B. Beatsie on February 22, 2011 at 5:51 PM Report this
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Try this one: http://tinyurl.com/4838te2
B. Beatsie on February 22, 2011 at 6:01 PM Report this
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The best piece of art i've ever seen in Seattle
izzie on February 22, 2011 at 6:13 PM Report this
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This is 100% great.
laceyswain on February 22, 2011 at 6:19 PM Report this
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@29 FTL. When a teacher is caught molesting a child, they are prosecuted and put in jail. When a cop is caught murdering someone he's allowed to resign and move on. False equivalancy.
Seattle from Singapore on February 22, 2011 at 6:22 PM Report this
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@29: Oh bullshit. Teachers' Unions don't sanction molestation and stand behind known pedophiles.
on February 22, 2011 at 6:45 PM Report this
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@29, there was no blame for all police officers, there was a creative artistic approach to confronting the recent rash of murder and violence by Seattle cops that's been going on. Seattle citizens have a right to be angry about it and one would think a creative, rather than violent, approach to outrageous police behavior would be welcomed.

I hate and criticize the police violence, yet realize that's a small percentage of our force. I had a perfectly wonderful and easy experience at the downtown station getting a copy of an incident report today. Faster than a bank transaction, for which I was thankful for, and all the SPD staff were super nice and helpful.
dan10things on February 22, 2011 at 6:55 PM Report this
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Shouldn't that sign across from the museum say "Building for Sleaze"?
runswithnailclippers on February 22, 2011 at 7:48 PM Report this
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AMAZING!

Banksy, only better, because it's not .
artisforangels on February 22, 2011 at 8:06 PM Report this
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Describe all Seattle libtards? Too vague.
on February 22, 2011 at 8:30 PM Report this
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Conservitards, on my Slog?

bootless cries, a la Shakespeare
on February 22, 2011 at 11:32 PM Report this
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@35 - Will in Seatle, well, then why are you taring them?
Phoebe on NE 79th on February 23, 2011 at 12:34 AM Report this
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don't forget the Seattle Crimes newspaper that appeared in downtown newspaper boxes in 2005... i think i still have a copy somewhere.

(there's a PDF available here, i believe:)
http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?sto…
z-s-z on February 23, 2011 at 12:44 AM Report this
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we could avoid all of this if we would just dedicate more of our officers to eradicating the terrible threat of bikini baristas! we need as much manpower as we can muster to do another year long sting into the local strip clubs. THESE are the true problems we face here in Seattle. who cares about the gangs, thefts, violence, and other minor crimes involving any of the three?
on February 23, 2011 at 6:46 AM Report this
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they should have put these up in bellevue.
on February 23, 2011 at 12:07 PM Report this
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@58 - But you didn't. Instead you sat around replicating some other godawful boring git's posts on your laptop. The only thing less creative than amateur parodies are amateur critics.
HOT PUSSY on February 23, 2011 at 11:01 PM Report this
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@59: I'm interested to hear more about what you think "we'd all agree" on. In fact, I'd be delighted to witness a really long conversation between you and yourself, perhaps in an "art galery".
derek_erdman on February 24, 2011 at 5:39 PM Report this
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I'm wearing full on kevlar now, wherever I go.
Trent Moorman on February 24, 2011 at 10:51 PM Report this
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@62 As opposed to a mean-spirited shot (or 5) in the chest?
on February 25, 2011 at 2:25 PM Report this
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Yes Sargon Bighorn, respect the cops that aren't raping women in New York while they make 110,000 - 150,000$ a year, or executing people who are handcuffed on a subway platform, but you know, this is just a joke paper. Show some respect for the piggies.
on February 27, 2011 at 12:42 PM Report this
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@61 - If you're alive, you're in an art gallery.
HOT PUSSY on February 27, 2011 at 2:18 PM Report this
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If you're alive and your name is Art your last name should be Gallery and you should wear Nagel T-shirts
on February 28, 2011 at 8:02 PM Report this
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@68, That's awesome!
on February 28, 2011 at 8:13 PM Report this
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@69, agreed!
on February 28, 2011 at 8:17 PM Report this
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@68, Not cool!
on February 28, 2011 at 8:22 PM Report this
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@68, Thanks for the tip!
on February 28, 2011 at 8:26 PM Report this
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Yes, this has been done better before, most recently by the Yes Men with the NY Times, but it's still effective. I live in Spain and local people just passed me the link because they know I used to live in Seattle, asking "what's wrong with the police there?!" News travels far, even when false.
on March 8, 2011 at 10:36 AM Report this
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