Seattle police kill suspect in officer slayings

AP ^ | Dec 1, 2009 | AP

[ETL]

They say a gut wound is the most painful, and that is what they say he received when he was shot Sunday morning. Hope it hurt like hell, all the way till the end.

Yes, I was aware of that. I just wish the pain lasted longer.

[CSM]

“Clemmons had stayed on the run for nearly two days with help from a network of friends and family who gave him places to stay, medical aid, rides and money, police said.”

It’s a cultural thing and I just wouldn’t understand.

[Little Ray]

I wonder if there will be any legal consequences for providing him aid and comfort?

Probably not.

[ETL]

Isn’t it a criminal offense to harbor a fugitive, especially a cop killer?

[Spike Knotts]

It would be racist to investigate.

[rockrr]

They didn’t execute him - they shot an armed and dangerous multiple-homicide suspect who was actively resisting arrest.

[rockrr]

Gratifying Washington state news ping

[djf]

Well, it goes kinda like this:

If the judicial branch FAILS TO DO IT’S JOB, then somebody else will.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

[RGSpincich]

spared employees and other customers at the coffee shop Sunday morning in Parkland,

Bulls#!t. He was being shot at and ran like a chicken s#!t rabbit.

"The only motive that we have is he decided he was going to go kill police officers," Troyer said. He said Clemmons talked the night before the shooting about killing a group of cops and watching the news

Send in a black detective to interview these people. Clemmons most likely talked about killing white cops.

[4woodenboats]

Isn’t it a criminal offense to harbor a fugitive, especially a cop killer?

Yes, but when it comes to crime, our state regularly drops their pants for purposes PC.

Google Gary Ridgeway, The Green River Killer.

Murdered & Raped 48, was given a plea deal in return for disclosing locations of the bodies the police hadn't found yet.

They really know how to put the "TF!!!!" in WA.

[blu]

I'm sorry, I didn't read in the article that he was armed. I also didn't read that he was shooting at the police.

Look, this guy is scum and deserved to die, no doubt about it. However, when I think of our boys in blue, and the men in black (SWAT) I think about testosterone surges, payback and the thin blue line. I don't like any of those things.

Last year, in my rural county, a guy was shot to death by police (SWAT) because he was in his own house with a gun. He did not aim at the officers, he did not fire upon them. He wouldn't come out of the house, so they took him out. That's vigilante justice, and we're not supposed to be about that.

When we start letting stuff like this slide, without comment, then every time they (police) do it, it will become more acceptable. The Sarah in me says “Well done! Good shot! Thanks for saving us the expense of a trial and execution.” The just lil ol me says “But wait a minute. Does this mean it's ok for cops to “know” who the perp is and just take him out? What if that happens to me? What if I'm in the wrong place at the wrong time, become a person of interest, and then they take me out like that?” As a society, someone has to say these things. We can't let the pendulum swing too far.

[Mr. Wright]

A costly trial has been avoided. However, here is the fly in the ointment. It is being reported that the perpetrator was found with one of the Police Officer's pistols in his possession. The DA better come up with at least one witness who saw the punk take one of the Officer's guns. Otherwise, the cop who shot and killed the bum has lots of explaining to do! Agree? Anything less than a solid witness, will cause like Jackson and Sharpton to start implying the gun was “planted” on the sucker after he was shot.

[Yogafist]

Probably. This is from the AP article.

“We expect to have maybe six or seven people in custody by the day’s end,” said Ed Troyer, a spokesman for the Pierce County sheriff. “

They go on to say there are already 4 in custody. I don’t know if this mean six or seven more, or just the total.

[Clinging Bitterly]

One would assume there is documentation of the missing gun from the murder scene.

And I don't think the Jackson/Sharpton types are going to push against the system on this, lest people start to become more curious about this individual and inquire about, for instance, his religious beliefs.

[Little Ray]

Thanks!

[sionnsar]

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[Clinging Bitterly]

I hear you. There’s plenty that needs looking at WRT this case but none of it has any plausible connection with the issues you bring up (and which I share). So there’s nothing to gain from bringing it up here and now.

[blu]

I hear you. There’s plenty that needs looking at WRT this case but none of it has any plausible connection with the issues you bring up (and which I share). So there’s nothing to gain from bringing it up here and now.

Thanks for the support. However, we must speak up when it's wrong. Even tho the outcome is what I support (bad guy dead), the process of his execution needs looking into. We must speak up every time this happens.

[Aria]

This cop killer, child rapist, lifetime dangerous criminal is a far cry from a guy who wouldn’t come out of his house. Don’t compare the two.

[Deo volente]

excerpt:
A Seattle police officer on patrol came across a suspicious car that was running with its hood open at about 2:30 a.m. The officer pulled over to investigate, and noticed someone moving. He jumped out and saw the man investigators had been doing everything in their power since Sunday morning to locate.

The officer immediately recognized him and repeatedy ordered him to stop. He did not. The man began to run, it is not clear if he ran at the officer, and the officer opened fire.

...Officers say he was holding a gun that belonged to one of the Lakewood officers who was killed.

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