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Title: Video of Seattle Cop Murdering Homeless Man Released By Court
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URL Source: http://www.sott.net/articles/show/2 ... Homeless-Man-Released-By-Court
Published: Dec 18, 2010
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Post Date: 2010-12-18 18:41:12 by wudidiz
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Poster Comment: The guy was a carver. He was carving a piece of wood. This is so sick.
John Williams was gunned down by a psycho cop on a Seattle street last August
Wood carver John Williams was crossing a street when a police officer spotted him carrying a knife and a piece of wood.
Seattle police say Officer Ian Birk, 27, thought Williams was a threat.
Investigators say Williams had turned to face the officer but would not say if he had made any sort of move toward him.
Williams, 50, had been living in Seattle for 18 years, working as a carver at the Pike Place Market in the city's downtown tourist district, when he was shot Aug. 30.
He died after the officer shot him four times in the chest.
Audio recordings from the patrol car indicate Williams failed to comply with repeated orders to put down his knife, Seattle police said. A local art dealer said Williams was deaf in one ear and likely did not hear the officer.
Birk's lawyer did not agree with the release of the video, but King County District Court Judge Arthur Chapman ruled on Thursday that the footage should be released Friday.
Birk was recently asked to turn in his badge and his gun.
An inquest into the shooting is scheduled for January.
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#16. To: wudidiz (#0)
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News report say that, when he was shot, Williams had closed the little folding knife he was carrying which so offended this lawman. * overview * Target: King County Prosecutor Dan Satterburg On August 30, 2010 a Seattle police officer shot and killed John T. Williams, a Nitinaht member of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Williams was well known in the community as a wood carver. The in-car video camera from the officer's car shows Williams crossing the street in the crosswalk. He held a piece of wood and a 3-inch carving knife in his hand. The officer stopped his car, got out and according to his statement: called out multiple times. It is unclear if Williams heard the officer since he was deaf in one ear, partially deaf in the other and wearing a headset. So far, no evidence has come to light of any aggressive or threatening act by Williams towards the officer or anyone else. According to the autopsy report Williams was not facing the officer when he was shot 4 times. It has been reported that the SPD Firearms Review Board made a preliminary finding that the shooting was not justified and the officer's badge and gun have been surrendered. An inquest is scheduled but the prosecutor may file charges now. In an open letter from the ACLU to Mayor McGinn, Chief of Police John Diaz and the Seattle City Councilmembers, it is noted that "Too often, officers have overreacted or escalated incidents when the subject is an individual of color, disabled, homeless or, otherwise 'different'." Stopping a citizen without cause and engaging in violence on our streets is unacceptable and unlawful. Action must be taken to ensure that the law applies to everyone including the Seattle Police. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Charge-Ian-Birk-with-homicide/
Just reading between the lines I think his Lordship was incensed that the lowly scumbag serf did not immediately respond to his commands. In other words he went into a rage when the guy didn't hear him and which he interpreted as disrespect for his exalted status of thug with badge and gun and so simply executed the serf for disrespect.
I think farmfriend has this nailed. He came upon an opportunity to kill someone, and he did. It's that simple, and that sick.
I wasn't the one that came up with that idea. I actually agree with OI on this one. Cops all seem to have a superiority complex.
LiveLeak video without the stupid AM radio broadcast. You can hear the officer calling in the shooting and giving his story to obviously sympathetic coworkers.
You can hear the officer calling in the shooting and giving his story to obviously sympathetic coworkers. Most excellent find.
A dash cam video from the officer who shot and killed Native American woodcarver John T. Williams was released Friday, showing Williams ambling slowly across the street in a crosswalk before the officer opens fire. Although most of the action takes place off-screen, Williams is seen walking across the street in front of the patrol car in the video, dated Aug. 30. The patrol car starts to pul More..l forward, then stops. Officer Ian Burke can then be seen walking after Williams and shouting, "Hey, hey, hey! Put the knife down! Put the knife down!" The officer walks off-screen and then five shots ring out in rapid succession, killing Williams. Birk's badge was later pulled after a Seattle Police Department Review Board and Chief John Diaz reached a preliminary finding that Williams' shooting was not justified. A judge ruled Thursday that the clip from officer Ian Birk's car could be released to the public after prosecutors had a chance to notify witnesses not to view the tape. The tape's release comes after a public disclosure request from the Seattle Times. An inquest into Williams' shooting death by Officer Ian Birk has been set to begin on Jan. 10. The facts of the case will be laid out in the open through the process.
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#32. To: randge (#16)
#34. To: Original_Intent, farmfriend, 4 (#32)
#41. To: Jethro Tull, Original_Intent, (#34)
I think farmfriend has this nailed. He came upon an opportunity to kill someone, and he did. It's that simple, and that sick.
#42. To: farmfriend, all (#41)
#45. To: randge, Original_Intent, noone222, buckeroo, Buzzard, Esso, farmfriend, Jethro Tull, X-15, abraxas, *Jack-Booted Thugs*, *Post Of The Day* (#42)
LiveLeak video without the stupid AM radio broadcast.
#46. To: All (#45)
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