Slog - Comments on Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes

Comment by The Devil

The Devil — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:43:29 -0800

What the hell is this crap? No dead children or rapist pastors? No butt-fucking or blow job stories? No pictures of sissy-freaks to beat off to?

Where is the real Dan Savage?

Comment by DOUG.

DOUG. — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:44:26 -0800

I agree, Dan, that was a terrific article. Notice that Sgt. Sackman, the "agitated" cop who instigated this whole event, also serves in the Army and was recently in Afghanistan.

Many Iraq/Afghanistan veterans come home and become police officers. I'm not excusing Sackman's behavior, but I've got to think that what these guys have seen and done in the Middle East is going to effect their behavior on the streets of Seattle. Expect to see more of it.

Comment by TG

TG — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:59:13 -0800

Still waiting for Carl Mack and Chief Kerlikowske to publicly give each other "groin picks."

Comment by Gomez

Gomez — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:08:34 -0800

I have no faith in due process or the City. If Kerlikowske didn't lose his job over this in 2005, he's not gonna lose his job over it now. Nickels protects his racist junta and he will find a way to bail his boy out.

Comment by Dave Coffman

Dave Coffman — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:12:57 -0800

Where is City Council? Not a peep from any of them.

Comment by demolator

demolator — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:41:24 -0800

Amen, #6.

Comment by Phil M

Phil M — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:54:55 -0800

DAve Coffman wrote:

Where is City Council? Not a peep from any of them.

Good question. I have received zero responses to my Thursday e-mail to each City Councilmember, an e-mail in which I specifically requested notification of when or if the full council briefing by the OPA Review Board would occur.

Comment by Gitai

Gitai — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:34:21 -0800

Clearly, disciplinary action needs to be removed from the Chief of Police, and the OPA should have the final decision.

Of course, you'd have to have pictures of the Police Guild leadership raping small children to get them to agree to it.

Comment by RonK, Seattle

RonK, Seattle — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:00:39 -0800

"... will, without a doubt, lead to the firing or resignation of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske."

Really?!? What remarkable powers of precognition (not to mention prejudgement)!

Comment by call me a snot

call me a snot — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:52:51 -0800

Oh ye of little faith - you can bet your bottom dollar that Nick Licata is all over this.

Comment by Ebenezer

Ebenezer — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:08:01 -0800

@2 -

Professor Hubert Locke of the UW's Evans School of Public Affairs had a hypothesis somewhat related to yours. He said veterans have trouble integrating into society, and a disproportionate number become criminals. He even suggested this caused the rising crime rate after the start of the Vietnam War. I'm unsure if data supports that, but there is logic to his hypothesis. If you are trained to kill (and will die if you don't learn to kill), it's hard to readjust back into society.

Comment by Andrew Taylor

Andrew Taylor — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:48:11 -0800

Met and questioned a former SPD East Precinct employee last night. S/he noted that there had never been any of the normal station chat/banter about the case.

Comment by Phil M

Phil M — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:48:45 -0800

Chief Kerlikowske will be a guest on KUOW 49.9 FM's "Weekday" from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. today (Thurs., June 28, 2007).

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