In fact, I think we could just forgo that pesky trial thing.

But some reassurance before trial would be nice. Please let there be reliable word soon that he's made a (non-beaten-out-of-him) confession.

Thank you.

what can people do to feel safe when walking the darker streets of cap hill?

Was it the same after them?

This was very sad and bad but not earth changing.

I remember how sad and angry I was when dear Mia Zapata was murdered. She was a sweet, intelligent, personable gal that I had admired for a long time. (My much more outgoing roommate at the time knew her well)

It always hurts, and is very troubling, when things like this happen. I wish I could tell you it gets better, but unfortunately it doesn't.

But life does go on. And at least they caught the guy.

right? dan always makes a big deal out of the pi and implying drug use and not apologizing later when it turns out to be bogus (see bellevue crane operator). so i think slog owes that kid an apology for running his reputation through the mud for no good reason.

Do you know his name? Does anyone on Slog knows his name? How can someone besmirch the reputation of someone who's completely anonymous?

That's about as good as it gets.

Anyway, this moronic comment does bring up something I've been thinking about. In these threads, we inevitably see quite a bit of this, "You live in a city, get used to it" idea. I don't get it. Yes, of course, we all recognize that crime is a fact of life, and more so in cities. But these comments seem to suggest that this is just fine; that acknowledging that this is how things are somehow also means we should just accept it, that it's pointless to be upset, or spend any energy concerning ourselves over it at all.

Is that the point? That we shouldn't care or be interested or concerned when murders happen in our community, because "these things happen?" I can't see any other point that these comments could be making. It strikes me--much like the comment @27--as people just trying to look "tough" and "urban." To prove their city cred by showing some kind of steely indifference to brutal murder.

Which is, of course, insane.

And if that's not the point, what is the point?

Yes, these things happen. No, I won't accept it, ignore it, or be unmoved by it. It's my community, and killing people isn't cool. I've lived in big cities all my life (Seattle being the smallest and by far the least crime-ridden), and I'm not down with the murdering. A bold position, I know.