Slog - Comments on Jury Acquits Man Arrested In Violent University District Incident http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/jury_acquits_man_arrested_in_violent_uni A jury has acquitted Michael Lujan of obstruction and pedestrian interference charges filed against him following a violent altercation with police officers in the University District last year. From my November 2007 story: According to the police report, Michael Lujan, 26, and Mark Hays, 36, crossed out into traffic on 45th Street, right in front of an unmarked police SUV. When Lujan approached the vehicle, the driver—Sergeant Shane Anderson—instructed the men that they were "committing the crime of pedestrian interference." According to the report, Lujan and Hays walked away making "disparaging remarks" about the police. Officers—all members of one of... Copyright 2008 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:42:26 -0800 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:56:17 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by yuiop The punching and head pounding look like excessive force, but it also looks like Hays was resisting. Kind of hard to feel sorry for him.

]]> yuiop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/jury_acquits_man_arrested_in_violent_uni#c1139285 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/jury_acquits_man_arrested_in_violent_uni#c1139285 News Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:20:29 -0800 Comment by menelaus22 looks like these pricks got what they deserved. Why would you cross out into the front of traffic, who would you mouth off to police, and why in the hell would you tackle a cop? Drunken idiots.

]]> menelaus22 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/jury_acquits_man_arrested_in_violent_uni#c1139334 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/jury_acquits_man_arrested_in_violent_uni#c1139334 News Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:59:01 -0800 Comment by John Bailo Next time you want to stop traffic, sail the biggest luxury yacht you can afford underneath I-90.

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/jury_acquits_man_arrested_in_violent_uni#c1139401 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/jury_acquits_man_arrested_in_violent_uni#c1139401 News Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:41:47 -0800 Comment by anonymous Fucked. Up. Yes, they were dipshits for jaywalking & talking shit to cops. Then again, a man prone on the ground with three cops on top of him probably doesn't have to be kneed multiple times. And that shite with the cop getting in the other guy's face, while he was standing there CUFFED (clearly they weren't worried about him, huh?) is the sign of a dipshit, too.

]]> anonymous http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/jury_acquits_man_arrested_in_violent_uni#c1139686 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/jury_acquits_man_arrested_in_violent_uni#c1139686 News Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:40:21 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Nobody, but nobody, fucks with pedestrians in the U Dist.

Get it.

Got it?

Good!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/jury_acquits_man_arrested_in_violent_uni#c1139812 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/jury_acquits_man_arrested_in_violent_uni#c1139812 News Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:56:17 -0800