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SPD Responds to Request for Alleged Police Brutality Video

Cienna Madrid
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Of course the funniest part of the story? He hit a cyclist before fleeing..what's a slogger to do with his daily outrage?
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on November 26, 2012 at 5:14 PM Report this
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Leo Etherly has past arrest and convictions for assault, DV and indecent exposure. Leo quite the court record if you care to look it up, he has been arrested in 5 cites and 3 counties, he is certainly no stranger to law enforcement.

Now he hits and runs a cyclist on a residential street.
on November 26, 2012 at 5:26 PM Report this
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@2 - Thanks for that background info on the suspect. He TOTALLY deserved what he got then. Including the partial blindness. I'm sure that the DA dropped the case against him erroneously, and I mean, who really believes that "innocent until proven guilty" bit anyway?
sperifera on November 26, 2012 at 5:41 PM Report this
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@3,2 Yeah, it's right there in Seattle's penal code. The penalty for being accused of hit-and-run is to immediately get beaten, and then have the cops cover it up as if it weren't actually supposed to be that way. (You should see the penalty if he's actually convicted!)

Everything is working as intended, nothing to see here.
Ruke on November 26, 2012 at 5:58 PM Report this
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@3 I thought liberals liked context?
on November 26, 2012 at 6:01 PM Report this
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@4 where's your evidence? Leo's court records are there for all to see his criminality.
on November 26, 2012 at 6:04 PM Report this
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Could you imagine the beat down he would have gotten if he hit a cyclist during a Critical Mass ride?
on November 26, 2012 at 6:09 PM Report this
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Oompa Loompa do-ba-dee-da,
Given good manners you will go far.

You will live in happiness too,
Like the oompa loompa do-ba-dee-doo.

Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on November 26, 2012 at 6:47 PM Report this
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I'm surprised Leo had enough time to run down cyclists considering how much time he spends in the courts...

Leo's been a very naughty boy...

1 Etherly, Leo M
DEFENDANT King Co Superior Ct 11-2-30101-0 Available 09-01-2011
2 Etherly, Leo M
Defendant Seatac Municipal 1Z0412069 09-20-2011
3 Etherly, Leo M
PETITIONER King Co Superior Ct 11-2-16591-4 08-15-2011
4 Etherly, Leo M
Defendant Federal Way Muni IA0162153 04-27-2010
5 Etherly, Leo M
Defendant Seatac Municipal 1Z0412068 11-22-2011
6 Etherly, Leo M
Defendant Des Moines Municipal I01080783 02-27-2012
7 Etherly, Leo M
Defendant Des Moines Municipal C00024567 03-06-2012
8 Etherly, Leo M
Defendant Kent Municipal Court 2Z0266970 04-02-2012
9 Etherly, Leo M
Defendant Kent Municipal Court K00092055 04-24-2012
10 Etherly, Leo M
RESPONDENT King Co Superior Ct 10-3-08135-0 11-16-2010
11 Etherly, Leo M
Defendant Des Moines Municipal C00024786 03-15-2012
12 Etherly, Leo M
Defendant Pierce Co District 2Y3266068 07-25-2002
13 Etherly, Leo M
RESPONDENT King Co Superior Ct 12-2-35775-7 11-01-2012
14 Etherly, Leo Moton
Defendant Seattle Municipal Ct 408016 08-16-2001
15 Etherly, Leo Moton
Defendant Seattle Municipal Ct 553750 04-21-2010
16 Etherly, Leo Moton
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on November 26, 2012 at 6:53 PM Report this
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we need a new police chief.
go bulldogs on November 26, 2012 at 6:57 PM Report this
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Jonathan Chin, Jonathan Chin, Jonathan Chin.
Geraldo Riviera on November 26, 2012 at 7:31 PM Report this
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Can anybody check the IP address of the troll and see if it's coming from within the SPD. I'd really hate it if my tax dollars supported cop trolling.
captdrastic on November 26, 2012 at 7:48 PM Report this
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@5: I thought conservatives liked the Constitution.
seandr on November 26, 2012 at 8:35 PM Report this
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Cop trolling for sure. If you take a closer look at his record on WA courts JIS it is obvios the cop troll is spinning a grain of truth into a mountain of bs. Three counties indeed. One MUNICIPAL court case in Pierce county ten years ago.
wl on November 26, 2012 at 8:41 PM Report this
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@9: Seems a bunch those court appearances are for failing to pay bills, and at least one is a bogus, unsustained charge trumped by a cop who really, really sucks at his job. Can't wait to see his life get all fucked up when this video is released.

P.S. You know who hates the Constitution? Shitty cops, shitty cop.
seandr on November 26, 2012 at 9:13 PM Report this
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SPD sure has itchy fists, feet, mouths and guns don't they?
lauramae on November 26, 2012 at 9:15 PM Report this
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@13 They do. In the same way they like the Bible.

It's a shame someone cannot show some goddamn leadership and deal with this shit before it becomes a public outrage. Fuck PDRs and lawsuits, the moment a supervisor saw the video (assuming the descriptions are accurate) those officers should have been shitcanned or severely punished. The SPD should then have publicly apologized.

Not that fucking hard really.

Instead a guy who, if the trolls are to be believed, is a pretty shitty character, is going to become filthy rich all because the SPD and Mayor's office area bunch of morons.
giffy on November 26, 2012 at 9:18 PM Report this
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The entire SPD needs to be shitcanned. Or shit on. Something like that. Though it seems their shitting on themselves well enough as it is.
Ciaran on November 26, 2012 at 9:43 PM Report this
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@Myself *they're.... ooops. Now I know I'm sleep deprived.
Ciaran on November 26, 2012 at 10:03 PM Report this
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I hope McGinn has enjoyed his one term as Mayor. Is there anyone in Seattle he hasn't pissed off?
Teslick on November 26, 2012 at 10:41 PM Report this
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@12, that shut him up right quick dinn'it?

Yo piggly-wiggly, come back! Your childish attempts at slandering a victim of police brutality was speaking volumes about your 'profession.'
TortoiseTurtle on November 26, 2012 at 11:32 PM Report this
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"Once completed, Mr. Egan’s will receive another copy of the same video."
So is it me or does that sound like you can release the video from discovery to the general public?
sugarbear on November 27, 2012 at 2:25 AM Report this
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pigs will be pigs
peskypoop on November 27, 2012 at 4:43 AM Report this
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Regardless of what the police suspected this man may have done, it's not their job to sentence the suspect to any form of punishment. The surveillance video doesn't really show enough to say what actually happened. Innocent until proven guilty applies to both the suspect and the officers. The key will be the dash cam video. What would really be a shame is if the guy actually did hit and run the bicyclist, and the police decided not to pursue a conviction to cover up wrongdoing by the officers. Since the dropped hit and run case wasn't tried, charges could be filed again if evidence came to light, even if the officers are charged and found guilty of brutality.
Rob in Baltimore on November 27, 2012 at 10:52 AM Report this
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@12 & @21 - Damn, it really did.
Pridge Wessea on November 27, 2012 at 11:08 AM Report this
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If they only receive ~4000 requests a year, then I'm personally responsible for 1% of their public disclosure requests. That seems kind of wack.
SchmuckyTheCat on November 27, 2012 at 12:54 PM Report this

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