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Crime Police Looking For Suspects In Series of Armed Robberies Across Seattle
Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 10:16 AM
Seattle police are investigating a series of armed robberies around Seattle.
The most recent incident occurred Just after 1:00 a.m. this morning, when three men approached a group of four people sitting on a park bench in Magnolia and asked if they had any weed. The three men then pulled out handguns and and robbed the four park-goers, patting them down before fleeing on foot. Police responded to the scene but were unable to locate the robbers. The victims told police one of the men was wearing a red bandanna over his face.
Police also say two people were robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning near Greenlake, and SPD is also investigating another armed robbery which happened early Monday morning at a bus stop near NE 125th and 15th NE.
Officers also arrested two men on Sunday night after, police say, they robbed, assaulted, and threatened at least two people in the University District.
Police have not said whether any of the robberies are related.
Haven't people heard the recession is over?
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"The victims told police one of the men was wearing a red bandanna over his face."
The victims told police one of the BLACK men was wearing a red bandanna over his face.
Should be easy to spot in Magnolia.
The victims told police one of the BLACK men was wearing a red bandanna over his face.
Should be easy to spot in Magnolia.
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Not to blame the victims or anything, but if I saw someone, with anything covering his face, headed in my direction, I'd get the hell out of there.
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There is always a recession when your lifestyle demands $100,000 a year income but you are too lazy to work any job that requires you to wake up before noon.
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Hey look at all those facts!
Blacks make up only abut 8% of Seattle but commit over half of all murders there.
http://tinyurl.com/no5knk
From the article "List of 2008 homicides in Seattle" from the Seattle PI
selected from the list of the 28 Seattle homicides in 2008....
Allen Joplin, Jan. 4 -- black killed by black
De'Che Morrison, Jan. 10 -- black killed by black
Maurice "Moe" Allen Jr., Jan. 26 -- black killed by black
Degene Barecha, Jan. 30 -- black killed by black
Perry Henderson, Feb. 6 -- black killed by black
Stephan Dwaine Stewart, April 2 -- black killed by black
Eldora Earlycutt, July 4 -- black killed by black
James Paroline, July 10 -- white killed by black
Troy Peters, July 22 -- black killed by black
Pierre Lapoint, Aug. 5 -- black killed by black
Jane Kariuki, Oct. 16 -- woman of unknown race killed by black man named Christel D. Murphy
Quincy S. Coleman, Oct. 31 -- black killed by black
Edward McMichael, the "Tuba Man", Nov. 3 -- white killed by multiple blacks
Nathaniel Lee Thomas, Nov. 23 -- black killed by black
So by my count blacks (8% of Seattle) were the killers in at least half (that's at least 50%) of the murders in the Seattle area in 2008. At least five of the other murderers were latinos.
The numbers are actually quite a bit worse for 2009 and do approach the 85% mark, if not just totally surpassing it.
Blacks make up only abut 8% of Seattle but commit over half of all murders there.
http://tinyurl.com/no5knk
From the article "List of 2008 homicides in Seattle" from the Seattle PI
selected from the list of the 28 Seattle homicides in 2008....
Allen Joplin, Jan. 4 -- black killed by black
De'Che Morrison, Jan. 10 -- black killed by black
Maurice "Moe" Allen Jr., Jan. 26 -- black killed by black
Degene Barecha, Jan. 30 -- black killed by black
Perry Henderson, Feb. 6 -- black killed by black
Stephan Dwaine Stewart, April 2 -- black killed by black
Eldora Earlycutt, July 4 -- black killed by black
James Paroline, July 10 -- white killed by black
Troy Peters, July 22 -- black killed by black
Pierre Lapoint, Aug. 5 -- black killed by black
Jane Kariuki, Oct. 16 -- woman of unknown race killed by black man named Christel D. Murphy
Quincy S. Coleman, Oct. 31 -- black killed by black
Edward McMichael, the "Tuba Man", Nov. 3 -- white killed by multiple blacks
Nathaniel Lee Thomas, Nov. 23 -- black killed by black
So by my count blacks (8% of Seattle) were the killers in at least half (that's at least 50%) of the murders in the Seattle area in 2008. At least five of the other murderers were latinos.
The numbers are actually quite a bit worse for 2009 and do approach the 85% mark, if not just totally surpassing it.
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To the KKK representative who posted "statistics", you forgot one... They're all poor. A bunch of 'em are in gangs.
The economics are a bigger factor than the race.
The economics are a bigger factor than the race.
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"The economics are a bigger factor than the race."
He's right you know. That's why no poor Somalis or Ethiopian refugees are on his list. They are all too busy getting jobs at Seatac.
He's right you know. That's why no poor Somalis or Ethiopian refugees are on his list. They are all too busy getting jobs at Seatac.
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"The economics are a bigger factor than the race."
Right. Woman and older people are more likely to be poor than men and younger people. So what % of crime is by old ladies vs young men? What % of crime is by single moms vs young men without any responsibility? Here is a reality check: if poverty were the cause of crime it wouldn't be young men with $600 shoes and tons of flashy jewelry doing it.
If you believe most of these young men are stealing in order to put food on the table for their mom or to provide basic necessities for their children you are delusional.
Right. Woman and older people are more likely to be poor than men and younger people. So what % of crime is by old ladies vs young men? What % of crime is by single moms vs young men without any responsibility? Here is a reality check: if poverty were the cause of crime it wouldn't be young men with $600 shoes and tons of flashy jewelry doing it.
If you believe most of these young men are stealing in order to put food on the table for their mom or to provide basic necessities for their children you are delusional.
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"The economics are a bigger factor than the race."
So how do you explain all the poor black folk (the majority) who don't turn to crime? Are they just stupid for not following the scientific fact that poverty = crime
Here's you answer:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/8fg5v5
So how do you explain all the poor black folk (the majority) who don't turn to crime? Are they just stupid for not following the scientific fact that poverty = crime
Here's you answer:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/8fg5v5
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@13- it's a question of morality, greed, entitlement. For instance a taxi driver was recently murdered in a robbery by a young man who owed money for a gambling debt. Why could I not be in his shoes? 1) I wouldn't let my indulgences get so out of control that I owed money I couldn't pay off 2) I sure as hell wouldn't ruin the life of a stranger cause I caused myself some problems. Even if someone was threatening me over money owed I sure as fuck wouldn't ruin someone else's life over a problem I caused myself. Funny though we never hear the word "entitled" used for those who don't think twice about this.
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"... They're all poor. A bunch of 'em are in gangs. "
Oh, well never mind then. I didn't realize they had such an awesome excuse.
Kill each other all you want, black boys! The fact that you are poor and are retarded enough to join a gang makes it not so bad.
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"The economics are a bigger factor than the race."
Yes, this explains why West Virginia, one of the poorest states in the USA, has one of the lower violent crime rates in the country. West Virginia is also, by some amazing coincidence, one of the whitest states.
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Oh, well never mind then. I didn't realize they had such an awesome excuse.
Kill each other all you want, black boys! The fact that you are poor and are retarded enough to join a gang makes it not so bad.
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"The economics are a bigger factor than the race."
Yes, this explains why West Virginia, one of the poorest states in the USA, has one of the lower violent crime rates in the country. West Virginia is also, by some amazing coincidence, one of the whitest states.
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Personally, I'm glad blacks kill each other in insane proportions. I just hope they keep it up and can raise their Seattle murder rate to at least 95%, with 100% of that 95% being black victims.
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better rephrasing of #10's post:
"Damn you and your racist facts! This is whitey's fault somehow!!!!"
"Damn you and your racist facts! This is whitey's fault somehow!!!!"
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