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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Two-Block Radius / City Aggressive Cops on Capitol Hill and Tom Carr

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 1:34 PM

Could this (from Slog tipper Ryan at 4:16 this morning):

I've personally never seen more cops out and about on capital hill than I did tonight Fri 10/23... and this is just walking from 12th and pike to pike and broadway. First I witnessed two white male butch (aggressive) cops harassing a group of gay black men outside of qfc... stepping them aside and asking for IDs... then on my way back to 12th... cops harassing people in the parking lot behind havana... and this is all in a matter of ten minutes... WTF!!!

...be related to this?

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hard nosed Carr....Seattle Times B4, he wishes the injured firefighter well, but still will appeal so the dude can't get any money for another year or so.

Posted by drinking is not a crime ossifer on October 24, 2009 at 2:02 PM

Tom Carr needs to go! Vote for Pete Holmes!

Posted by callinitlikeitis on October 24, 2009 at 2:20 PM

If you get stopped by the police, make sure to tell them you were at Quinn's for their all-you-can-drink lager special with purchase of any foie gras.

Posted by turn it into a positive on October 24, 2009 at 2:31 PM

This household just mailed in two votes for Holmes.

Posted by Young and drunk pedestrians. on October 24, 2009 at 2:49 PM

I'm torn. Seems like Carr wants to arrest everybody and Holmes doesn't want to arrest anybody: http://publicola.net/?p=16334.

Posted by Don't you think he looks tired? on October 24, 2009 at 3:04 PM

cops on rampage!!
anecdotal stories reveal much-
about the prejudices and preconceived notions of the story teller...

Posted by Slog has to use a SnowShovel they sling so much BULLSHIT on October 24, 2009 at 3:19 PM

4:00 is shift-change, and you were 1 block from the police station.

Posted by Michael of the Green on October 24, 2009 at 3:23 PM

Don't you think @5: Erica's post about bike stuff on Publicola is based on some inaccurate info, and she's also wrong on the policy. Read through the comments to that post for an explanation (sorry, don't have time to write it out in detail now). And, as Erica notes, Holmes said he supported a law like Oregon's (https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/811.135.h…), which is the best approach to this issue (and one that might actually get enacted by the Legislature).

Don't be torn -- dump Carr, vote Holmes.

Posted by Artemis on October 24, 2009 at 3:33 PM

Obtw, when stopped by police in Washington, it is not a crime to refuse to identify yourself.

(I am not a lawyer, so don't take my word for it. Check instead the Facebook page of Evergreen Law Group for confirmation on this from real actual lawyers.)

Posted by Eric Arrr on October 24, 2009 at 3:37 PM

Tom Carr doesn't want you to have the Rights that all Americans have.

Sigh.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 24, 2009 at 3:50 PM

wouldn't it be a shame if everyone had gotten drunk at the Rainier Club?

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 24, 2009 at 3:51 PM

Aside from using his office to intimidate the people speaking out against him, Tom Carr is a shit attorney, who doesn't have the backs of the people who keep us safe, and can't negotiate a settlement which costs the City millions of dollars a year. http://tinyurl.com/yj8b2c3

Vote for Pete Holmes. Now.

Posted by whoknows on October 24, 2009 at 4:08 PM

What, people have a problem with "targeting" your "enemies"?

Posted by Tricky Dick on October 24, 2009 at 4:25 PM

If a cop stops you, tell 'em you got the alcohol from their mother-and a wicked case of the crabs.

Posted by steakhaus on October 24, 2009 at 4:34 PM

Said it before, I'll say it again. You guys need to start attacking this sort of crap with liberal use of FOIA filings.

Posted by Joe Szilagyi

on October 24, 2009 at 5:15 PM

At least in Portland the ratio of girl to guy zombies is about right.

Here in Seattle it would be the usual 100 dude zombies for 3 chick zombies...

Posted by Mega Douche on October 24, 2009 at 5:42 PM

@11 theif-

If an officer asks where you have been drinking, tell them you have been at the Rainier Club.

Posted by wisepunk on October 21, 2009 at 4:46 PM · Report

Posted by wisepunk on October 24, 2009 at 6:21 PM

"Here in Seattle it would be the usual 100 dude zombies for 3 chick zombies..."

The Fremont Zombie Walk was pretty evenly balanced, fyi. And it was huge.

Posted by undead ayn rand on October 24, 2009 at 6:50 PM

Carr let Erica off on her little wine bust. But it was only a misdemeanor, since that's all the city attorney prosecutes, even if Carr talks like he nailing the Mafia.

Posted by check history on October 24, 2009 at 6:56 PM

Send some of those cops over to Greenwood, where something is set afire every other week. No, seriously, please.

Posted by -ink on October 24, 2009 at 7:00 PM

It's like they don't care if a place is set afire or tagged by graffiti artists ...

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 24, 2009 at 7:10 PM

Why can't people spell Capitol Hill correctly?

Posted by care bear on October 24, 2009 at 7:17 PM

If a cop asks you where you were drinking, tell them one of our fine local sports stadiums.

Posted by threnody on October 24, 2009 at 9:39 PM

They were harassing people behind Havana? That's very interesting.

Posted by Zelbinian on October 25, 2009 at 1:47 AM

I kinda like having some cops out late night. Seems to be the time when a lot of shit goes down. Maybe they can stop the cars from being broken into, stop the muggings, catch the taggers, stop some Dbags from driving drunk, etc, etc, ...

Posted by I'm not a cop and I don't play one on TV, except I did once. on October 25, 2009 at 12:40 PM

The police actually took time out from their anti-cannabis patrols? Amazing!

Posted by UnCommonSense on October 25, 2009 at 3:24 PM