Posted on Sunday, 29th November 2009 by Patrick Dorwin
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Lakewood Police Department, a small town near Tacoma Washington where four police officers were gunned down at a coffee shop. “It was just a flat out ambush,” Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.
4 Police Officers Shot Dead Near Washington State Air Force Base
SEATTLE — Four police officers were shot dead in a targeted ambush at a Lakewood, Wash., state coffee house, a sheriff’s official said Sunday.
The attack occurred at Forza Coffee Co., east of McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma, Wash., about 35 miles south of Seattle.
Officers are now searching for one male suspect who opened fire in the shop before fleeing on foot, q13Fox.com reported. Police have not yet ruled out an accomplice.
Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said the four officers killed — three men and a woman from the Lakewood Police Department — were in uniform and catching up on paperwork at the beginning of their shifts when they were attacked at 8:15 a.m.
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November 29th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
I refrained from commenting until I got more information but more and more it looks like drugs were involved. We’ll see the outcome.
However, (and this is NOT a slam on cops), what I always find funny is that the death of a cop is deemed higher on the radar, than say ME walking down the street and catching a stray bullet.
November 29th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Including Illegal aliens on the MPD for years.. LOL.. gotta love that one.
November 29th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
You don’t see a difference between a cop killer and most street thug killers? If someone would target cops, they are even more likely to murder unarmed citizens. And when someone is killed that is willing to do things most of us couldn’t do (police, fire, military), then yes, it is worthy of notice.
November 29th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Meh.. that argument has worn kinda thin. Those that do kill cops have probably taken several unarmed citizens out anyway. Currently the FBI is investigating this incident, wonder how many others were taken out beforehand.
Remember one thing — THE POLICE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO PROTECT YOU.. I have a list of over 50 cases where the BS mantra of “to protect and serve” was overturned in the court systems.
The function of the police force is to investigate crimes committed and potentially crowd control — thats it.
In this particular case, I would not be horribly surprised to find out the cops were involved in the drug trafficing themselves.. we shall see. If you hear nothing of it in the coming weeks, I take than as an affirmative on my position.
November 29th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
What an ass. Four officers are ambushed and your first thought is to accuse them of being junkies and drug traffickers, and they are guilty until they prove to you that they are innocent, even though you show no evidence for your slanderous comments.
And if you think all police officers do it investigate crimes and preform crowd control, you are even more clueless than I thought.
November 29th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Corbin, sometimes your logic parallels that of our lefties. I’m not saying that cops are perfect because I know better, but you really do stretch this stuff sometimes.
November 29th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Glenn,
I am far from a lefty, but let me put it this way, I had to deal with Vice cops as a bartender for many years.. I have a healthy skepticism for “authority” figures.
Anyway, looks like a black dude in his 20’s did it.. and for some reason they’re having a hard time identifying the 4th cop.. Either under cover or something else.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/crime/story/973636.html
November 29th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
“Patrick Dorwin Says:
November 29th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
What an ass. Four officers are ambushed and your first thought is to accuse them of being junkies and drug traffickers,”.
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I did not accuse them, I said I would not be horribly surprised — BIG DIFFERENCE.
And in the future if i’m not allowed to question public figures put in positions of authority, I would love to see you refrain from taking jabs at the retard in chief.
You do realize that the community organizer/socialist is in charge of the most powerful military on the earth… as such, he should be beyond reproach — RIGHT ??????
November 29th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Breaking News
Police have confirmed that the suspect they are looking for is a convicted felon with a long history of violence, Maurice Clemmons. His latest trouble with the law is a child rape that he is out on bail for.
Clemmons has an interesting history in Arkansas, his convictions included 60-year sentence for burglary and theft, and while awaiting trial on that he attacked a guard and tried to take another deputy’s gun, he was already serving 48 years on five felony convictions and facing up to 95 more years on charges of robbery, theft of property and possessing a handgun on school property.
But guess what? This violent thug had his sentence commuted, and he was released after only 11 years, by then Governor, Mike Huckabee.
This slug should still be in jail, the blood of these officers are on Mike Huckabee’s hands!
November 29th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Interesting.. I posted that link before you patrick.. whats up ?
November 29th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
The initial report in Patrick’s link (original post) leads me to believe these were uniformed Officers and not Vice cops or otherwise plainclothes cops. Regardless, it appears to be a classic example of why it is so extremely important to always be vigilant, suspicious and ready for the unexpected.
As for Huckabee commuting this guy’s sentence, just one more example of where the real breakdown in the Criminal Justice System really lies. Too many damn bleeding hearts. Appears there was also a breakdown in the way he was treated by the Criminal Justice System in this new jurisdiction as well.
I don’t see any “drug” connections in this case however.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Updates Corbin. It would appear that you were way off base on this one.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Hey Corbin, I saw where you posted your link (in the open line section). Might help if you had posted it in this section and stayed with the topic at hand. I repeat, you were way off base in your assessment of this incident, “far from a lefty” or not.
November 30th, 2009 at 8:51 am
If Clemmons is found responsible, “it will be the result of a series of failures in the criminal justice system in both Arkansas and Washington State,” Huckabee said.
What a dickhead.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Huckabee is nothing more than just another store front preacher from the south who preys on the feeble-minded with fire and brimstone rhetoric and laughs all the way to the bank in a Mercedes, Cadillac, BMW or whatever other status symbol the flock and tax exempt status made possible.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
corbin does have a point about the response to Police deaths vs civilian death. For whatever reason we do treat the death of Police officers as more serious than that of others.
I am not saying that we shoudn’t. However, I would like to see the same kind of Police response when Joe Schmoe gets killed by some thug.
corbin does seem way off base on the drug trafficking though. Jumping to conclusions and conspiracies doesn’t make you any more credible.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
This is Huckabee’s Dukakkis moment. He is done with any serious aspirations of becoming President.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Glenn, I think that the Huckster is pretty sincere about his Christianity. I also wouldn’t call his followers feeble minded. Also I haven’t seen any fire and brimstone from him.
What I have seen is basically a pro-life liberal.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Okay, feeble-minded was a generalization and I should have been more discriminating in my choice of descriptions, but I have seen these preachers and the Jim Jones-like influence they have over their flocks and it sickens me. Just like anything else, there are good religions and preachers out there, but I cannot condone any of them who would look upon someone like Clemmons as one of God’s children and take actions to release someone like this out of some misguided sense of humanity. As for the statement attributed to Huckabee about “failures in the criminal justice systems of Arkansas and Washington State”, that would be an understatement and a complete attempt by him to transfer blame rather than simply admit that he was wrong. It was his decision to let this asshole go, and even Stevie Wonder could have seen this guy was a murder waiting to happen. Sometimes people just have to come to the realization that there are just plain bad people in this world and they have no business being in it. At best, they should be locked up forever like Clemmons was until Huck let him go.
As for all the attention to cops when they get killed as opposed to “Joe Schmoe”, cops are your last line of defense and there are alot fewer of them. As such, when they get attacked and killed it IS big news and rightfully so. That said, I could give you any number of examples from my own personal experience about how I responded when “Joe Schmoe” was attacked and/or killed while walking down the street minding his own business. And my response was anything but docile “ho-hum, another homicide in the city”. Even after I retired, I wrote extensively here about the murder and other crimes occurring around the area of 37th and Villard and why I believed not enough was being done by the Police Department (and I’m talking the administration and District Captain) to address the problems in this area.
Corbin prefaced his remarks by saying they were not a slam on cops, and I believe him and even understand his comments about his exposure to some cops, but cops are visible targets on a daily basis and can never afford to let their guard down even when they are in “friendly” confines to include their own station houses. (We had a guy come into District #5 one night and lunge at our Desk personnel with a knife. One of our inside guys, not really known for being a hard charger, had the presence of mind to wear his gun even though he was working behind the desk. He fired a shot and, although he missed the guy, it was enough to stop his forward progress long enough for others to take him into custody.) What pisses me off about incidents like this is that after all the facts come in and the incident is critiqued, it is not unusual to see how it could have turned out different.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I wouldn’t be surprised if mr. corbin has not taken needed medication today.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Catching up on paperwork on their laptops in a coffee shop?
Heads down, tunnel vision, unaware of their surroundings is one possibility.
I am surprised that this has not happened in Milwaukee, where I hear it is too difficult for officers to go to the station to complete required reports in a safe environment.
I hope this was not the feel-good policy of that department, requiring its officers to jeopardize their safety for a little window dressing by forcing them to do reports in a place other than the station.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Bingo! Lots more to add to this, but you have definitely hit the nail on the head with the first strike of the hammer.
November 30th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
stalker3 has it right.
Catching up on paperwork on their laptops in a coffee shop? Bad idea. Sitting and having a cup of coffee, or eating, seated at a distance from the public entrance, facing that entrance and sizing up everyone that enters should be regular behavior for most cops. Too bad it is not. There’s nothing wrong with having a friendly conversation with a restaurant owner or staff, or patrons. In some cases it should be encouraged. But officers must be ever vigilant, armed and prepared, standing ready to fight, and win, at any time.
How does one defend against an assasination? By not leaving the station?
Maybe the lessons learned by law enforcement in the 1960′ and 70’s are lost on the cops hired since then. The days of the FALN, SDS, or the Symbionese Liberation Army planting a bomb at your police station, or under your parked squad car faded from police training.
The idea that just by wearing the uniform, you represent the power of the state is not emphasized enough. It makes the person wearing that uniform a target.
Heads down, tunnel vision, unaware of their surroundings is a product of the touchy, feely trend in law enforcement.
In Milwaukee, some district commanders make it difficult for officers to go to the station to complete required reports in a safe environment, but some don’t.
I believe the Lakewood officers were vigilant, and saw the attack coming just a few seconds before they were attacked. But the gunman’s pre-planned action always beats reaction.
The killer will get what’s coming to him soon. I pray for the surviving families of this horribly evil act. They will never get over the loss.
And yes, corbin. The death of a Law Enforcement Officer, Fire Fighter, EMS Rescue Personnel and members of our Armed Forces are always higher on the radar, because they all serve a purpose greater that than themselves. They volunteer to go places and face grave dangers on behalf of the citizens, for a relatively small amount of pay in relation to the risks that they knowingly and bravely face. It’s more than just a job. For many in the prtective services and the Armed forces, it’s a vocation much like being a priest.
Just my 2 cents.
November 30th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
” corbin does seem way off base on the drug trafficking though. Jumping to conclusions and conspiracies doesn’t make you any more credible.”
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I admit when I’m wrong, I was wrong on this one.
You guys seem to think that because you wear a nifty uniform you are not subject to criticism.
How wide spread was the news about the multiple military drug dealers in Texas was there? Virtually none. 51 illegals, 700 pounds of pot..
Nah, I can’t have the slightest amount of sketicism, cause if you wear the uniform, you’re untouchable.
If you believe that shit, you are as bad as they are.
With position comes responsibility, police your own or shut the f**k up.
How is Hasan doing?
December 1st, 2009 at 12:54 am
And everybody is running from their part in allowing this oxygen thief out of jail.
http://www.becausejailsucks.com/
December 1st, 2009 at 1:19 am
Didn’t Bill Ayers group the Weathermen and the Weathermen Underground..target Cops, Armored cars and Military at Fort Dix. Wasn’t Obama’s very very very close friend Bill Ayers the leader when Diana Oughton. (Bill Ayers then girlfriend), blew herself and a couple other terrorists up, at a NY CITY Greenwich Village brownstone??? Oughton was only indentified by a THUMB PRINT.
OBAMA was/is CLOSE FRIENDS with Ayers and his wife Bernadine Dorhn, WHITEFISH BAY H.S. grad and cheerleader. Dorhn herself was on the FBI’s 10 most wanted list. Ayers and Dorhn are FREE and WEALTHY. Dorhn was a COLLEAGUE of Michelle Obama.
Does none of this FACTUAL information trouble CRAPPER or FOLKTUNES??
Obama is filth.
December 1st, 2009 at 1:21 am
Corbin. Good for you. You have character. You were wrong and you take responisibility or at least accept your mistake.
Kudo’s Corbin.
December 1st, 2009 at 5:52 am
Corbin, this comment of yours, “You guys seem to think that because you wear a nifty uniform you are not subject to criticism.” like your comments in #1 and #4 above is total bullshit. Unlike you, we don’t mind criticism so long as it’s based on the information presented and not some bullshit speculation (and personal bias). In fact, we tend to be even more critical of our own based on our training and personal experiences. I’m a retired LEO and two of the others here who critiqued this incident are active duty. None of us flowered our opinions of this incident, and I pointed out where you were way off base in your assessment which has now drawn a response from you indicating to me that you feel YOU are beyond criticism. If you have a problem with cops then just come right out and say so. I pointed out that I could understand your earlier comments based on your exposure to some cops, but that apparently wasn’t enough to satisfy your bruised ego. I disagree with gus’ position that you “have character”. Had you just manned up and simply admitted you were wrong, I might have agreed with gus. Fact is one of the biggest distinctions between cops and “Joe Schmoe” is that cops are expected to run TOWARD danger and “Joe Schmoe” isn’t, regardless of your horseshit position in your comment #4 on what a cop is or is not Constitutionally required to do.
December 1st, 2009 at 8:51 am
The killer will get what’s coming to him soon.
He got it this morning. Three people have been charged with “rendering criminal assistance” for giving him rides and hiding places.
He heard voices and thought he was Jesus; will be interesting to see what the autopsy reveals was and wasn’t in his bloodstream. I fully expect by the end of the week, someone will blame Clemmons’ actions on the lack of “free” gov’t health care (nevermind that prisons dispense ‘free’ gov’t health care, even in Arkansas…).
(Italics fixed. ~~Roland)
December 1st, 2009 at 8:51 am
Oop, sorry about the italics.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:19 am
Lakewood Police killer, Maurice Clemmons, has been shot & killed by a Seattle police officer who came upon an unattended, yet still running, stolen car.
Fox News is reporting that Clemmons had one of the slain police officer’s guns at the Seattle scene.
Glenn, andykilvinsky and jay all make excellent points.
Kudos shmudos. Corbin…I think you’re wrong on many levels. If you were one of four people gunned down in a coffee shop, it would make national news too…and the police would be mounting a manhunt to find your killer. Hope that helps ease your feelings of inadequacy.
Criticism of those in “nifty uniforms” is a good thing,when it’s deserved. But pissing on the still warm bodies of four slain officers without any reason or information to support it is a real douchebag move.
Also, what the fuck does this story have to do with Nidal Hasan or drug dealing soldiers in Texas?
December 1st, 2009 at 9:33 am
I am now convinced that not only has mr. corbin failed to take his medication, but that he also has a tear in his tin foil hat.
Unless, of course, he is just a fucking jerk.
December 1st, 2009 at 9:45 am
LET’S GET SOMETHING STRAIGHT HERE…the fact that Clemmons was running around free to be a mass murderer was not the fault of the criminal justice system. Had the system been left to function as designed, Clemmons would have been in prison for 60 plus years. Then Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee commuted this asshole’s sentence to a fraction of that number.
I hope this has the same long term effect on his political career as that experienced by Michael Dukakis. I was sick of this guy a long time ago. I watched one episode of his simple talk show when he had Joe “The Plumber” Wurzelbacher as a guest. Huckabee came off as a smarmy, fake goof more suited for a time slot between Jerry Springer and Judge Judy than for a job as President.
December 1st, 2009 at 10:55 am
Talk about ridiculous, Schmitz thinks this makes the case against concealed carry…
http://realdebatewisconsin.blogspot.com/2009/11/mike-huckabee.html
December 1st, 2009 at 11:44 am
Black muslims cheer the shooting.. shooter tied to nation of islam.
http://thelastcrusade.org/2009/12/01/black-muslims-conduct-celebration-in-honor-of-washington-state-cop-killer/
December 1st, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Thank God this slime is dead, two are in custody and several more are expected to be arrested for aiding his escape.
December 1st, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Seattle Police “commuted” this boy’s sentence for good. As it should be.
When I was a copper on the Milwaukee Tac Squad (78-81) there was a black Muslim group that was using a young guy to commit robberies in the area of 23rd and FDL. This punk wasn’t content to just rob people though. He chose white delivery drivers and killed them. We were all looking for this asshole. One night he and an accomplice were going to rob a tavern located in the area of 39th and Center. When the accomplice peeked in the front window of the tavern he saw two white guys in suits sitting at the end of the bar. He went back to the shooter and told him. The shooter said he didn’t care and these two thugs entered and announced the holdup. They had everybody lay down on the floor and then the shooter walked up to the two suits and shot them both in the head. Turned out they weren’t cops but just a couple guys having a drink. In the process of hunting these two bastards down, we came upon a safehouse in the 2300 block of W. Fond du Lac Ave where we found one asshole outside and one hiding inside. We also found their black Muslim “Hate whitey” literature. My partner and I missed the shooter at his mother’s house by about 15 minutes (she called when he came home), but the shooter was eventually located in a house somewhere in the vicinity of 34th and Brown a couple days later (on a day I was not working) and taken into custody by an all-supervisor entry team (the only time I had ever heard of anything like that).
December 1st, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Glenn D. Frankovis Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 5:52 am
Corbin, this comment of yours, “You guys seem to think that because you wear a nifty uniform you are not subject to criticism.” like your comments in #1 and #4 above is total bullshit. Unlike you, we don’t mind criticism so long as it’s based on the information presented and not some bullshit speculation (and personal bias). ..
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I have no problem with that. My initial information was such that 3 cops down, 1 unknown (possibly an informant – didn’t know)..
I guess what it boils down to my total speculation or perhaps posting musings at that point.
I don’t take it personally and neither should you. I think a healthy verbal battle is good.
MOLON LABE.
I will forever question authority though.. seen too much corruption, inside and out.
December 1st, 2009 at 7:34 pm
From Frank:
” As for all the attention to cops when they get killed as opposed to “Joe Schmoe”, cops are your last line of defense and there are alot fewer of them.”
sorry Frank, but on that one you are totally full of it. YOU have no constitutional duty to protect me. As a matter of fact you can walk away as I’m being attacked and there is no repercussion for it.
Barillari v. City of Milwaukee, 533 N.W.2d 759 (Wis. 1995).
Bowers v. DeVito, 686 F.2d 616 (7th Cir. 1982) (no federal constitutional requirement that police provide protection)
Calogrides v. Mobile, 475 So. 2d 560 (Ala. 1985); Cal Govt. Code 845 (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
Calogrides v. Mobile, 846 (no liability for failure to arrest or to retain arrested person in custody)
Castle Rock v. Gonzales (SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES CONCLUSION: POLICE DO NOT HAVE TO PROTECT YOU)
Davidson v. Westminster, 32 Cal.3d 197, 185, Cal. Rep. 252; 649 P.2d 894 (1982) (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
DeShaney v. Winnebago County
Stone v. State 106 Cal.App.3d 924, 165 Cal Rep. 339 (1980) (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
Morgan v. District of Columbia, 468 A.2d 1306 (D.C.App. 1983) (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
Warren v. District of Columbia, 444 A.2d 1 (D.C.App 1981) (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
Sapp v. Tallahassee, 348 So.2d 363 (Fla. App. 1st Dist.), cert. denied 354 So.2d 985 (Fla. 1977); Ill. Rec. Stat. 4-102 (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
Keane v. Chicago, 98 Ill. App.2d 460, 240 N.E.2d 321 (1st Dist. 1968) (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
Jamison v. Chicago, 48 Ill. App. 3d 567 (1st Dist. 1977) (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
Simpson’s Food Fair v. Evansville, 272 N.E.2d 871 (Ind. App.) (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
Silver v. Minneapolis, 170 N.W.2d 206 (Minn. 1969) (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
Wuetrich V. Delia, 155 N.J. Super. 324, 326, 382, A.2d 929, 930 cert. denied 77 N.J. 486, 391 A.2d 500 (1978) (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
Chapman v. Philadelphia, 290 Pa. Super. 281, 434 A.2d 753 (Penn. 1981) (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
Morris v. Musser, 84 Pa. Cmwth. 170, 478 A.2d 937 (1984) (no liability for failure to provide police protection)
December 1st, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Corbin,
You need to get out of the house a little more. Get away from that computer for a while. Life’s too short to be listing all of that case law.
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:01 am
Corbin, if these cases support your conclusion that cops have no duty to protect and, as you put it, a cop could literally watch you being attacked and walk away without any fear of repercussion, then wouldn’t any cop have a Constitutional defense against a charge of “cowardice” or “Neglect of Duty” for failure to take proper police action in such a scenario as you describe?
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Proof is in the pudding.
I’m not trying to crap on anyone.. just stating the fact.
New York 1998 ( I believe ) Woman raped on the street during the Puerto Rican festival.. cops 15 feet away did nothing. Taken to court, all exonerated.
I’m not deriding you, but you have to realize what i’m telling you is true. Talk to a lawyer who knows his stuff.
December 2nd, 2009 at 9:05 pm
I didn’t get a chance to read this until today and I’m actually pretty glad. My blood pressure probably would have gone through the roof. It’s really hard to me to believe the comments made by some who obviously thought this would be another good time to bash cops. Unbelievable.
I hate to think of the world we’ll be living in when four cops killed in cold blood is not a huge news story. And obviously the comments regarding the police response are pretty ignorant also. When you know and love a cop there’s no mystery in the response. It’s the reality of what a cop lives with everyday.
December 2nd, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I totally agree Trudy, he has lost all credibility with me for his outrageous attacks (whether or not he calls them attacks) made on these murdered officers.
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Fox’s Judge Napalitano explains how Huckabee didn’t let this guy out, he reduced the sentencing to 47 years. The parole board was actually the body that set him free. Napalitano has always struck me as someone who carefully considers the legalese and explains it well.
I may have jumped to conclusions myself about Huckabee setting this thug free. I am still not one of his supporters but I think I was unfair to say Huckster was responsible for setting Clemmons free.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7uV6XOu3mA
Watch for yourself and see if you agree.
Huckster’s political career is still toast.
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:43 am
The former bartender has clearly fallen off his rocker.
He reminds me of the guy who used to visit here that made everything into a conspiracy by Jewish people.
Delusional.
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:17 am
Corbin, ask any cop what would happen to him if he did what you say he can do. Ask him how long he’d be a cop. You cite court cases saying cops have no Constitutional duty to protect. Okay,they say that. Now do the research on how many cops have been disciplined or fired for doing what you say they can do based upon the language you rely on in those court cases. You really aren’t as smart as you think you are. Better stick to fencing with folkbum.
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:31 am
Jay, Governor Huckabee made it possible for this guy to be released and continue his life of violent crime. Who appoints the parole board? Would it be reasonable to conclude that if the Governor reduced Clemmons’ sentence that members of the parole board would take that as their cue to parole this guy? I would expect Huckabee would know the makeup of the people who comprise his parole board. When an organization has a mindset, it trickles down from the top and permeates those who are weak.
December 3rd, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Glenn, I agree that the Huckster did make it possible. He also used his power as Govenor to commute sentences way to often. Also you have a good point about his input to the parole board.
Huckabee, shares part of the blame. So does the Arkansas parole board. It also sounds like the WA criminal justice system dropped the ball several times.
The spotlight is entirely focused upon Huck. Both understandably and I think unfairly because of his Presidential run and his over use of clemancy.
December 3rd, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Not so fast. Barillari says that police officers must be free to perform their responsibilities without fearing that they or their employers could be held liable for damages from “their allegedly negligent discretionary decisions.”
In Barillari, the police had promised a sexual assault victim that they would arrest her assailant, a former boyfriend, but did not do so because THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY decided to give the suspect a few days to turn himself in. In the meantime, the former boyfriend attacked again, this time killing the victim and himself.
Barillari does not hold that cops have no duty to protect you.