President of Seattle police guild dies in crash

The Seattle Times ^ | Wednesday, July 21, 2004 | Ray Rivera and Michael Ko

[ValerieUSA]

Ken Saucier, the blunt, often controversial head of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, died early this morning when his pickup crashed near the Idaho border. He was 40.

...Saucier, a Seattle police officer since 1986, was known for steadfastly defending rank-and-file patrolmen.

Seattle Police Sgt. Deb Nicholson, a guild board member who began working with Saucier almost 19 years ago, said he "stood up for the rights of officers, he did whatever he had to do. It wasn't always the prettiest how he did it, or as eloquent as it could be. Maybe people took offense to it, but he stood up for officers."

One of his biggest issues was pushing for more officer training.

He was elected guild president in 2002, becoming the first African American to lead the 1,200-member union.

[ValerieUSA]

He was a good guy standing up for the cops when the liberal city council wanted to make them out to be the enemy.

[ValerieUSA]

This black man earned his leadership position. Therefore he was "controversial." It's hideous the way the liberal press was taken aback by his presence and did their best to ignore him rather than give him publicity and let other African-Americans in the community begin to admire him.

Seattle City Councilman Ron Sims has tried to incite racial unrest and distrust of police for years, and the Seattle press adores him.

"It's absolutely true that police at one time were the instrument on institutional racism, Saucier said in a 2002 interview. "But how many times does someone have to say they're sorry? How many years have to pass before the sons are forgiven for their families sins — 20 years, 50 years, 100 years? Forever?"

[ProudEagle]

Exactly, but remember, this is the "Seattle Pravda Intelligencer" were are talking about here. If Saucier wasn't a victim, oppressed, or misunderstood he was no good to begin with. P-I makes good fish wrap.