Suspect shot as city mourns slain officer (another Bill Ayers)

seattle times ^ | November 7, 2009 | Mike Carter, Jennifer Sullivan, Steve Miletich, Sara Jean Green, Lynda V. Mapes, Sanjay Bhatt, Nancy

[Mount Athos]

While a massive memorial service for slain Officer Timothy Brenton neared its finish at KeyArena on Friday afternoon, fellow officers with the Seattle Police Department shot a man they believe to be responsible for Brenton's death. [...]

A note threatening to kill police officers was left at the bombing site [...]

Butler has argued that such {jury} nullification may be particularly appropriate in cases where black defendants are charged with nonviolent crimes.

"It is the moral responsibility of black jurors to emancipate some guilty black outlaws," Butler wrote in a 1995 Yale Law Journal article, adding: "My goal is the subversion of American criminal justice, at least as it now exists."

Twenty minutes later, while the officers were parked at 29th Avenue and East Yesler Way, a car drove alongside and unleashed a fusillade of rifle fire into the patrol car. Brenton was killed instantly and Sweeney, who sensed danger and ducked, was grazed.

[Mount Athos]

adopted from ace of spades blog post from LauraW. Original news story with additional details here:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010212676_apwaseattleofficerkilled2ndldwritethru.html?prmid=obinsite

[Anti-Bubba182]

Paul Butler (professor)

"..Publications

Books

* Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice (The New Press, 2009).."

Lord!

Maybe Jury nullification could work for White People too.

[matt1234]

Suspected cop killer, Christopher John Monfort.

From article:

Monfort received a bachelor's degree from the UW in March 2008, according to the university's degree-validation Web site. His major was in Law, Societies and Justice.

Last year, Monfort belonged to the McNair Scholars Program, part of the university's office of Minority Affairs and Diversity.

Hmmmmmmmmm.

[ArmstedFragg]

"You don't see people that commit real violent crimes that have never been caught for anything."

There's some folks at a fort in Texas who might beg to differ.

[joesjane]

Just sounds like he is trying to live up to his new role model obama.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

this just doesn't sound like him

Yeah, how in the world could someone with such sterling academic credentials do such a think.. wot? Ayers?

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