Posted on 04/29/2011 5:33:17 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
SEATTLE - The city of Seattle has reached a $1.5 million settlement of claims brought by the family of slain woodcarver John T. Williams, who was shot dead by Seattle Police Officer Ian Birk last August.
The settlement was reached after a mediation involving representatives of the John T. Williams estate, Williams’ mother and the city.
The Williams family, which earlier failed in its attempts to get criminal charges filed against Birk, expressed relief that the matter could be resolved early without extended and costly litigation.
"This is one step towards justice, but it is only a step. Nothing can make up for the loss of my brother," said Rick Williams, who is the administrator of the John T. Williams estate.
Under the agreement, $250,000 will go into a trust fund for Williams' mother, Ida Edward. The remaining $1.25 million will be placed into escrow while distribution issues are resolved and approved by the court.
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Be good to NEVER VISIT SEATTLE!
It's as crazy there as Las Vegas.
Definitely a bad shoot.
That payment is weak.
Yep, cops get away with murder, literally.
Not enough. The cop needs to go to jail for murder.
Good! A slice of justice anyway. What really needs to happen though is for Ian Birk to be spending the next 50 years getting ass raped in a federal prison. THAT would be justice.
That's just great.
This cop was trigger happy at best. He’s been fired already. I just hope that he is run out of the state.
He should be in jail. Anybody who has seen the video can see that it is a premeditated murder. I usually side with the police, but not in this case.
That's good to know, for future reference, if I am ever careless, negligent, reckless, arrogant, trigger-happy, paranoid with a firearm - just so long as I'm not malicious.
Oh, wait, I need a badge first.
Here is the video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcxqyp2wOzE
"But prosecutors declined to charge Birk with a crime - saying there was no proof he acted with malice."
I'll have to remember that one next time I get pulled over for speeding.
> Good! A slice of justice anyway.
Nope.
$1.5 million is not even pocket change for a city like Seattle.
Cop needs to stand trial at least for manslaughter and a city the size of Seattle should be paying tens of millions for a settlement. It should HURT!
I love how the moderators go behind me a strip out all the topics and key words I put in when I post these types of stories.
I also notice who they don’t do that is I post a story n the economy or such...
Considering that I’ve butted heads with them in the past for changing my titles (which I always thought was a no-no here).
They suspended me for posting news articles such as this one and just outright trying to silence me from posting stories that detail criminal acts committed by cops.
It makes you wonder...
You post stories about police wrongdoing the way someone used to post about pitbull attacks.
I think the mods just get tired of someone banging the same drum all the time no matter how valid the theme.
Yet some people still refuse to admit cops do anything wrong.
If that was the case then what about all those birther threads?
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