Auburn officer sentenced to 200 months in prison for 2019 shooting death of home

[neurosis]

Auburn officer sentenced to 200 months in prison for 2019 shooting death of homeless man

I don't know if this has made national news.  This was a pretty big win locally. This guy had killed 3 people in under 10 years (I believe) and practically ran over one man who was just running away breaking both of his ankles. He was known locally for being brutal with people.

Not defending the GF shit, but prior to police violence being brought center stage, this guy's shenanigans would get covered up and he would move on to other areas only to pull the same crap over again.

I'm guessing that Matt (miss you Matt) has read about this.   

https://komonews.com/news/local/auburn-police-officer-sentenced-for-2019-shooting-death-homeless-man-king-county-jury-jeffrey-nelson-june-27-second-degree-assault-conviction-washington-state

The judge sentenced Nelson to 200 months for second-degree murder and 123 months for first-degree assault -- nearly 27 years. But because the sentences will run concurrently, Nelson will serve 200 months - or 16.67 years.

He pinned Sarey against the wall, pulled out his gun and shot him. Sarey fell to the ground.

Nelson's gun jammed, he cleared it, looked around and then aimed at Sarey's forehead, firing once more.

He basically executed this man assuming the guy wasn't already dead after the first shot.

[Jeff]

Those sentences should be served consecutively instead of concurrently.
Fuck that guy.

[CNCAppsJames]

The thing that REALLY sucks about that is the good ones will pay the price for his crap.

I'll say this; EVERY company that has more than a handful of employees has at least one shitbird in it. Police, Sheriff, Highway Patrol, SWAT, SEAL Teams, Delta Platoons, etc... are not immune. It's unfortunate, and sometimes even tragic. It is totally impossible to weed out every shitbird. It cannot be done. That said, when you find one, you have to get rid of it. Sadly, the shitbird will move on and take his/her mayhem with them.

Should there be some sort of national registry of "problem" Law Enforcement personnel? That's probably not a terrible idea. It would have to well defined as to what constitutes a "problem".

JM2CFWIW

[mowens]

In Wichita, they promote officers who murder innocent people.

[YoDoug]

Should there be some sort of national registry of "problem" Law Enforcement personnel? That's probably not a terrible idea. It would have to well defined as to what constitutes a "problem".

Slippery slope, when you allow gov to create and maintain national registries they will always abuse that power.

[neurosis]

The thing that REALLY sucks about that is the good ones will pay the price for his crap.

I agree with you, but if they hadn't covered this type of stuff up for so many years we wouldn't be here in the first place.

Seattle police are always under a microscope these days. To the point that it's difficult to do their jobs and that sucks so I do see the other side of this.

[mkd]

Good thing he didn't create an unfavorable website.

[Incogneeto]

Good thing he didn't create an unfavorable website.

Even My Dog saw that one coming.

[neurosis]

Good thing he didn't create an unfavorable website.

Why? If he had he would have been pardoned.  Or at least you libertarians would have fought for him to be pardoned. 

A crime isn't a crime as long as you create a website?   

[neurosis]

That should be the first question any prosecutor asks going forward.

But did he create a website?  Oh, he did?  Well he's obviously innocent then.   

[mkd]

What other (crimes) people do given their own free will is their problem. The city that fails to police curtain no-go areas, are not liable for what criminals do there.

[mkd]

The police department that allowed this behavior obviously should be sentenced to a far harsher sentence, say 10,000 years according some people's logic, even though they did not create an unfavorable website

[neurosis]

What other (crimes) people do given their own free will is their problem. The city that fails to police curtain no-go areas, are not liable for what criminals do there.

Taking drugs...  I might agree with you. Take all the drugs you want as long as your not ripping people off to get the money to feed your habit.

It's the trafficking aspect of it that I have a problem with. If you're going to say that selling drugs is a free will argument, you might as well just say that robbing banks, stealing cars, arson, etc, is also free will.

[mkd]

Taking drugs...  I might agree with you. Take all the drugs you want as long as your not ripping people off to get the money to feed your habit.

It's the trafficking aspect of it that I have a problem with. If you're going to say that selling drugs is a free will argument, you might as well just say that robbing banks, stealing cars, arson, etc, is also free will.

While all those can happen under your free will, I'm not liable for what you do, even if I'm your Mayor and create no go zones where you can be nefarious.

[neurosis]

While all those can happen under your free will, I'm not liable for what you do, even if I'm your Mayor and create no go zones where you can be nefarious.

lol.. I don't know what your point is. That selling drugs should be ok because some ignorant Seattle Mayor created a safe zone for mayhem?  I guess all crimes should be ok because of the Seattle Mayor.