Videos show Williams' numerous encounters with police

[jancantor]

Source: Seattle Times

Seattle police had repeated contacts with John T. Williams before he was fatally shot by Officer Ian Birk on Aug. 30, with most encounters showing a chronically drunk and belligerent — but ultimately compliant — Williams, according to evidence gathered by the department.

Included in the evidence are several dash-cam videos from officers' patrol cars. They detail numerous encounters with Williams, 50, a First Nations woodcarver and well-known chronic inebriate, in the weeks leading up to his death.

Among the videos are two from incidents the week before his death in which officers commented on Williams' unusually agitated and aggressive behavior.

The videos and others material related to the shooting were released Monday by the King County Prosecutor's Office in response to a public-disclosure request.

Read more: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013497943_policeshooting23m.html

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Interesting video(s) . One incident from two angles with Williams and a lot of interesting background on police encounters with him prior to the shooting... Video #2 has good audio...

[happi1]

1. later

Will watch Later

Thanks

[ret5hd]

dupe

[ret5hd]

2. So the cops just got tired of dickin' around with 'im?

[jancantor]

5. An unsupported conclusion

but I get your point

[GETPLANING]

3. Cop in body armor vs man with pocket knife

Sad story

[PavePusher]

7. Soft body armor is not generally very stab- or cut-resistant.

Unless specially designed, and that raises the price considerably.

http://www.bulletproofme.com/Stab-Resistance-Levels.shtml

I have no idea how many departments issue or require stab-resistant armor.

[herbm]

4. I think you hit it on the head. The cops felt their time was better used so they eliminated the dist

raction. Sometimes solving the problem looks a like murder.

[jancantor]

6. lol. I'm glad I could contribute

to the conspiracy theorizin'