John T. Williams' Murdered by Seattle Policeman Ian Birk -- State Backs Cop

Tweet Does this mean we are living in a police state?

"Cop killer" is a label that allows limitless punishment for anyone accused of this crime and even retribution against their family and friends.

Yet, when the roles are reversed and it is the cop that kills (even a physically or mentally unarmed person), it is almost impossible to get the state to hold the perpetrator accountable.

So a guy (typically) with a gun who gets hurt upholding laws that in the main are set up to preserve the wealth of the elite is worthy of more compassion than an innocent civilian like John T. Williams who is torn from his family and friends by an act that is judged by the prosecutor and "progressive" legislator Adam Kline to be fine with them.

This kind of thinking has to stop. The only thing we should do with men (predominantly) authorized by the state to kill us is organize to get rid of the state that is protecting them. We need to remind the public of the heinous acts and pronouncements of Satterburg, Kline, McGinn and Diaz.

There can be no peace for John T. Williams or his family (or the families of the numerous others killed by state violence) until we have done the work to change this.

Linda

P.S. Watch out Iraq/Afghanistan. Ian Birk will probably try to be a gunslinger for Obama now that he lost his job in Seattle.

Commenters in SEATTLE TIMES agree: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/northwestvoices/2014247232_prosecutorsdecidenottofilechargesagainstofficerbirk.html