Seattle Police Officer Assassinated, October 31st 2009

Here I sit repeatedly bitching about Cops killing people, and then they go and do something like this. The City of Seattle was recently voted the 4th safest, large city ,to live in. On Halloween night a small compact car drove up to two officers in a parked patrol car and unloaded into the parked car. One veteran officer of ten years was killed and the trainee suffered injury.

Crime stoppers is offering a $40,000.00 reward for the information leading to arrest and conviction of the murderer. There is always some idiot that makes people anti gun, and pro police presence. Here they are again.

The sad thing is, that this time the officers were not even engaged in any activity. The trainee and trainer were going over their last traffic stop, for quality control purposes.

Bank of America has opened the Brenton family fund, to accept donations on the families behalf. I have to stand behind this motion, because I stand behind life in general. Just as I do not believe that the Cops should shoot people, neither should the people single out Cops and shoot them either.

Just a couple of weeks ago, also in Seattle, an arson seemed to be aimed at the Seattle police. In the wake of the arson, several police and city cars were damaged. Is this some kind of retaliation against the Seattle police agency. I would think; If it were, it would be on a much larger scale.

One officer and 6 cars hardly constitutes a revolution.

Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel said Brenton died instantly. Sweeney ducked, and a bullet grazed her back. She then called for help and returned fire, Pugel said.
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"This is an assassination, and every resource is being used to bring it to a conclusion," Pugel said.

Brenton became the city's first officer killed in the line of duty since 2006, and Saturday's shooting was the first intentional homicide of an officer since 1994, police officials said.

Pugel said there had been no threats against Brenton and no indication the assailants were looking for him.
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Mayor Greg Nickels described the shooting as "cold-blooded."

"Our community is in shock at this brutal and senseless crime," Nickels said. "The killing of someone who protects our public safety is universally condemned, and our city is united in rejecting this violence and supporting the men and women in uniform. "
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Somewhere , somebody has a beef with law enforcement. The anger too hard to hold back. Obviously it never dawned on the shooters, that to kill an officer does not kill the office.


Killed in the Saturday night shooting was field training officer Timothy Brenton, 39. Rookie officer Britt Sweeney, 33, suffered a minor injury.