Really good post Goinfishin. Thanks for taking the time.

BWP calling Coley an azzhole is strong evidence that BWP was tipping the bottle too much.

The Seattle prosecutor gave an in depth explanation that should be easily understood by the lay person. Officer Burke's shooting of Williams was unjustified, but under WA state law Burke did not commit a crime as long as he was acting in the "good faith" of his position as an LEO. Burke's patrol car video is pretty condemning evidence - Burke rapidly closed the distance between himself and Williams, thereby increasing the risk to both, when Williams was not an immediate threat to anyone, and was apparently guilty of nothing more than public drunkeness. Less than 5 seconds passed between the time of Burke's first warning to Williams and his first shot being fired. Very bad judgement call on Burke's part, so the unjustified conclusion by the inquest jury is completely logical. But Burke's action doesn't fall within the definitions of murder or manslaughter - the latter specifically because of the way the law treats LEO situations. To argue for revising the legal treatment of LEOs would inevitably result in more outcomes like Officer Dinkheller's. Good decision on Burke's part to resign however. He probably should have done so sooner.

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