5 Years Post-2020: Where We Stand After WA’s 2 Biggest Police Trials
Reflections on the Pacific Northwest’s struggle for police accountability in the five years since the killing of Manny Ellis, from Jeff Nelson’s sentencing to Tacoma’s many civil lawsuits.
I quit the news industry—not Journalism. Support my book on Manny Ellis, PNW cop killings & cover-ups
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In review: 1 month of PNW Justice Journal
Through six weeks, I've reviewed and reformatted over TWO-HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE LINKS, mostly by hand to start (terrible, would not recommend).
The retconning of Manny Ellis + weekly headlines
I’m getting flashbacks to the courtroom in Tacoma last fall when defense attorneys argued that the killing of Manny Ellis was lawful and reasonable.
Decertifying police may be the future of accountability. WA leading country, still flawed
Washington's decertification process is one of the most effective at taking away offending officers’ badges and guns for good. It still has plenty of problems.
Olympia settles fatal police shooting of Timothy Green for $600K—with key strings attached
The family of Timothy Green is also asking the county prosecutor to reopen the criminal investigation into Green's killing by Olympia police.
The gears of justice grind slowly: Said Joquin, Sean Fuhr & Jackie Salyers
As police shootings and deaths in custody stall, updates on the cases of Jesse Sarey, Said Joquin, Sean Fuhr and Jackie Salyers.
Where WA voters landed on criminal justice in the primary election
Election Updates
WA Attorney General
Former U.S. Attorney Nick Brown (D) and Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano (R) are headed
2 deadly police shootings, 2 outcomes, 1 WA county: $3M payout v. qualified immunity
I’ve been thinking a lot about two recent—and very different—legal conclusions reached in deadly police shootings in
Pierce County Sheriff Hopefuls Talk Gun Rights, Transparency at GOP Forum; More WA Primary Election News
I went to the only public forum for the first real Pierce County Sheriff race in decades and had one of the best burgers of my life. Oh, and I learned what they told a friendly crowd about policing.
