Dashcam Video of Seattle Police Shooting

From Y/T: A dash cam video from the officer who shot and killed Native American woodcarver John T. Williams was released Friday, showing Williams ambling slowly across the street in a crosswalk before the officer opens fire.

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vaire2ubesays...

The day everything could have been different but wasn't.

There is a compilation of dash cam vids of Williams during his various run ins with the law for being a chronic drunk -- on one clip, he says. "ill kill all you police".

He was not a gentle carver who never hurt a fly, nor was he a killer on a rampage. He was a stumbling drunk with a knife in the middle of the day downtown... can't do that... or an inexperienced cop might see you as a threat.

Matthusays...

I can understand seeing him as a threat. But shooting him 5 times till he's dead as fuck after having given him 4 seconds to drop a knife he's legally allowed to carry is just good fun.

Anyways, the investigation ruled that the shooting was unjustified and homeboys going away for murder.

bareboards2says...

I thought that they discovered that the knife wasn't even opened.

That cop sure seemed to know him, and target him.

To be that young woman strolling by... I can't imagine.

SDGundamXsays...

At around 2:30 they talk about shooting him again if need be... Yes, let's keep shooting the completely non-threatening guy who was omfg "carving up a board".

Duckman33says...

Offending officer, "I told him to drop it multiple times and he wouldn't do it."

Officer two, "Good job."

Then later, "You did the right thing."

Huh? What was so good about killing this guy? He wasn't even threatening the cop or anyone else with said knife. I didn't know you weren't allowed to carve up a board in public.

Obviously he didn't "do the right thing" as he was convicted.

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