Hospital Shooting
 

Good thing lots of folks own guns that aren't locked up...


OLYMPIA, Wash. - An unruly patient at an Olympia hospital was shot
dead by a police officer early Saturday when the patient pulled out a
gun in an emergency treatment room, officers said.

The bizarre incident began at about 2:15 a.m. Saturday when the
security staff at Providence St. Peter Hospital called police to ask
for help in dealing with an unruly, 220-pound patient who was possibly
armed.

Officers arrived at the hospital and were directed to a 43-year-old
Elma man in the emergency room who had been brought into the hospital
by his mother with a head injury. The mother told hospital personnel
he might be armed.

The officers searched the man, identified as Joseph Leonard Burkett,
and found two loaded handguns. The guns were confiscated, and officers
later discovered they had been stolen from a home in McCleary.

Burkett remained in the emergency room with police present while
treatment for his head injury continued.

About two hours later, Burkett was scheduled for a medical test, but
when hospital staff began to get him ready for the test, he again
became agitated and unruly, police said.

The officer who was on guard entered the treatment room to assist the
emergency room staff. When he did, Burkett pulled out yet another gun.
The officer and Burkett wrestled for the weapon. During the struggle,
the officer fired one shot at the patient.

Hospital staff immediately began treating Burkett for the gunshot
wound, but they were unable to save him. He died there in the
treatment room.

The officer involved in the shooting is a 13-year veteran of the
Olympia Police Department. He has been placed on administrative leave,
in accordance with standard procedure, during an investigation of the
shooting.

Police said one main focus of the investigation will be to determine
how the patient got into the treatment room - after he had been
searched - with a third firearm.

"We're not sure where it came from," says Sgt. Jim Partin of the
Thurston County Sheriff's Department. "It's part of the investigation
obviously to find out. Was it on his person? Was it hidden in the
room? (We) don't know where it came from - if it came in a backpack,
or coat. Who knows?"

Hospital officials said nothing remotely like this incident has ever
happened there before.

Officers later determined that all three of the guns confiscated at
the hospital were stolen from inside a house in McCleary.

Officials say they believe Burkett entered the house through a
shattered window while the homeowner is out of town, then took the
three guns from a small arsenal of dozens of weapons inside the home.

Police came to the home Saturday afternoon and removed the remaining
weapons for safekeeping at the homeowner's request.

It appears Burkett lived in a low-income housing complex in Elma,
about 30 miles southwest of Olympia.

Elma police say their records show that one of their officers had a
run-in with Burkett just the other night.

Hospital Shooting
 

jps wrote:
Good thing lots of folks own guns that aren't locked up...


OLYMPIA, Wash. - An unruly patient at an Olympia hospital was shot
dead by a police officer early Saturday when the patient pulled out a
gun in an emergency treatment room, officers said.

The bizarre incident began at about 2:15 a.m. Saturday when the
security staff at Providence St. Peter Hospital called police to ask
for help in dealing with an unruly, 220-pound patient who was possibly
armed.

Officers arrived at the hospital and were directed to a 43-year-old
Elma man in the emergency room who had been brought into the hospital
by his mother with a head injury. The mother told hospital personnel
he might be armed.

The officers searched the man, identified as Joseph Leonard Burkett,
and found two loaded handguns. The guns were confiscated, and officers
later discovered they had been stolen from a home in McCleary.

Burkett remained in the emergency room with police present while
treatment for his head injury continued.

About two hours later, Burkett was scheduled for a medical test, but
when hospital staff began to get him ready for the test, he again
became agitated and unruly, police said.

The officer who was on guard entered the treatment room to assist the
emergency room staff. When he did, Burkett pulled out yet another gun.
The officer and Burkett wrestled for the weapon. During the struggle,
the officer fired one shot at the patient.

Hospital staff immediately began treating Burkett for the gunshot
wound, but they were unable to save him. He died there in the
treatment room.

The officer involved in the shooting is a 13-year veteran of the
Olympia Police Department. He has been placed on administrative leave,
in accordance with standard procedure, during an investigation of the
shooting.

Police said one main focus of the investigation will be to determine
how the patient got into the treatment room - after he had been
searched - with a third firearm.

"We're not sure where it came from," says Sgt. Jim Partin of the
Thurston County Sheriff's Department. "It's part of the investigation
obviously to find out. Was it on his person? Was it hidden in the
room? (We) don't know where it came from - if it came in a backpack,
or coat. Who knows?"

Hospital officials said nothing remotely like this incident has ever
happened there before.

Officers later determined that all three of the guns confiscated at
the hospital were stolen from inside a house in McCleary.

Officials say they believe Burkett entered the house through a
shattered window while the homeowner is out of town, then took the
three guns from a small arsenal of dozens of weapons inside the home.

Police came to the home Saturday afternoon and removed the remaining
weapons for safekeeping at the homeowner's request.

It appears Burkett lived in a low-income housing complex in Elma,
about 30 miles southwest of Olympia.

Elma police say their records show that one of their officers had a
run-in with Burkett just the other night.


The first application of BHOs end of life counciling being administered
in your own home state.

Hospital Shooting
 

On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:12:15 -0700, jps wrote:

Good thing lots of folks own guns that aren't locked up...


OLYMPIA, Wash. - An unruly patient at an Olympia hospital was shot
dead by a police officer early Saturday when the patient pulled out a
gun in an emergency treatment room, officers said.

Did the guy own a boat?

Casadytt

Hospital Shooting
 

Gene wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:43:30 -0400, Jim numero uno "j i
wrote:

The first application of BHOs end of life counciling (sic).....

Before you paint yourself as entirely ignorant, you should understand
that Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia penned that "end of
life counseling" verbiage in 2007.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/6573797.html

Isakson, apparently being water boarded with red koolaid, now, is
trying to say he had nothing to do with it, but it is kinda hard to
ignore what is in black and white and signed by the author(Isakson).
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/805316.html

In spite of official documents proving the contrary, here's your "Fair
and Balanced" folks happily wallowing in ignorance:
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200908080005

If you are going to post political crap in a boating newsgroup, at
least try to do a little fact checking.... and spell checking wouldn't
hurt either...


You expect the "ignorants" to be able to spell?

Silly boy.

Hospital Shooting
 

"Gene" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:43:30 -0400, Jim numero uno "j i
wrote:

The first application of BHOs end of life counciling (sic).....

Before you paint yourself as entirely ignorant, you should understand
that Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia penned that "end of
life counseling" verbiage in 2007.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/6573797.html

Isakson, apparently being water boarded with red koolaid, now, is
trying to say he had nothing to do with it, but it is kinda hard to
ignore what is in black and white and signed by the author(Isakson).
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/805316.html

In spite of official documents proving the contrary, here's your "Fair
and Balanced" folks happily wallowing in ignorance:
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200908080005

If you are going to post political crap in a boating newsgroup, at
least try to do a little fact checking.... and spell checking wouldn't
hurt either...
--

Forté Agent 5.00 Build 1171

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by
the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover." - Unknown

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.


Well said Gene.

Hospital Shooting
 

Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:12:15 -0700, jps wrote:

Good thing lots of folks own guns that aren't locked up...


OLYMPIA, Wash. - An unruly patient at an Olympia hospital was shot
dead by a police officer early Saturday when the patient pulled out a
gun in an emergency treatment room, officers said.

Did the guy own a boat?

Casadytt

Rumor has it he was a frequent sailing partner of JPS.

Hospital Shooting
 

Gene wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:43:30 -0400, Jim numero uno "j i
wrote:

The first application of BHOs end of life counciling (sic).....

Before you paint yourself as entirely ignorant, you should understand
that Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia penned that "end of
life counseling" verbiage in 2007.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/6573797.html

Isakson, apparently being water boarded with red koolaid, now, is
trying to say he had nothing to do with it, but it is kinda hard to
ignore what is in black and white and signed by the author(Isakson).
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/805316.html

In spite of official documents proving the contrary, here's your "Fair
and Balanced" folks happily wallowing in ignorance:
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200908080005

If you are going to post political crap in a boating newsgroup, at
least try to do a little fact checking.... and spell checking wouldn't
hurt either...

So what, he may have penned the verbiage, but the current administration
is giving it a whole new meaning. Hospice has been around for a while
and it does a fine job for those that WISH to have the services. To
borrow a phrase from WAFA, many folks "dont want help "jammed down their
throats" by all knowing, all seeing government. I have no problem with
government paying for counciling and services if the patient wants it
and can't afford it.

Don't like my political crap Gene? Filter it. Pretty simple eh?

Hospital Shooting
 

On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:16:39 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:43:30 -0400, Jim numero uno "j i
wrote:

The first application of BHOs end of life counciling (sic).....

Before you paint yourself as entirely ignorant, you should understand
that Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia penned that "end of
life counseling" verbiage in 2007.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/6573797.html

Isakson, apparently being water boarded with red koolaid, now, is
trying to say he had nothing to do with it, but it is kinda hard to
ignore what is in black and white and signed by the author(Isakson).
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/805316.html

In spite of official documents proving the contrary, here's your "Fair
and Balanced" folks happily wallowing in ignorance:
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200908080005

If you are going to post political crap in a boating newsgroup, at
least try to do a little fact checking.... and spell checking wouldn't
hurt either...

You should go read the bill. There is a lot more there than simple
'end of life counselling'. The word used in the act is 'shall', which
means 'is hereby ordered to'. The word 'may' wasn't used in the bill.

Hospital Shooting
 

Gene wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:14:18 -0400, Jim numero uno "j i
wrote:

Don't like my political crap Gene? Filter it. Pretty simple eh?

No, I don't like your political crap. I have filtered it, and no it
isn't simple because you are so intent on forcing other people to read
your crap, you keep changing your name. Who else does that, mister
pot, kettle, black?

PLONK..... *again*.....

I simply call it reverse Harryanism!

Hospital Shooting
 

H the K wrote:
Gene wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:43:30 -0400, Jim numero uno "j i
wrote:

The first application of BHOs end of life counciling (sic).....

Before you paint yourself as entirely ignorant, you should understand
that Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia penned that "end of
life counseling" verbiage in 2007.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/6573797.html

Isakson, apparently being water boarded with red koolaid, now, is
trying to say he had nothing to do with it, but it is kinda hard to
ignore what is in black and white and signed by the author(Isakson).
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/805316.html

In spite of official documents proving the contrary, here's your "Fair
and Balanced" folks happily wallowing in ignorance:
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200908080005

If you are going to post political crap in a boating newsgroup, at
least try to do a little fact checking.... and spell checking wouldn't
hurt either...


You expect the "ignorants" to be able to spell?

Silly boy.

Apparently The silly boy likes your political crap.