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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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"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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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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. |
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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! |
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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. |
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On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:18:27 -0400, JLH OPAof7 wrote:
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. Well there's reading, and then there is reading with comprehension. You may have read the bill, but you clearly didn't comprehend the bill. If you had, you would realize Sec. 1233 amends existing law. You have to read that existing law to place it in context. Since you enjoy reading so much, enjoy: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/usc_sup_01_42.html |
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thunder wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:18:27 -0400, JLH OPAof7 wrote: 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. Well there's reading, and then there is reading with comprehension. You may have read the bill, but you clearly didn't comprehend the bill. If you had, you would realize Sec. 1233 amends existing law. You have to read that existing law to place it in context. Since you enjoy reading so much, enjoy: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/usc_sup_01_42.html Herring didn't read the Bill. |
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On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:26:26 -0500, thunder
wrote: On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:18:27 -0400, JLH OPAof7 wrote: 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. Well there's reading, and then there is reading with comprehension. You may have read the bill, but you clearly didn't comprehend the bill. If you had, you would realize Sec. 1233 amends existing law. You have to read that existing law to place it in context. Since you enjoy reading so much, enjoy: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/usc_sup_01_42.html Start on page 425. But, it's mute anyway. I've no doubt it amended existing law. But, the language in the bill was 'shall' - not 'may'. Of course, I defer to your reading and writing skills. They're obviously much better than mine. |
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On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:36:10 -0400, JLH OPAof7 wrote:
Of course, I defer to your reading and writing skills. They're obviously much better than mine. Obviously. |
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"H the K" wrote in message m... JustWait wrote: In article , says... 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 filter by email not screen name. It tends to work better... Bull****. Morphed again, eh asshole? |
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"jps" wrote in message ... 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. Sounds like there is one less Washington looney. My condolences to the cop. |
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Gene wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:06:17 -0400, JustWait wrote: In article , says... 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 filter by email not screen name. It tends to work better... I think I'm going to have to put Gravity on all of the computers that I use.... You actually read Justwaitafreak's posts? I thought I was the designated reader. I use a combo of filters and ignores. The latter work just as well. If I see a bunch of posts from a user named 'X' I know there's absolutely no reason to open them. As an example, if I didn't filter john herring, I'd simply not bother to open anything from him, knowing his posts are totally devoid of any content I'd want to read. |
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On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:48:50 -0400, H the K
wrote: JustWait wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:06:17 -0400, JustWait wrote: In article , says... 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 filter by email not screen name. It tends to work better... I think I'm going to have to put Gravity on all of the computers that I use.... Yep, I'm lovin' it. I don't get any of his plus I miss probably 90% of the replys to him. I have been gone all day and came home to only a dozen or so posts, not the usual 30... I have a sound play now when it filters WAFA so I get an idea of how many mails are getting tagged, seems it's about half at least but well worth the time to set them up. I really don't miss his **** at all... snerk... Since you don't "boat" at all, one wonders why you are here at all. Do you think there is a large audience for your cretinisms? Probably doubles the number of people that pay attention to him at home. Grand total two. |
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On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:02:00 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote: "jps" wrote in message .. . 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. Sounds like there is one less Washington looney. My condolences to the cop. He voted the same way you do... |
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"jps" wrote in message ... On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:02:00 -0700, "Calif Bill" wrote: "jps" wrote in message . .. 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. Sounds like there is one less Washington looney. My condolences to the cop. He voted the same way you do... And you know this how? Is hard on a cop to shoot a bad guy. |
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On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:18:52 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote: "jps" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:02:00 -0700, "Calif Bill" wrote: "jps" wrote in message ... 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. Sounds like there is one less Washington looney. My condolences to the cop. He voted the same way you do... And you know this how? Is hard on a cop to shoot a bad guy. I'm talking about the loon, he voted the same way you do. |
Hospital Shooting
"jps" wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:18:52 -0700, "Calif Bill" wrote: "jps" wrote in message . .. On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:02:00 -0700, "Calif Bill" wrote: "jps" wrote in message m... 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. Sounds like there is one less Washington looney. My condolences to the cop. He voted the same way you do... And you know this how? Is hard on a cop to shoot a bad guy. I'm talking about the loon, he voted the same way you do. |
Hospital Shooting
"jps" wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:18:52 -0700, "Calif Bill" wrote: "jps" wrote in message . .. On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:02:00 -0700, "Calif Bill" wrote: "jps" wrote in message m... 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. Sounds like there is one less Washington looney. My condolences to the cop. He voted the same way you do... And you know this how? Is hard on a cop to shoot a bad guy. I'm talking about the loon, he voted the same way you do. He did? I figured he was your voter. Was a Seattle loonie. |
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