Comments on: WWII Reenactor Shot and Killed by Seattle Police http://www.reenactorpost.com/2009/01/wwii-reenactor-shot-and-killed-by-seattle-police/ A blog about reenacting and living history Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:51:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jim Barnes http://www.reenactorpost.com/2009/01/wwii-reenactor-shot-and-killed-by-seattle-police/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Jim Barnes Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:19:26 +0000 http://www.reenactorpost.com/?p=512#comment-213 Thanks guys. You're all right on the money. Also, if I hear anything else about this situation, I'll post it. Thanks guys. You’re all right on the money. Also, if I hear anything else about this situation, I’ll post it.

]]> By: Chuck Critchfield http://www.reenactorpost.com/2009/01/wwii-reenactor-shot-and-killed-by-seattle-police/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Chuck Critchfield Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:51:44 +0000 http://www.reenactorpost.com/?p=512#comment-212 lest we think that this is just some isolated incident, I remember a drunk reenactor at Fayetteville, who got very belligerent after becoming very drunk. An incident that had the parties involved been armed with a sword, a bayonet or worse, it could have been worse. I agree with the comments above, guns and alcohol don't mix. lest we think that this is just some isolated incident, I remember a drunk reenactor at Fayetteville, who got very belligerent after becoming very drunk. An incident that had the parties involved been armed with a sword, a bayonet or worse, it could have been worse.

I agree with the comments above, guns and alcohol don’t mix.

]]> By: Jim Barnes http://www.reenactorpost.com/2009/01/wwii-reenactor-shot-and-killed-by-seattle-police/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Jim Barnes Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:55:21 +0000 http://www.reenactorpost.com/?p=512#comment-196 I agree entirely. This is something we older guys need to really emphasize to the younger crowd. Apparently this kid was a really good guy and well-liked, but he was young and used bad judgement and the result was terrible. How it all went down, we will probably never know, but we certainly don't want to see something like this happen again, so, I think that us old coots need to pressure the young'uns to follow good safety procedures and be careful. I agree entirely. This is something we older guys need to really emphasize to the younger crowd. Apparently this kid was a really good guy and well-liked, but he was young and used bad judgement and the result was terrible. How it all went down, we will probably never know, but we certainly don’t want to see something like this happen again, so, I think that us old coots need to pressure the young’uns to follow good safety procedures and be careful.

]]> By: Mike http://www.reenactorpost.com/2009/01/wwii-reenactor-shot-and-killed-by-seattle-police/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Mike Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:17:02 +0000 http://www.reenactorpost.com/?p=512#comment-194 Jim, Most of us will have a drink from time to time, and we all play with guns but regardless of your impression or your line of work the two must never mix. I don't even go swimming when I've been drinking. Anyone who knows anything with realize that the first thing that is affected is judgement. Police work is stressful. You never know what you are going to come up against. I've got respedt for those guys. My time in the service had me at roadside check points on occasion and that was stressful enough. We can only speculate as to the events on this night as we were not there. My opinion is you do what you are told or asked to do by the police officer and nobody gets hurt. Better yet, don't put yourself in that situation. We've all heard those shots in the middle of the night at events when we're just hanging out and it leaves you wondering...We can all have a drink and we can all shoot our rifles, etc but let's just not mix the two. Mike Jim,
Most of us will have a drink from time to time, and we all play with guns but regardless of your impression or your line of work the two must never mix. I don’t even go swimming when I’ve been drinking. Anyone who knows anything with realize that the first thing that is affected is judgement.
Police work is stressful. You never know what you are going to come up against. I’ve got respedt for those guys. My time in the service had me at roadside check points on occasion and that was stressful enough.
We can only speculate as to the events on this night as we were not there. My opinion is you do what you are told or asked to do by the police officer and nobody gets hurt. Better yet, don’t put yourself in that situation.
We’ve all heard those shots in the middle of the night at events when we’re just hanging out and it leaves you wondering…We can all have a drink and we can all shoot our rifles, etc but let’s just not mix the two.
Mike

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