en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/610140 Comments by ThisIsSick http://www.komonews.com/news/local/2-people-found-dead-in-Shelton-155048065.html?clmob=y#IDComment369069582 Oh my. Wish you the best with everything. Is your home where the two lost their life or where the police executed a search warrant? Regardless, both homes will present challenges to the landlord. Keep us posted as to what you find out. I don't envy your position right now my friend. Mon, 28 May 2012 20:05:01 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/2-people-found-dead-in-Shelton-155048065.html?clmob=y#IDComment369069582 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/Facebook-billionaire-shuns-luxury-for-startup-life-149508365.html#IDComment367955536 We need more people like this in the World. Maybe this will start a new trend and become a revolution opposed to the flip side that we get blasted with on TV. MTV Cribs, with people flaunting their 14 cars and 70,000 sqft houses for a family of two. Not hating, everyone is entitled to their freedoms, it's just nice to see quality people doing good things and trying to inspire others with their actions. Kudos young man, kudos!! Sat, 26 May 2012 23:36:00 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/Facebook-billionaire-shuns-luxury-for-startup-life-149508365.html#IDComment367955536 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Auburn-family-wants-city-to-pay-for-damages-caused-by-SWAT-team-152380725.html#IDComment365269629 I missed where it stated he was going to kill his gf in the video. No they should not have walked away. They could have waited it out a while longer. Honestly I'm not even trying to second guess their tactics as I was not on scene. . I was a little surprised to hear 60 cans of tear gas in a 1200 sqft house though. I was just trying to make the point that it would cost the city more money to wait the guy out opposed to fuming him out. BTW, if the tear gas would have started a fire, the landlord policy would have paid. Go figure. Maybe this is an issue to take to the insurance commissioner. It would be nice for landlords to at least have an option to purchase a rider for this. In the end, I think you will find the city paying for the damages. Tue, 22 May 2012 22:18:45 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Auburn-family-wants-city-to-pay-for-damages-caused-by-SWAT-team-152380725.html#IDComment365269629 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Auburn-family-wants-city-to-pay-for-damages-caused-by-SWAT-team-152380725.html#IDComment364749292 2/2. The main point is not the landlord selecting better tenants, but the PD using better tactics. Police could have waited out the situation however it would have cost the city more money. The criminal was a danger to the public due to a felony warrant, however was not presenting an immediate danger. He was more of an inconvenience by not comming out and obeying the law. Police should foot the bill and subra gate against the criminal. When making entree through a door they often pay to replace it. It's a factored cost of doing business. This is an ugly situation for the landlord that I hope comes to a happy resolution. Tue, 22 May 2012 02:38:33 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Auburn-family-wants-city-to-pay-for-damages-caused-by-SWAT-team-152380725.html#IDComment364749292 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Auburn-family-wants-city-to-pay-for-damages-caused-by-SWAT-team-152380725.html#IDComment364742373 Landlord Insurance policies specifically exclude situations like this when a government body does the damage. You can reference the Washington State Insurance commissioners website for supporting info. So your comment of purchasing better insurance sounds good, but is invalid. I would reserve judgement on your comment of selecting a better tenant, as this could happen to a tenant who has no record. The criminal also could have been a visitor. The tragic incident where we lost Dep. Kent Mundell (God rest his soul) was a visitor and relative of the homeowner. Cont.....1/2 Tue, 22 May 2012 02:22:15 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Auburn-family-wants-city-to-pay-for-damages-caused-by-SWAT-team-152380725.html#IDComment364742373 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Troopers-foot-run-over-by-driver-fleeing-traffic-stop-146701065.html#IDComment335632498 The question I have is regarding rules of engagement. In this situation does an officer/Troop have the authority to fire a shot when his life is no longer in immediate danger? Its hard to speculate, but I would guess the kid did not intentionally run his foot over? This question has come up a lot with all the burglarys and homeowners shooting back. I know the rules are different for LEO's. From the article, I would draw the conclusion that the officers life was no longer in danger. Maybe firing out of anger or to stop a potential threat to the public? I would be pissed if someone ran over my foot. This is the second Troop to get his foot ran over in the past week. I'm glad the trooper was not seriously hurt and the kid has a chance to count his lucky stars and hopefully make a change for the better. Also happy a bystander was not struck by an errant piece of flying lead. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:35:51 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Troopers-foot-run-over-by-driver-fleeing-traffic-stop-146701065.html#IDComment335632498 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Pierce-Co-correctional-officer-charged-with-bigamy-141991023.html#IDComment313204570 Only because of Benefits, Debt and other Admin Items that come along with marriage. The physical and emotional crap from the marriage is none of anyone's business. It's not the action as much as the damage path left. You will never see a Man or Gal with money leave the door open. The Lady above "MomAlwaysSays", demonstrates the nightmare that comes along with a spouse not finalizing the paperwork. It sounds like she now is Legally Liable for this man's new life, because again, the paperwork was not completed. At first, it seems the law is against the action, but in reality it's there as a stop gap, or financial protection. I think getting emtionally destroyed should be enough, lol. Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:06:51 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Pierce-Co-correctional-officer-charged-with-bigamy-141991023.html#IDComment313204570 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Pierce-Co-correctional-officer-charged-with-bigamy-141991023.html#IDComment311894520 It sounds like this is more of an administration issue than anything else. If the guy had malice for financial gain then I would say charge the man with a crime. If this is a situation where he was separated and the paper work was never completed or whatever complications comes with filing Divorce paperwork, give the man a warning to clear the administrative paperwork up or face charges. Charging this man with a crime when he has no other crimes on his record seems a little drastic. I assume there are no other crimes as he currently holds a job as a LOE. By charging him with a Crime, it will jeopardize his ability to earn an income. Again, if there was intent for financial gain, all bets are off, if not, let’s go after the real criminals and not bog down the system. In Pierce County, I was a victim of Fraud. I was able to identify the suspect by tracing back a Pizza Delivery he made to a residence with my stolen credit card. The Detective proceeded to tell me he had a stack of these cases pilled to the ceiling. NO CHARGES WERE EVER FILED. The Total Fraud on the Credit Card came to $12, 800. We noticed the fraud when our 1st Card arrived and we called to activate it. There must be more to the Story because the Article is lacking. Fri, 9 Mar 2012 03:54:05 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Pierce-Co-correctional-officer-charged-with-bigamy-141991023.html#IDComment311894520 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Docs-Josh-Powell-took-pictures-of-strangers-legs--141219653.html#IDComment306863298 CONT: FROM ABOVES POST 2/2 I can understand that the State could not take away full visitations due to the fact he had not been charged with crime, but for Pete sake, the man was thought to have killed his wife. He should have never been able to see the children in a place he controlled. The children should have been protected. We protect criminals and politicians better than we protect helpless vulnerable children. Things need to change; it’s not Rocket Science Olympia. Sat, 3 Mar 2012 07:15:56 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Docs-Josh-Powell-took-pictures-of-strangers-legs--141219653.html#IDComment306863298 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Docs-Josh-Powell-took-pictures-of-strangers-legs--141219653.html#IDComment306862918 Disgusting and it makes me want to throw up. This story has been the most Gut Wrenching Story I have ever herd about. Pure Evil. The State of Washington Removed the Children from Josh Powell because they felt Josh "WAS" (NOT COULD, BUT WAS) a Danger to his Children. The State proved to be 100% correct with their assumption. The State should have taken every Step at their disposal to ensure these children were Protected and failed upon their Legally Obligated Duty. This is not so much about a lawsuit as it is the State Failed these children and it cost them their lives. If our State Legislator can pass the “Blue Light bill” to gain media attention in an opportune time, they sure as hell can pass legislation to insure a process to protect innocent children upon visitation. Sending the un-armed backup, to a suspected Murders house with two young children is flat out reprehensible. Cont. 1/2 Sat, 3 Mar 2012 07:15:11 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Docs-Josh-Powell-took-pictures-of-strangers-legs--141219653.html#IDComment306862918 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Senate-Republicans-try-to-take-over-Dem-budget-141248653.html#IDComment306838279 This should be banned. It presents a conflict of interest. Elections should be as strict as a court of law and held to the highest Ethics. Today, there was a commercial on KOMO for Ron Paul; it was a great commercial that captured my attention for 60 seconds. But again, nothing of importance. In America’s dire time, Ron Paul felt I needed to know about The Mormon being an Obama supporter & the Religious guy supporting Planned Parenthood. WOW, I guess this is what our country needs to be focusing on and not that were on the verge of Bankruptcy. The US Dollar's value has dropped over 14% in the last year; we out source most of our middle class & lower class labor to foreign countries and we have Historic Debt that Jeopardizes the US Dollar staying as the preferred currency around the world. When the value of the Dollar falls, what happens to prices of the items at the Grocery Store and Gas Station? People need to pay more attention and become more educated. Things are changing and moving fast but times have never been more important. What stabilizes a rapidly falling dollar?...Destabilization of World Markets. IRAN has been put on Notice. 3 of 3. Sat, 3 Mar 2012 06:23:39 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Senate-Republicans-try-to-take-over-Dem-budget-141248653.html#IDComment306838279 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Senate-Republicans-try-to-take-over-Dem-budget-141248653.html#IDComment306838239 Plain and Simple, major outside money needs to be removed from Politics. There should be a simple cap that makes things balanced when it comes to fundraising. Not a popularity contest or Super Packs. Super Packs should be illegal and fall under the RICO law, lol. When President Obama was running, did you ever get that Rock Star Feel? I did. He was giving speeches to the masses, making friends with the popular Celebrities to play to the naive Americans heartstrings. Jay Z, (Former Marcy House Crack Dealer) U-2, Stevie Wonder, Justin Bieber, Lord Oprah. Yeah, these people maybe popular but I could give a sh!t who your friends with. It sure did work though. It brought out more young voters than ever before. Personally I have no party affiliation and I don’t hate the player, but hate the game. Continued Below....2/3 Sat, 3 Mar 2012 06:23:32 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Senate-Republicans-try-to-take-over-Dem-budget-141248653.html#IDComment306838239 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Senate-Republicans-try-to-take-over-Dem-budget-141248653.html#IDComment306838066 "Anyone who votes for an incumbent needs to be ran out of the state". Hmmm. From a very simple point of view that sounds great, but in reality it’s so wrong. There are good people doing good things, but you will have to become involved and not get your news from the Media. Continued Below....1/3 Sat, 3 Mar 2012 06:23:09 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Senate-Republicans-try-to-take-over-Dem-budget-141248653.html#IDComment306838066 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Shawn-Moul-who-stalked-woman-for-17-years-headed-back-to-prison-137976838.html?clmob=y#IDComment273305259 This is so crazy, actually on two levels. One, what a crazy sob. 17 years, really. The guy has to be f*ing crazy, but I feel he will never get it. It seems like a huge sentence, however I don't disagree as he has had plenty of warning from the courts. Thank goodness she was not physically hurt. #2. Wholly Smokes Batman, Judge Oishi was my football coach back in Jr. High. He was the toughest sob out of all 4 coaches. Dude would yell and had all 60 kids attention immediately. He is older now, but I would tell you one thing, if he told you not to do something, I would listen!! Honey badger doesn't care, honey badger is a Savage, lol. People often moan and groan about judges being soft, well, with this one you won't have to worry. He is fair but will also give you a swift kick in the a$s before you could think twice. A Job well done coach, I mean Judge Oishi Sir. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Shawn-Moul-who-stalked-woman-for-17-years-headed-back-to-prison-137976838.html?clmob=y#IDComment273305259 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Spokesman-Joe-Paterno-in-serious-condition--137827984.html#IDComment270874069 I will get off my soap box after this, I was at Costco and an elderly lady (70) went to pick up her medication, the cashier stated that her insurance had run out and the cost would be 26,500. American Express or Debit Card today Mrs. Johnson? At the end, Mrs. Johnson left without her medication in tears, as well as the entire pharmacy and others waiting in line. She passed away 1 month later due to not being able to afford her medication. There is a great 60 minutes piece on this regarding a Las Vegas Public Hospital. I challenge you to YouTube and watch it. Sorry for getting off topic: I wish you the best with your recovery Mr. Paterno. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:09:33 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Spokesman-Joe-Paterno-in-serious-condition--137827984.html#IDComment270874069 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Spokesman-Joe-Paterno-in-serious-condition--137827984.html#IDComment270873975 Quuenofdiamons: I wish you the very best with your recovery and I hope you’re doing well. Cancer is such an ugly sickness. It seems when I was young you rarely heard about cancer. Today, everyone knows someone with it, or even someone in their family. I often wonder why? Is it better media and networking or has this grown so much. Probably both. It’s totally environmental and depending on your genes, some have a better chance than others. I lost a loved one to Lung Cancer. They thought they caught everything the first time and 3 years later, the doctor called with a heartfelt apology. He had missed it on test 8 months prior. It is to big of a money maker for the drug companies to find a cure. Most likely they have one, however just think what it would do to the bottom line. What a terrible thought, Profit over Life. It has become the American way. For all the people out there that think you should have to pay or die, Most likely you are not the 1%. Over 10 million in your bank account? Even if you have a million of liquid assets you can be wiped clean with the cost to fight this ugly disease. It’s disgusting. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:09:22 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Spokesman-Joe-Paterno-in-serious-condition--137827984.html#IDComment270873975 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Arrested-SPD-officer-accused-of-stealing-drugs-136751743.html#IDComment256565002 Some of the comments on here I find shocking. Even more shocking is the thumbs up that goes along with them. Yes, for our community this could not have occured at a worse time. Point given. Although, this story is not about that. This officers actions were not the modo of the Departments, but due to the timing it allows for anybody who likes to take cheap shots, to throw the knockout blow. This is a heartbreaking story. Just to imagine that you wake up and no longer have a husband, Father, Uncle, Partner, co-worker due to substance abuse. The officer must have been extremely shamed and scared, so he ended his life. To me it does not matter what his position was, whether he was an officer or a Bag Clerk. It's just sad that he could not get the help he needed before it ended his life and hurt so many others. It's too bad that somebody from the department could not be their to offer him help for his addiction when he was let out. Maybe things could have ended differently? Fri, 6 Jan 2012 06:51:33 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Arrested-SPD-officer-accused-of-stealing-drugs-136751743.html#IDComment256565002 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Study-King-County-TB-rates-among-highest-in-US-134561543.html#IDComment228341249 3 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:33:39 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Study-King-County-TB-rates-among-highest-in-US-134561543.html#IDComment228341249 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man-seriously-injured-in-big-Seattle-brawl-134464393.html#IDComment227386064 Flat Out sad. Drugs, alcohol and probably a bad crowd of people is to blame. Life is short and this type of behavior is such a waste. If you want to act like this, join the military and go kill for your country, not your country men. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:53:55 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man-seriously-injured-in-big-Seattle-brawl-134464393.html#IDComment227386064 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133778018.html#IDComment221597777 Well let's see.... If I start throwing lead while you just pitted another vehicle and your trying to get out of your car for cover while returning fire, I would suspect bullets could be anywhere. The officer did not get out with gun drawn and ordered the suspect. Bullets were flying from the suspect before the vehicles even came to a rest. This deputy was attacked and returned fire taking cover. I think the investigation will show missed shots by the officers. PCS was lead and Bonney Lake was the backup. It was all over before the other officers arrived. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:41:48 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133778018.html#IDComment221597777