en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/115443 Comments by pacman357 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/131521923.html#IDComment206492818 I could be wrong, but I don't believe OSHA covers zombies. At least zombies in Canada don't have to worry about whether their medical insurance will cover them. Sure, it may take a while for them to get treated, but hey, they are zombies, the walking dead. It's not like a delay in treatment is going to kill them. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:17:24 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/131521923.html#IDComment206492818 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206488576 Sorry about the length, but I thought it would be helpful to include answers on both the civil and criminal issues, in case you or anyone else had a question about one or the other. Also, the terminology is different. The GS law relates to civil matters--namely, potential lawsuits, whereas the criminal law gives an idea of what you can do if you are witnessing someone committing a crime against another person. There are a number of caveats, too numerous to mention in already lengthy posting, but just a couple examples--you can't provoke the person into committing a crime and then defend yourself or others, you can't be a part of the crime(s) being committed, you can't use unreasonable force, and so on. I would need at least an entire page in the comments section to attempt to cover all of the relevant law. Because I haven't included all of the relevant law, and this sort of thing involves actual possible danger to anyone relying upon it, I better include a caution that this area of the law can get pretty sticky some times, so of course I'm not intending to endorse or encourage anyone to take the law into their own hands, but rather they should call 911 and leave it to the professionals (no snickering, Seattlies, please). There, now if my insurance carrier or rep are reading, hopefully I'm covered. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:03:17 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206488576 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206486979 On the other hand, you can defend other persons from someone that is committing a crime against that other person. This is just a portion of the relevant statute: RCW 9A.16.020 Use of force — When lawful. The use, attempt, or offer to use force upon or toward the person of another is not unlawful in the following cases: (1) Whenever necessarily used by a public officer in the performance of a legal duty, or a person assisting the officer and acting under the officer's direction; (2) Whenever necessarily used by a person arresting one who has committed a felony and delivering him or her to a public officer competent to receive him or her into custody; (3) Whenever used by a party about to be injured, or by another lawfully aiding him or her, in preventing or attempting to prevent an offense against his or her person, or a malicious trespass, or other malicious interference with real or personal property lawfully in his or her possession, in case the force is not more than is necessary. There are a number of qualifications, legal issues, etc. that can complicate the questions involved here, and not all of them appear in the relevant statutes. Some appear in appellate court decisions. However, this is the core of THIS law. Interestingly, if he goes to trial and is acquitted by reason of defending himself or another person, he MAY be awarded costs for lost wages, expense out of pocket related to the trial, and cost of defense counsel. And guess who pays that? Taxpayers. That is assuming he is charged with violating state crimes. I don't have the time to research relevant Seattle ordinances on non-felonious crimes, but he may still have a claim for compensation either way (I've tried self-defense and defense of another cases, but only under state laws, so I've never had to litigate the crossover issue). Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:57:42 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206486979 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206485664 OK, I couldn't let it sit...darned OCD. Time to put the law degree to use. I did a quick search, and it appears there are different laws relating to professionals who provide aid in their work, but the relevant one is true Good Samaritan law, where someone is helping a fellow human out in a time of need. The first portion of the rather lengthy statute, RCW 4.24.300 reads: (1) Any person, including but not limited to a volunteer provider of emergency or medical services, who without compensation or the expectation of compensation renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency or who participates in transporting, not for compensation, therefrom an injured person or persons for emergency medical treatment shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in the rendering of such emergency care or in transporting such persons, other than acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. There are exceptions, other provisions, etc., but that is the heart of the GS law in this state. [Sorry..won't let me put it all in one comment, even editing, so I'll have to continue in another post, which is the law I think you were asking for]. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:53:18 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206485664 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206482566 The only Samaritan law I can recall off the top of my head was civil--i.e., insulated people trying to help someone in need. For example, someone could pull a person out of burning car, not realize he/she had a fractured spine or something, aggravate that, and then get sued for it. Sad commentary we would need such a law, but unless it's been changed (and we are talking many years since I last saw anything on it), but we apparently do. Go figure. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:43:05 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206482566 http://www.komonews.com/sports/131497613.html#IDComment206479951 I realize not everyone may agree, but you see and read about so many former pro football players having all kinds of ailments, dying at young ages, not having decent medical care, etc. And many of those played in an era before players were as big, strong and fast as they are now. It's just sad to me to see the price some of these guys pay for 2-3 years of glory on the field. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:34:26 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/sports/131497613.html#IDComment206479951 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131573853.html#IDComment206479284 They do look a bit like prison tats. Not a lot of color as far as I can see. A bit fancy on some of them for prison tats, however. I suppose if you're a starving tattoo artist and don't have money to pay the bills, you'd tattoo just about anything. Or, he could have simply found a kindred spirit, which is scary, too. Sadly, there is no law against incredibly poor taste. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:32:09 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131573853.html#IDComment206479284 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/131519708.html?ref=guiltypleasures#IDComment206478702 Interesting. Sadly, Hollywood has reminded us too many times of the notion that the movie doesn't always follow the book. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:30:10 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/131519708.html?ref=guiltypleasures#IDComment206478702 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206477192 I didn't watch the entire tape, and I suppose I haven't seen this happen before, but the woman who has her shoes off, chasing someone? Seems to me you have to do something pretty bad to get a woman to run around barefoot or with just nylons on (couldn't tell which) on city streets, yelling at you and chasing you with her shoes waving around like weapons. Good way to get your feet cut up on debris or step in who knows what. Not saying PJ did, whoever pi--er, angered her to begin with before he got there. I wonder what got her so riled up in the first place..anyone know? Not suggesting it excuses anything anyone did...I'm just wondering. Might be of help to PJ in his defense. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:24:58 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206477192 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206475575 Zing! Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:19:33 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/131499993.html#IDComment206475575 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131573853.html#IDComment206413695 Excellent point. While I have nothing against tattoos (I'd probably have a couple if it weren't for the fact that I hate needles and anything like them), if this guy was a new-found friend and I went to watch him fight, as soon as I got a look at WHAT the tattoos are, I'd walk out of the venue, get in my car and never look back. Probably get some bars on my doors and make sure my ammo is stocked, too. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:55:00 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131573853.html#IDComment206413695 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131573853.html#IDComment206412298 Yeah...I'm sure Jewish people are stunned after seeing the swastika and similar images on the guy who was making his living at beating on other people would suddenly go all anti-Semite and violent. BTW, I'm not condemning the sport. I used to box, and I enjoyed it (not much of a fan for watching it, however). I can see how a sport can help someone focus his life. Unfortunately, some people are too unsound or damaged inside to fix, and I can also see how some of the more violent sports could be used as a way for someone to more unfortunate ends, too. Hard to imagine someone filled with so much hate and rage when they already have an outlet for releasing some aggression. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:51:45 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131573853.html#IDComment206412298 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131544668.html#IDComment206409218 Maybe I should have just said "putty-colored". Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:44:42 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131544668.html#IDComment206409218 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/131521923.html#IDComment206408717 True. And you can probably get millions of people to buy and eat a kind of hamburger with 50 grams of fat and 800 calories if it tastes good. The fact that a lot of people buy them doesn't make it right. I'm just sayin'. :)P~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:43:33 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/131521923.html#IDComment206408717 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131564463.html#IDComment206407978 I understand it's digital media, and the storage requirements are probably pretty staggering. However, this isn't 1987, where 20 MB hard drives cost $400. A 3 TB external HD now is going for about $150. Digital media needs to be stored on something, after all. Also, if you have large quantities of it, you need a program and personnel for downloading and storing it. Might be interesting to hear what SPD has in that regards. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:41:57 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131564463.html#IDComment206407978 http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/131524148.html?ref=guiltypleasures#IDComment206406310 I've never felt a need to live my life by a whole lot of rules. However, I just added a new one: never poke any bear with anything. I don't care if there is one in my driveway and the head is fifty feet away, I'm not taking any chances. I see people debating whether the bear might have dug down to the wire or whatever...hello, it's a friggin' bear! If it's dead, it's probably not safe to eat. If it's alive, do you really want to poke a friggin' bear? I can't believe there is any actual debate over that. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:38:20 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/131524148.html?ref=guiltypleasures#IDComment206406310 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/131570358.html#IDComment206405143 I have a feeling this will either blow over by Friday or we are just getting warmed up for a war of words that may extend for a while. Doesn't seem like much middle ground. Then again, I think it was just about 6-10 days ago that Iran was threatening to station their Navy off the eastern coast of the U.S. As I understand it, that has been delayed as two of the guys carving the ships for the Iranian Navy ran out of soap bars after making some boats too small. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:35:38 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/131570358.html#IDComment206405143 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131564463.html#IDComment206271440 How do you "lose" thousands of videos? I can see intentionally tossing that many out, I mean as a physical action (leaving out the legal issues for the moment). Losing thousands? What, were they just stacking them outside in an alley or something? Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:34:44 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/131564463.html#IDComment206271440 http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/131560488.html?ref=guiltypleasures#IDComment206242637 It's too bad Phoenix Jones wasn't there to save the butt. It's such a shame to see an unarmed posterior take a shot like that. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:26:41 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/131560488.html?ref=guiltypleasures#IDComment206242637 http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/131524148.html?ref=guiltypleasures#IDComment206238592 Grizzily? Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:14:38 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/131524148.html?ref=guiltypleasures#IDComment206238592