in seattle trespass is a transitive verb. it's something police do to people. you've been torrez passed, so it's like amazing what happens to grammar when we do this to people. so anyway, for decades the police department have made agreements with private businesses where they become the agent. i mean, on their own they couldn't do this but they become the agent, stand in the shoes of the private property owner and then they get to determine that someone is no longer allowed to use this property. and then they're banned for a week, for a month, for a lifetime. if they come back, they're subject to arrest for criminal trespass. probably more important, they -- many people don't come back. they alter their use of the space permanently because they think that the police can and do regulate where they can go throughout their city. similar programs have been in place elsewhere in the country. notoriously in cincinnati and over the ryan neighborhood. and so recently -- legally this is very problematic because this is a state actor depriving someone of liberty without

police don't believe he lives there. they've had a similar program for decades. in seattle, trespass is a trance tiff verb. it's something that the police do to people. you've been trespassed. so amazing with what happens to grammar when we do this to people. so, anyway, for decades, the police department have made agreements with private businesses where they become the agent. on their own they couldn't do this, but they become their agent in their view and stand in the shoes of the property owner and they get to determine that someone who is no longer allowed to use this property and then they're banned forra i week, for a month, for a life time. if they come back they're subject to arrest for criminal trespass. probably more important, many people don't come back they alter the use of their space permanently because they think the police can and do regulate where they can go throughout their city. similar programs have been in place elsewhere in the country, notoriously in since natty and over the ryan neighborhood and, so, recently, this is problematic because this is a state actor, depriving someone of

stool, as the suspect is shooting and for you pointing at him and hits him with another stool. >> seattle policedentify the man. they refer to him as only lawrence. listen as i read a quote lawrence gave police they posted on the blotter. this is what motivated him. this is quoting him. my brother died in the world trade center. i promised myself if something like this happened i would never hide under a table. it's pretty amazing stuff. seattle police are releasing 911 calls from wednesday's shooting spree including this one made from the cafe's bathroom. >> there's been a shooting. somebody came in and shot a bunch of people. i'm hiding in the bathroom. >> hold on, sir. how many people? >> did you see the person that did it? >> no, i did not. i was in the back so they didn't get me. >> you can hear the fear in hi voice. another harrowing call came into the operators a short time later, this one from a woman witnessing a carjacking, safe gunman as the cafe, different seattle location. >> i'm calling 911. >> what are you reporting. >> a man is assaulting a woman, oh, my god he just shot her. >>

so the seattle police department was addicted to crack. but they did not -- [ laughter ] >> i wanted to use that for so many years. i've never been able to. so they were addicted to crack. but they did not know that. they would sit in utmost sincerity in a way i could not dislodge in -- that crack was not more poernt that crack cocaine, meth amphetamine. we documented there were white people distributing drugs. commanders said they had no idea they were down there. the invisibility of the exact same behavior conducted by white people, it was true. they did not actually see them as potential criminals. they thought they were waiting for the bus. we could show the actual instance of the offending behavior and we could show who was being arrest for it. if that was an operation legal standard, and short of that if the question is why, i don't think it's a useful framework. >> so professor simmons as a former prosecutor what do you think of the idea that in order to deal with the problem of racism and arrest rates we should ratchet back arrests

in seattle when our project started, the seattle police department were impounding the cars of people driving with suspended driver's licenses. when that law went into effect, we got the seattle city council require that data be collected, not only on the race of the drivers being impounded, but on the race of people being charged with driving with a license suspended. well, shockingly it turned out that about 50% of the people whose cars were being taken were african-american, but -- so you might think that passed the any idiot test in a city where 8% of the population was black. it didn't though because 55% of the people being charged with driving with a license suspended were black. why? because traffic stops are correlated with race and not paying your ticket is correlated with poverty which is correlated with race so the incident of driving without a driver's license is racialized. police officers were using discretion under the laws they didn't have to not take cars driven by african-americans to a marginal extent. the point is if you looked too crudely at that initial statistic

in seattle when our project started the seattle police department were impounding the cars of people driving with suspended driver's licenses. when that law came into effect we got the seattle city council to regrd that data be elected not only on the race of people being charged with having the license suspended. shockingly, it turned out that 50% of the people whose cars were being taken were african-american, but so you might think that passed the any idiot test in the city where 8% of the population was black. it didn't, though, because 55% of the people being charged with driving while license were suspended and not paying your ticket is correlated with poverty which is correlated to race. so the instance of driving with the license suspended was -- and they were not driven by african-americans to a marginal extent. the point is that if you looked at that initial statistic, you would totally misunderstand the problem and the problem was the

richardson, if the police want to build trust in minority communities and they want to be responsive to the concerns that lisa daugaard says have been raised by minority communities in seattle, are there psychological mechanisms having to deal with the way that people, including police officers, think about race that need to be taken into account? >> yes. i'm going to take lisa's -- but i will expand. but first i want to quickly thank rachel and anthony barkow and nyu center on criminal law for inviting me to participate in this conversation. so what i wanted to, in response to david's question, talk about is the ways in which race is discussed. so often when this conversation or when this topic is raised, we tend to focus on issues of character. so are the police rational, or are they racist when they stop african-americans or other non-whites at much higher rates than whites? is george zimmerman a bigot, or is he a concerned citizen? is trayvon martin an innocent victim or a thug in training? these are the ways in which we typically discuss race, and what i want to suggest is that our focus on character and conscious racial bias may actually mask the ways in which we can

and it's all of us and it's not just the police only. seattle, like many cities have long done undercover stings. back in 2001 for the first and only time that they do a buy bust at a rave where everybody in attendance was white and 43 people for a delivery of ecstasy and other serious drugs and right before that there were a couple of weeks of press that the police had set up about how ecstasy is the new crack. it's very, very dangerous. anyway, so they made these 43 arrests and all kids, most of these individuals had private counsel. they had no criminal record and they were going med school. they were all going med school. and of course, they still are because they got very favorable treatment in the justice system and they're the first-time offenders and anyway, the point is the department came to the

. >>> seattle police are praising a man who tried to stop a deadly rampage this week. on wednesday ian stawicki tried to place an order at a bar. when he was refused, he started shooting. >>> the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards is over. edwards was accused of using campaign donations to hide his pregnant mistress. yesterday jurors found him not guilty of one charge. a mistrial was declared on the other counts when the jury couldn't reach a decision on the other charges. after the verdict was announced, edwards made a public admission about his personal life. >> if i want to find the person that should be held accountable for my sins, i don't have to go further than the mirror. it's me and me alone. >> that was his statement after the decision was made. the jury's decision will be reviewed in the next few days. sources familiar with the case say it's unlikely it will be retried. >>> former d.c. councilman harry thomas junior must repay the city $350,000. thomas resigned from the council in january before pleading guilty to embezzling city funds for p

. >> seattle police said the 18- year-old who poured the accelerant was visibly intoxicated and was also burned in the explosion. a prosecutor will decide if charges will be filed. >>> the ohio woman, dubbed the cleaning fairy, is coming clean. susan warren is accused of breaking into a house, cleaning it, then leaving a bill for $75. she was arrested and charge with burglary. warren doesn't think she was committing a crime. just simply doing a good deed. >> i needed to make some money. but you didn't know these people? >> no. >> why would you go into a stranger's home? >> to clean it. i figured maybe i was doing them a favor. >> warren pleaded not guilty. she said she should be charged only with trespassing if anything. she also thinks the homeowners whose house she cleaned still owe her $75. >>> a call prompted a costly search and rescue mission. now, as weijia jiang reports for wjz, the coast guard is actively searching for the person responsible. >> how do you copy? >> we have three deceased, nine injured. we have had an explosion on board. >> reporter: the coast guard describes the

the seattle police department evidently had purchased a drone. city government i don't think knew about it. they only found out about it through the media after the freedom of information act lawsuit. this outraged many people in seattle. they petitioned the government to do something about it. the seelings -- seattle police department issued an apology. it can work. to take that action, you have to interact with your government official and say i want my privacy protected. host: let's go to annapolis, maryland, sarah you're on the washington journal. caller: good morning. the previous caller said if you don't have anything to hide, you don't really have to worry. that's part of me that agrees with that. but, i also think that we should think more carefully about the implications because your guest had a very good point about, they don't know what the world looks like years from now. one of the things we can look at is history. when government start eliminating rights of freedom, i think we should all start paying close attention to that. when yo

. >>> police in seattle say a deadly shooting rampage could have been much worse. if it wasn't for a hero who took action when the gunman opened fire inside a popular coffee house. >> he was sitting next to the suspect when the suspect started shooting. and the suspect had two guns. the hero picked up a stool and threw it at the suspect. hit him. picked up another stool as the suspect is shooting and now pointing at him and hits him with another stool. >> they say the hero saved at least three lives. police also released witness 911 calls. >> what are you reporting? >> i'm at the roosevelt and 59th, the cafe racer, there's been a shooting. somebody came in and shot a bunch of people, i'm hiding in the bathroom. >> how many -- >> we need help right away. >> wow. a total of five people were killed in two separate shootings. the suspect identified as ian stewicki took his own life. >>> the big may jobs report is set to be released in just over three hours and wall street's going to be watching it closely. the analysts surveyed expect to see about 150,000 jobs added la

seattle cafe. the gunman shot five people, killing four of them. policese if not for a hero who risked his own life. >> reporter: seattle police say this is the most horrifying scenario they had seen in 30 years. the gunman had been kicked out of that cafe for good. he walked bang side and shot five people. and he finally shot himself. when he first entered that cafe there were more people inside there and his plan was to kill as many people as possible. here is the man who originally called 911. >> i'm at roosevelt and 59th. cafe racer. somebody came in and shot a bunch of people. i'm hiding in the bathroom. >> reporter: we are learn being a brand-new hero inside the cafe. he's only being identified as lawrence. as the gunman opened fire, lawrence grabbed a bar stool and threw it at the gunman. lawrence said he looked at me like he didn't care at all. he was on a mission to killed my friend. so lawrence grabbed another bar stool and hit him between. here is police. >> during that time two or possibly three people made their escape who were -- and the sus

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same deal in seattle at 78 degrees. >>> police in upstate new york are investigating a video of somechool students bullying a school bus monitor. the ten-minute video was posted on youtube on monday. it shows the kids saying some very nasty things to 68-year-old karen klein, grandmother of eight. she says she appears calm but that's not what she was feeling. >> i wanted to punch them is what i wanted to do. i laid back and just tried to ignore it because i really wanted to hurt them. you know? you can't do that. >> reporter: some say you can't. there is a silver lining. an online fundraiser to send her on a nice vacation has brought in more than $99,000. it almost makes you mad to watch that. >>> this is a birthday prince william will never forget. he turns 30 today and will inherit more than $15 million from a trust fund his mother, princess diana, set up before she died. not throwing a bill royal bash. he's reportedly spending the day working and having a private celebration with family and friends. >>> here in new york city a different kind of tall structure made news. a group fro

following this week's fatal shootings at a cafe in seattle the police department there has released a racer cafe. >> somebody came in and shot a bunch of people. i'm hiding in the bath room. >> hold on sir. how many people? did you see the person that did it? >> no i did not. i was in the back. they didn't get me. i just heard the shots. >> you just heard the shots? >> i can see people laying on the floor. >> five people were killed wednesday by a man banned from the cafe because of bad behavior. he later fatally shot himself as police closed in. >>> a murder trial is under way in mexico this morning for an american television producer accused of killing his wife in cancun. nbc's kristen dahlgren has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. two years ago tv producer bruce redman took his wife monica and their two children on vacation to a luxury resort in cancun. this morning he is back in mexico this time facing accusations he murdered his wife. standing inside a cage in a cancun courtroom, bruce redman listened to the first witness in his murder trial and passed

police in seattle, washington, crediting a hero for saving people inside that cafe when a gunman opened fire. a man threw stools at ian stawycki giving customers a chance to escape. he ended up killing four people inside that cafe and shot and killed a woman. he took her s.u.v., stole it and shot her dead. 911 calls released of those terrifying moments. >> i'm at roosevelt and 59th, there's been a shooting. somebody came in and shot a bunch of people. i'm hiding in the bathroom. >> he was refused service and asked to leave three times before he started shooting and he later shot himself dead. his father says he was mentally ill. can you spell winner? >> g-u-e-t-a-p-e-n-s. guetapens. >> 14-year-old niga winning the scripps national spelling bee in the 13th round of the competition. 13 is her lucky number now. the teen says her win was a miracle but clearly all of her hours of studying paid off and the winning word, you heard her say it. i'm not going to go for it. it means ambush. we'll be talking to her about her big win later on this morning. that brings tears to my eyes. sorry, that's

. >>> police say an unidentified hero saved lives when a gunman open fire at a seattle cafe. ian stawicki had two hand guns, killing two in the cafe and another when he hijacked a car. police say if it wasn't for the actions of one man, it could have been worse. >> the hero picked up a stool and threw it at the suspect, hit him. picked up another stool, hits him with another stool. during that time, two or possibly three people made their escape. >> the hero told police his brother died in the world trade center attacks and he promised himself if something like that happened, he would never hide under a table. amazing story. >>> coming up on the morning news, sugar coating a beverage ban. a lot of ss and a lot of bs. new york city's mayor discusses a radical plan. - [ announcer ] introducing hugs. - [ barks ] crispy, oven-baked dog snacks with soft savory centers, made with beef and cheese. beneful baked delights: a unique collection of four new snacks... to help spark play in your day. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 20

police stations and the tactical unit arrived to clear the plaza of the mall. in the aftermath of the shooting, it was determine the suspect was of recidivist criminal who was wanted in seattle, washington, for the murder of young, pregnant woman just one week before. this inference is the police department delayed -- delineates the criteria that must be met for an officer of the san francisco police department to be awarded the medal of valor. that includes outstanding bravery beyond that expected in a line of duty, or failure to take such action would not justify censure. with the rest of life actually existed and officer had time to evaluate the risk, and where the objective is of the sufficient importance to the risk, and lastly and most importantly, where the officer accomplish the objective. on july 16, 2011, officer richard hastings and matthew lopez the kill each and every requested criteria for the medal of valor. they exemplified bravery of the highest level. in doing their duty and deterred by the fact that their lives were in imminent peril. they engaged in a gunbattle with a career criminal who was engaged with the ones in respect for public life and wanted to e

police in seattle are giving credit where credit is due. >> i would like to say in 30 years of doing this i have never seen anything like that. having said that. there is a hero. if he wants to make himself available he will. he put his life at risk. he was sitting next to the suspect when the suspect started shooting. and the suspect had two guns. the hero picked up a stool and threw it at the suspect, hit him. picked up another stool while the suspect is shooting and pointing at him and hits him with another stool. bill: he says he made a vow after his brother died in the attacks of 9/11 to step in if he ever witnessed anything like that. heather: a heartbreaking allegation in the case of the mission toddler ayla reynolds in maine. police think the father is holding back information. it's all proving to be too much for her grandfather. >> face me like a man. tell me where my granddaughter is. you want to see someone pissed off? look at me when you are on tv. heather: she disappeared from her father's home. jamie, what led police to determine ayla is likely not alive. >> reporter: y

. >> as of tonight, police are still looking for the gunman. >>> a trash truck in seattle nearly collidesith a baby stroller. it's caught on camera. take a look at this video from the garbage truck. the stroller rolls right in the middle of the intersection. the mom runs after it. the trash truck was able to stop. no word on how the stroller got away from the mother. >>> celebrating queen elizabeth's 60 year reign. a massive crowd is a part of it. >> reporter: queen elizabeth brought the entire royal family on board to celebrate her 60- year reign. bells tolled across the capital. 1,000 boats of all shapes and sizes from all over the world followed the queen in a display of patriotism. >> she's just a matriarch of the country. >> reporter: harry seemed impressed on the river bank. >> the parade sailed through for about 7 1/2 miles before ending here at the tower bridge with a grand finale. the queen passed through. the 86 year old monarch gets a cheer of crowds from the people standing in the rain for hours to see her. wjz, wjz eyewitness news. >> they love their queen. she was only 25 wh

seattle, 62 degrees. >>> here in new york city, a march to protest police stop and frisk tactics.ds of demonstrators marched for 30 blocks yesterday. they pror testing the new york police department's practice of stopping, questioning and searching people they consider suspicious. last year, 700,000 people were stopped. critics say the tactics single out minority groups. >>> in space this morning, a significant milestone for china's manned space program. a spacecraft called shenzhou-9 docked with an orbiting module. the crw, two men and china's first female astronaut were launched into space on saturday. as the chinese began that mission, a supersecret u.s. air force spacecraft has completed one. the unmanned x-37v space plane looking somewhat like a miniature space shuttle landed at vandenberg air force base. spent more than a year in orbit traveling 91 million miles but the military won't reveal the purpose of that long flight. >>> new york jets quarterback tim tebow entered enemy territory at san diego's qualcomm stadium, this time to celebrate father's day. he told the crowd t

he told police that he shot the teen in self-defense. >>> a seattle woman want today swim topless in a public pool. >> the city thought it would be offensive. however, her condition changed people's minds. jodie jakes had a lump. after beating cancer she decided to have a double mastectomy out of fears it would return. wearing a full bathing suit would be extremely painful for her. since she no longer had breasts, she said she had nothing to hide. >> if i called myself a man and walked into that pool, they would have no problem with my body, but if i am a woman who's had breast cancer with the exact same body and i go in there, then it was offensive or inappropriate. >> here's what they did, jakes is allowed to swim topless, but only during adult swimming sessions. she says she plans to fight for all women with mastectomy stars to get them to swim topless this. is a topic on our facebook fan page. we would love to know what you think. head to our website, abc2news.com/facebook and let us know what you think. >>> they are partying it up right now down in south beach following miami's