That was then & this is now...
Or is it?
Some of you might remember the story I did about the apparent media bias against Latinos in the local Everett paper
A young boy was murdered, a Mexican, who went to go "collect a drug debt" got killed by a another Latino kid. Or so the newspaper says...Just further proof of the sense of entitlement in the city of everett
SNOHOMISH -- Prosecutors late last week secured a $1 million arrest warrant for Edgar Omar Alejandre, 20. Alejandre is accused of gunning down Fernando Mendoza, 18. Detectives believe Mendoza was killed July 2. That was the day that the Mount Vernon teen told relatives that he was going to Everett to collect a drug debt, court papers said. He said he'd be back shortly for another appointment. He never returned and his family reported him missing the next day.
Diana Hefley: 425-339-3463; hefley@heraldnet.com.
The
article does the standard everett issue, reports the names, makes them
look like useless thugs who "had it coming", I have come to expect that,
no surprises there. It was the comments that made me understand "who"
they were catering to...
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If you are Latino, hiding in Oxnard would have been easy unless you talk about your crime and one of you new friends turn you in. Oxnard is actually north west of Los Angeles in Ventura County, due west would be Malibu and the Pacific Coast Highway and Los Angeles County. September 12, 2012 7:49 pm CHARLEY THE DOG2 for 1
Sounds like two young thugs are off our streets one forever and the other for a while, but once a thung always a thug. No such thing as a retired ganasta just dead ones. September 12, 2012 7:43 pm Jack Johnson
Right on W.P.
It's a twofer....!September 12, 2012 4:04 pm Code Black
Good deal
From the article, "the Mount Vernon teen told relatives that he was going to Everett to collect a drug debt..." It sounds like we get two thugs off the street for the price of one. I'm always up for a bargain. September 12, 2012 12:31 pm W P
It occurs to me that the citizens commenting may have a little Arizona envy
Oh but Arizona doesn't want your kind there either & they'll take you in too
Regional police task force commander disciplined for drunken driving conviction in Arizona
Published: Thursday, September 1, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
EVERETT -- The commander of the Snohomish Regional Drug and Gang Task Force was disciplined earlier this year after being convicted of drunken driving while visiting Arizona in March. Pat Slack informed his supervisors at the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office the day after his arrest, the Sheriff's Office said Thursday in a prepared statement. In addition to spending a day in jail for the offense, Slack was suspended without pay for three weeks from his job running the county's drug detectives. A sheriff's office internal investigation concluded Slack violated department policies related to promoting a positive image of the agency and compliance with civil and criminal laws. Before returning to work July 6, Slack at his own expense completed alcohol treatment and complied with conditions of his sentence in Arizona.
If
you click on the ink & read the comments you will understand the
climate in the city, it okay for their good old boy club members to do
whatever they want, but let a Mexican do something wrong & boy oh
boy...
But... since they actually had to post something like that they followed it up with this little gem
By Scott North Friday, September 9, 2011 | 12:01 amExperience has taught me not to be too effusive about the people I encounter as a journalist. The person you praise today could be the focus of the bail hearing you are covering tomorrow. Cynical? Yes. But the membrane between hero and zero is thin and easily breached by bad choices. I started September with the type of phone call I both expect and dread. An ex cop said he'd encountered some bad news about Pat Slack, commander of the Snohomish Regional Drug and Gang Task Force. From the bare details it appeared Slack was in trouble for drunken driving. In the information vacuum, though, an elaborate rumor had metastasized. That wasn't helping anyone, the caller said. Could I get to the truth? I assured him I'd try. I also predicted that if Slack was in trouble, he wouldn't dodge. That's not how he's wired. And so, even as I got sad confirmation of Slack's arrest for drunken driving in Arizona, the man himself didn't disappoint. He took my call and immediately admitted to screwing up. I've worked at The Herald since 1987. Since before my arrival, Slack has been considered one of the smartest and hardest-working cops in Snohomish County. I met him when he was an auto-theft detective tracking down people running chop shops. He not only walked me through his investigations, he introduced me to one of the crooks. The courts would deal with the mechanic-turned-car-thief's misbehavior, Slack said, but the man was wrestling with deep remorse. Maybe helping the thief tell his tale could better armor potential victims and also aid the offender in getting back on track? The bad guy as human being. The bad guy as worth redeeming. In the often black-and-white world of law enforcement, here was somebody challenging me to see shades of gray. That's Slack. Over the years I've learned more from him as he joined the homicide unit, then accompanied his longtime friend, Jim Scharf, in assuming leadership at the Everett Police Department. Slack later took command of the countywide drug task force. Under his watch, big dope dealers have gone to prison and big strides have been made toward more drug treatment, particularly for young offenders, many of whom have kids of their own. When mistakes happen -- and even in the best outfits they do -- Slack routinely has picked up the phone to let us know. No spin. Just straight talk from a cop who understands that enforcing the law is above all a people business.
He told me once that it is human nature for people to "color their own tree green," that we all want to present the best image. Implied is the need to check out the story, to make certain the facts square.
I've already filed a request for records from Slack's drunken driving prosecution. If you don't hear back it's because they document a good man owning up to his mistakes and facing the consequences. This time, that's all I need to know.
COMMENTS
There are no shades of gray
What I see is the way Scott North sees the world. It's OK to break the law as long as you are Scott's friend. That's the way with everything about him. September 10, 2011 10:53 am Leslie KellyDespite my feelings on drunk
driving, I would prefer an officer like Pat Slack still in uniform over Troy Meade any day. September 9, 2011 10:06 am WHYNot a big deal
In the USA drunk driving is our national sport else it would be a felony on first conviction. Did I say "conviction?" Isn't he innocent until convicted?
Anyway, boggles my mind that a police officer would arrest another police officer for a traffic misdemeanor. It would not happen in the bad old days unless the officer had a very bad attitude. It's a new world out there. In the old days it was safe to walk downtown at midnight and now it is questionable at noon, at least in Seattle. You pays your money and takes your choice. September 9, 2011 7:37 am bill waldTypical Herald Story
Scott in this article, Noah Haglund on just about everything he writes confirms the sad truth about the Herald. Bush-league writers with no real journalistic ability. More than happy to write stories supportive of their "friends" in politics but more than willing to trash anyone they don't like (think Mr. Reardon). Hacks; if they had any real skill you think they'd be at the Herald? ha ha ha September 9, 2011 7:25 am ConcernedCitizenOp-Ed or Need To Know???
So, since you think he is a peachy guy he has been cleared of all wrong doing in the public "Media Court"? He is an officer of the law, one in leadership, he is doing the same thing he is arresting people for. In order to cut through the gloss when I hit the front page I just type in "Scott North" or "Debra Smith" to get the news, not the Op-Ed. Please Scott take some time to go through the past stories you have done on drunk driving injuries & fatalities... Can you look those families in the face & explain to them how it's okay for your buddy to do it but it was such a bad bad thing for someone else to do it? So if he does it Az does he do it here & get away with it cause he is such a peachy guy?How do you think the young lady's family who sat in court today & looked into the face of the man who killed their daughter, how do you think this story would make them feel? September 9, 2011 4:49 am Brandia Taamu
My question is: Is it possible to get their noses any further up the Good Old Boys butts?
Well I'm sure they'll keep trying.
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