{"id":75264,"date":"2009-12-10T16:46:19","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T21:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/northwestvoices\/2010476626_theaftermathofamurder.html?syndication=rss"},"modified":"2009-12-10T16:46:19","modified_gmt":"2009-12-10T21:46:19","slug":"the-aftermath-of-a-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/75264","title":{"rendered":"The aftermath of a murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commending The Times\u2019 lengthy coverage of a tragedy<\/strong><\/p>\n

I highly commend The Seattle Times on the in-depth story of Maurice Clemmons [\u201cA path to murder: The story of Maurice Clemmons,\u201d page one, Dec. 6].<\/p>\n

These tragic cases are not random, but the result of a person\u2019s upbringing gone very wrong. Rehabilitation is beyond our systems\u2019 capabilities and finances. Punishment appeases the victims, their family and society, and incarceration takes a dangerous person out of circulation for a length of time.<\/p>\n

But as this case shows, often damages the person even further. Society feels helpless, but there is information the public should be aware of, and is available only to those who do their homework.<\/p>\n

As I read this article, I anguished that Clemmons\u2019 parole officer had not read the work of former parole officer Barbara Reed Stitt. She had an 80 percent nonrepeat offenders record, and used nutrition to balance brain chemistry gone awry with improper diet and lack of nutrients. Also, the work of cell biologist Dr. Bruce Lipton should be mandatory for anyone involved with children, in any capacity. What he discovered about cellular behavior from environmental stimuli spawned his passion for what he calls conscious parenting.<\/p>\n

As a society, we are all responsible to educate ourselves to raise our children more consciously, and have a conscience and compassion toward our fellow man. For a nation that prides itself on scientific achievement, I simply do not understand why guiding scientific evidence has been scoffed at and ignored.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Julie Craker, Tacoma<\/em><\/p>\n

New question: How did Clemmons qualify for mortgages?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are so many failures in this tragic, horrible case. In addition to the legal intricacies around granting bail to a pathological three-strikes criminal, The Times story also raises the question about how a felon with no job and no work history could qualify for mortgages on three homes. <\/span><\/p>\n

This question is relevant because it was the collateral in this property that allowed Maurice Clemmons to post bail and free himself to commit the murders in the first place.<\/p>\n

I would be interested in seeing details of these transactions and what banks saw fit to give money to this man, and on what basis. Undoubtedly it would reinforce my belief that the financial industry in this country deserves none of my support. It might even reveal that shoddy lending practices could be considered an accomplice in these senseless murders.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Eric Perkunder, Seattle<\/em><\/p>\n

Reward money should go to lone Seattle officer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Columnist Nicole Brodeur writes that Chrisceda Clemmons should be considered for the $120,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of her nephew, cop killer Maurice Clemmons [\u201cNo reward for turning in cop killer,\u201d NWTuesday, Dec. 8].<\/p>\n

I submit that the Seattle policeman who got Maurice Clemmons off our streets should receive the reward since he took care of the terrible situation. I\u2019m sure his family could use the reward too.<\/p>\n

\u2014 John Stubb, Kirkland<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Commending The Times\u2019 lengthy coverage of a tragedy I highly commend The Seattle Times on the in-depth story of Maurice Clemmons [\u201cA path to murder: The story of Maurice Clemmons,\u201d page one, Dec. 6]. These tragic cases are not random, but the result of a person\u2019s upbringing gone very wrong. Rehabilitation is beyond our systems\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}