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This one has me asking questions, many of which have been already asked by the good folks here.
What ever happened to the super-duper Extreme Risk Protection order that is law in WA? I don't care much for any law which abrogates a citizen's civil rights without due process but, if there was EVER a poster child for someone who I'd make an exception for, it'd be this POS.
Maybe by starting at the end I can better understand this; the killer killed himself. I believe we are all born with an incredible sense of self-preservation, how on earth do you reach the point where your final act on planet earth is to kill yourself? May as well move on since suicide happens.
I'm not even getting into how the POS could possibly have legally bought a gun, lets face if, if someone is prepared to kill themselves, lying on federal form 4473 is not a major concern.
So now I'm at the prospect of murdering another human being who bore my children. Enough of that, I've created my own headache.
I truly cannot understand how anyone can get this far down a rat hole.
On the other side, the system failed this victim. Plain and simple. I know the system is not, and never will be perfect, but bail was granted? Really?
In this case, a "Red Flag" wouldn't have prevented any of this, as the killer hadn't yet purchased a firearm, so he didn't have any to start with to take!
He was also blocked from his purchase in Oregon, which shows the current system did work ( somewhat) but, why wasn't this P.O.S. arrested for attempting to purchase?
In short, there are a bunch of SERIOUS questions that need to be answered, chief amounst them: Why was this P.O.S. out of jail after violating his wife's restraining order multiple times, and WHY did the Judge refuse to raise the bail to prevent him from getting out?
Sounds like the Judge needs to be disbarred and spend some time in the clink, and the others involved in defending this P.O.S. get out also need to be held accountable, and Finally, LEO need to be held accountable, 1) For not arresting and holding him after he was denied a gun, and 2) Why was he able to make bail?