The many good posts being added to an earlier thread were resurfacing a lot of distortions and deceptions designed to hurt other people, so I didn't want to bring it back to the top.

outonalimb:

To any police officers reading this thread:

I hope you do not feel that the whole community believes the police to be at fault in this matter. It is obvious to me that Officer Trotter had no other recourse with the given situation. I know that police officers are doing a tough job and the lack of funding and appreciation only makes the job harder. I am sure that Officer Trotter has been emotionally distraught after being forced to take a human life. I am glad he was given an award for performing his duty as trained and that no one was injured by the 19 year old assailant. I could not do your job and am grateful that there are those that are willing to serve in that capacity. You risk your lives to protect others despite the comparatively meager pay considering the dangers involved. Many appreciate your valiant efforts despite the grievances of a misguided few. Please keep in mind that blaming others for Ryan Salisbury’s mistakes is their way of dealing with their grief. It prevents the memory of their loved one from becoming tainted. Thank you for all you do and keep up the good work.

Thank you for writing this. I agree, and I wish them well.

A very well educated woman, who is also obviously quite mentally ill, landed here in Eugene a few years ago and set about spreading as much misery as possible. She spends her disability income pestering public officials of every variety: from football coach to university president, city mayor to DA, sheriff to city council member or city attorney or whomever. They're all fair game to her, no matter how much tripe this woman has to invent. It's terribly sad, and the public officials have learned to just ignore her, but I suspect she still hurts plenty of people who haven't learned about her and the way she interacts with the world.

I suspect this woman is the principal antagonist on the Ryan Salisbury story, not the people who actually knew and loved Ryan. The family was involved in that investigation from beginning to end and had nothing but kind things to say about the way the DA and the police investigated the tragedy... The RG reported the father's flattering description of the way the whole thing was managed. This ill woman obviously has no idea what she's talking about: no personal knowledge, no relevant expertise, no research, nothing but misery to share. I don't even think she lived here back then, but she makes a point of injecting herself into every painful incident she can find. No doubt we'll hear from her on the west Eugene fatal car accident that killed four. I've seen her recorded at at least two televised government meetings (City Council?), and she's lecturing the world about something, and she's always rude, inappropriate and overtly disrespectful. As somebody else said, she's like an angry Harpo Marx, and she feeds on the misery of others. On top of everything else she's now claiming to be a Diane Downs expert and claiming Downs is innocent. Before that she was saying awful things about Kitty Piercy -- just about the kindest woman on the planet. Apparently this woman is also violent, as I read she was convicted of assaulting another woman recently. It's terribly sad, really -- another good argument for improved mental health funding, as she probably wouldn't be so unpleasant, or so violent, if she was properly medicated.

Anyway, outonalimb, thanks for putting that old incident in the proper light.