Nicely done SPD. Hope the guy gets the help he needs.

Did they shoot him down? Him throwing pine cones is an escalation of force. They should have issued a federal warrant and shot him when he didn't comply.

No, they didn't kill him for throwing pinecones.

Buy a bunch of mattresses from Salvation Army and spread them around the tree.
Then hold a spud gun tournament with a $20 entry fee.
Whoever knocks him out of the tree gets half of the pot and the homeless shelters get the other half.

The guy said gnomes chased him up the tree.

I work with the Seattle police often. I want to give them credit. Tough job, good work.

I could see that tree from my old office for fourteen years.

Well hopefully they gave him a bath before the sedative wore off.

Meeting with your probation officer doesn't count as "work". 😉

Sitting around waiting for the guy in the tree is not a "tough" job. But SPD did a good job of not shooting anyone or losing any firearms during the event.

As far as I can tell there wasn't really any reason for the cops or firemen to be there at all. Some dumfuck wants to sit up in a tree, who the hell cares? Going to hurt someone with fuckin pinecone? Unlikely.

Just leave him up in the damn tree. When it's time to come down, he'll come down.

Or not. Who the fukk cares?

Big deal.

Fish on...

Todd

The police had to be there for a couple of reasons....traffic had to be altered and controlled. The bus in that area that runs off the cables had to be disconnected and towed. Crowds gathered. He damaged the tree....a crime. Seattle is bringing in an arborist to see the extent of the damage.
That all being said, after he snapped the first branch, instead of offering him a cigarette from an extended firetruck ladder....a bean bag shot to the head would have dropped this idiot faster than Bill Clinton's pants.

Yeah sure Clownspanker......sure!

Yep, just like a Cat, how many dead Cats have you seen in a tree? Fity years and I've seen zero.

Rich G is always talking smack about me, gnomesayin?

This thread delivers much humor! Thanks.

All the dogs, wild animals, and livestock from Duckabush Valley have recently ended up in Quilcene looking for a new home. Wonder what scared them outta there?

I agree Todd, but the officers are just taking orders. Rumor has it, the same guy climbed one of the tower cranes we put up, that same morning. He tripped a motion detector and was chased off. Tallest crane in town. Could have been pretty ugly.

Btw, that crane is setting at about 650'. 75' tree is a little more forgiving.