More on the KARE goof
As it turns out, KARE 11 was even more reckless in letting Sheriff McGowan off on what appears to likely be his incompetence and failure to do his job than I'd thought and said
here. This (used with permission) is from Bob Woolley:
( Read more... )Short form: the authorities clearly
can release information on Zachary Ourada -- the shooter in the Nye's case -- on the grounds that it would "dispel widespread rumor" that Sheriff McGowan's office didn't do an acceptable job of investigating Ourada before giving him his carry permit. They haven't. In their "investigation", there's no suggestion that KARE11 even asked, and they surely didn't press.
Honest: I don't think that denying Ourada's carry permit would have stopped him from shooting "Big Billy" Walsh in the back, four times -- he went away, retrieved his handgun (and who drove him home, or to his car? I dunno, and KARE 11 doesn't say), came back, and killed the bouncer. I think it's irrelevant, but, obviously, David Lillehaug (the lawyer who brought the case that made carrying while intoxicated temporarily lawful again) and others disagree.
That's fine. Let's disagree on that. But is there some good public policy reason that what appears to be a lax investigation on Sheriff McGowan's part should go uninvestigated? Shouldn't we, the public, know if it's true -- as it appears that it may be -- that McGowan issued a carry permit to somebody who shouldn't have been given one?
I don't think so; I think we should know. If you agree, tell KARE 11's anchor,
Diana Pierce. (And my apologies to Ms. Pierce for referring to her as "Diane Pierce," earlier. She's entitled, after all, to be referred to by her real name.) Maybe they'll actually do an investigation this time, rather than an editorial labelled as an investigation.
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