i DO believe in clemency and mercy

but NOT for CONVICTED RAPISTS and those having “extensive, violent criminal history” to the family and friends of the four officers killed, my most heartfelt sympathy

Man Sought for Questioning After Officers’ Killings

By WILLIAM YARDLEY

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Four uniformed police officers were shot to death Sunday morning as they sat in a coffee shop preparing to begin patrol, prompting a widespread search for the gunman, who remained at large. Late Sunday, the authorities said they were seeking a “person of interest” in the shootings whom they identified as Maurice Clemmons, 37. They described him as having an “extensive, violent criminal history” in Arkansas and said he had recently been arrested in Pierce County and charged with assaulting a police officer and raping a child........... Nine years ago in Arkansas, The Seattle Times reported, Mr. Clemmons was released from prison after Gov. Mike Huckabee commuted his lengthy prison sentence, over the protests of prosecutors.......

pic: Police search the area of a self-storage facility near the site where four uniformed officers were shot and killed in an ambush at a coffee shop on Sunday in Lakewood, Wash. More Photos >

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