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Ferry County Sheriff's Department, Washington
End of Watch: Friday, May 30nd, 2003
Date of Incident: Friday, May 30nd, 2003
Age: 14 Years
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Undersheriff Lane was killed in an airplane accident during a search-and-rescue mission near the Sherman Pass summit at 1000 hours. He and a civilian pilot were part of a rescue effort searching for a missing woman. The woman was found later in the afternoon when she walked out of the woods near the point where she was reported missing. The pilot of the Cessna 172 was also killed in the accident.
Undersheriff Lane had been with the 8-person department for 13 years. In 1999, he was shot in the cheek when he responded to a neighborhood disturbance.
Cards can be sent to:
Ferry County Sheriff's Office
165 N Jefferson St
Republic, Washington 99166
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On May 20th Washington State Governor Gary Locke signed House Bill 1009 banning the sale or rental of video and computer games depicting violence against public law enforcement officers to children under 17. Violators are subject to fines up to $500 and possible jail time.
“This is about parents’ rights,” said State Representive Mary Lou Dickerson the Seattle Democrat who proposed the ban. “The right of parents to control their children’s games outweighs the right of retailers to make a fast buck by selling adult-rated games to children.”
Opponents claim that banning the sale of violent video-games to children would violate retailers’ freedom of speech, a claim rejected by Dickerson.
“Just as the freedom to publish porn or make cigarettes doesn’t include the right to sell them to children, the freedom to make cop-killing games doesn’t include the right to sell them to children without their parents’ knowledge or consent,” Dickerson said.
The law was vigorously opposed by both Nintendo and Microsoft. While those companies don't make video games featuring cop-killing, they say they fear the precedent the law could set. Almost as soon as the law was signed last week, opponents such as the Interactive Digital Software Association, a video-game trade group, vowed to fight it in court.
If the Washington ban survives the challenge, it could tempt legislators in other states to jump on the bandwagon. While violence in movies, television and video games has become commonplace — and quite popular — a law prohibiting kids from killing fictional police officers on their PlayStations would likely be a slam dunk with voters.
But popular and constitutional are not always the same thing. The American Civil Liberties Union in Washington is leading the fight against the law, arguing that it criminalizes free speech. That is no idle complaint, and it has led some states to avoid getting involved in the thorny issue. In Connecticut recently, the governor vetoed a similar law, citing concerns that it would not stand up to a legal challenge.
While the courts have given states broad powers to prohibit the sale of alcohol, cigarettes and pornography to young people, it is not clear whether mainstream films and video games can be as tightly regulated. It's standard practice for movie theaters and video-rental stores to restrict minors from seeing or renting R-rated movies, for example, but there are no laws requiring them to do so.
Please consider contacting Nintendo, Microsoft or Game retailers and let them know what you think.
Nintendo of America
PO Box 957
Redmond, WA 98073
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425.882.2040
Microsoft Cooperation
1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
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The Bellevue Square 5th Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation/Memorial Day is coming up on May 10th from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed to man a table for COPS.
The table will have a display of the COPS scrapbook and banner, and a supply of blue ribbons to distribute. There will be a license plate display from the Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, and "intent to purchase forms" for the plates. The Plexiglas mockup of the planned memorial in Olympia is supposed to be there, so we will be explaining that. There should be a lot of great things to attract the people and the benefits are that it makes people more aware of what our officers do, what COPS is, and increases awareness and support for our officers and our organization.
If you would be able to help out, please contact Brenda by e-mail at .
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Anonymous writes "Texas Peace Officers Memorial Events
Sunday, May 4, 2003
7:00 PM
Candlelight Service at the Monument
Austin, Texas
Monday May 5, 2003
Texas Peace Officers Memorial Service
12 Noon
South Capitol Steps
Austin, Texas
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