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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, JUNE 22, 2018 Friday night at the SE Keizer Community Center A DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Summer Award Program SUMMER FAMILY MOVIE SERIES $1 MOVIES MON-FRI Free Willy (PG) June 25-29 Shrek (PG) July 2-6 Wonder (PG) July 9-13 The Karate Kid (PG) July 16-20 See 5 movies and get a LIVE STAND UP COMEDY Small Popcorn and Reg Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, July 14 Soda. Pick up a punch card at the box offi ce. See a movie, get a punch. Collect 5 and Redeem. B D Neighbors in southeast Keizer joined for a shared meal and a night of camara- derie Friday, June 15. The community night is held each Friday at Salem Mennonite Church on Candlewood Drive. A-Samuel Landa with his mother Bathsheba. B-Angel Gonzalez (left) and Emmanuel Esquivel. C-Three young girls enjoy the fun. D-Brittany entertains with her hoops. C CLAUDE STUART & BO JOHNSON will perform at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is only $10. Ages 21 & over only. Reserved seating for this show. Purchase tickets at box offi ce or at our website. Today in History U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill, an unprecedented act of legislation designed to compensate returning members of the armed services—known as G.I.s— for their efforts in World War II. By giving veterans money for tuition, living expenses, books, supplies and equipment, the G.I. Bill effectively transformed higher education in America. The American Legion successfully fought for many of the provisions included in the bill, which gave returning servicemen access to unemployment compensation, low-interest home and business loans, and—most importantly—funding for education. — June 22, 1944 Food 4 Thought “I am an advocate for awareness, the truth, and a person’s right to know. I believe that in the absence of the truth, all of us stand helpless to defend ourselves, our families and our health, which is the greatest gift we — Erin Brockovich, activist, born June 22, 1960 have.” The Month Ahead Saturday, June 23 Vanfest Northwest, 10 a.m to 10 p.m. at the Benton County Fairgrounds, 110 Southwest 53rd Street is Corvallis. VanFest Northwest is a music festival that celebrates vintage and modern camper vans, their owners, and the great outdoors. Pollinator Festival at Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 1700 Priem Road in Monmouth. Local experts from non-profi ts will answer questions about pollinators and gardening for pollinators . Tuesday, June 26 GREETERS hosted by the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. Free networking opportunity for members. 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. 6700 Field of Dreams Way NE. Wednesday, June 27 Intake day for submission for Keizer Art Association’s July exhibition, Water, Water Everywhere. For complete information visit keizerarts.com. Thursday, June 28 Keizer Points of interest Committee meeting, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitz REVIEW: Suspect warned fi ve times before fatal shot (Continued from Page A1) The suspect also announced to pursuing offi cers that he had a gun after taking a posi- tion of cover between two ve- hicles. (Note: After the suspect was shot, the gun he possessed was still in his hand. Another non-lethal beanbag shot was fi red several minutes later, by another offi cer, to knock it out of his grasp and be cer- tain that he was not faking an injury to lure offi cers closer in.) Wampler told a grand jury that he feared for his safety and the safety of his fellow offi cers on the scene, but the standoff took place in a heavily popu- lated area. Offi cers and the suspect were in the middle of a neighborhood with houses on all sides with the potential for additional traffi c passing behind on Chemawa Road Northeast or unaware drivers, pedestrians or residents com- ing around a corner from the end of the cul de sac. All of those circumstances added up to imminent danger. Was Wampler able to care- fully consider every facet of the situation in 35 seconds and make a decision to pull the trigger? That is a valid question, but even a low level of situational awareness would have brought some of the cir- cumstances to the forefront of the average person’s mind. • An active attempt to resist arrest. By taking up a defen- sive position, with a weapon, when he had the opportuni- ties to stop running and sur- render, the suspect made clear that he intended to resist arrest for at least for as long as the brief standoff lasted. • An attempt to escape or elude arrest. The suspect at- tempted to elude police in vehicle and then on foot. Looking back to determine where offi cers were when he was fl eeing on foot – when he might have kept running – implies that he knew a pursuit was happening and intended to escape. Wampler’s decision to use an AR-15 was also questioned during the course of the re- view. The suspect was believed to be armed, and as a result, Wampler chose the AR-15. That too, is part of training in defensive tactics, said Trump. “When the suspect has a handgun we want a rifl e be- cause it allows us to be more accurate at a greater distance,” he said. Another major court case that molded KPD’s use of force policy is Tennessee v. Garner, which established that offi cers may not use deadly force to prevent escape un- less “the offi cer has probable cause to believe that the sus- pect poses a signifi cant threat of death or serious physical injury to the offi cer or others.” Given the constellation of factors leading up to the event and the suspect’s decision to confront offi cers rather than continue fl eeing, Wampler had cause to believe that a poten- tially hazardous incident was in the process of unfolding. There are many “what ifs” that will never be answered as a result of Wampler choosing to end the standoff before it unspooled further, but fewer of them conclude without in- jury or death – possibly of a bystander. Picking up sticks Monday, July 2 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. Thursday, July 5 Southeast Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. Friday, July 6 —Saturday, July 28 Pentacle Theatre Presents 1984. A provocative look at the dystopian future imagined by George Orwell. 7:30 p.m. at Pentacle Theatre at 324 52nd Avenue NW in Salem. Monday, July 9 Keizer City Council work session, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. Tuesday, July 10 Keizer Parks Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. Finally, since 1985, courts have stated law enforcement offi cers have a responsibility to warn suspects even when using force that is less than deadly but may lead to serious injury. There is no prescribed vocabulary for offi cers to use in any instance and the duty to warn only applies in situa- tions where time allows it. It is this space where state- ments provided to investiga- tors and the testimony given before grand jury are most divergent from audio of the incident. Wampler testifi ed that he warned the suspect that he would be shot; but gave no indication of the ex- act words he used or how of- ten. (Note: It is possible Wampler legitimately cannot recall fi ne details of the events as they un- folded.) Wampler had not been allowed to review the video or audio before the review board completed its work and he may choose to never relive the moment. But, when consider- ing all the questions before the review board in relation to the incident, the question of how much time passed between a warning and the shot being fi red became the most urgent. Had Wampler only warned the suspect once and then fi red on him half-a-minute later, there would be some question as to whether the suspect understood the situa- tion he had created for him- self. However, the fi rst words out of Wampler’s mouth were a warning, as were the last be- fore he pulled the trigger. In less than 35 seconds, he re- peated some variation of the phrase “you will be shot” fi ve times. In an objective world, there is no such thing as a “good” or “clean” shooting but, in this incident, the offi cer’s ac- tions appear to have met or exceeded every requirement in Keizer Police Department policy. Wednesday, July 11 Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. Thursday, July 12 – Sunday, July 15 Marion County Fair. Oregon State Fairgrounds. Tons of fun for everybody including entertainment, rides, animals and a rodeo. Visit marioncountyfair.net for fair times and admission prices. Thursday, July 12 Keizer Traffi c Safety/Bikeways/Pedestrian meeting, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. Committee Saturday, July 14 Race To Save The Harvest. The run benefi ts Salem Harvest which connects farmers and backyard growers with volunteer pickers to harvest fruits and vegetables that would otherwise go to waste. The 5k begins at 10 a.m. and the 3k begins at 10:05 a.m. at Riverfront Park. Participants who register before June 21 get reduced prices; visit salemharvest.org/ events.php for more info. Monday, July 16 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. sudoku Enter digits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Members of the Rotary Club of Keizer, Oregon Paralyzed Veterans and employees of Comcast banded together to pick up sticks in the area of Keizer Rapids Park that was once an orchard. Volunteers are helping prepare the area for grass planting later this year. Those interested in helping with the effort can show up Saturday, June 23, at 9 a.m. looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO STRAY, continued from Page A1 about the plans. Lance has since put up signage in the area indicating that shoot- ing needed to be in an east- west direction instead of a north-south direction. He said he would be relocat- ing the shooting range and signage as soon as they relo- cate more berms and fencing to make it all safer. He said they will install gates on the property to better control who comes and who goes as they have had random people drive down there and start shooting. Shooting can hap- pen safely over there, they just need to do it in the right place.” Keizer Police Chief John Teague said neither Keizer police nor the Polk County Sheriff ’s Offi ce have leverage in terms of criminal activity other than what’s already oc- curred. City Manager Chris Ep- pley told residents who gath- ered to request action that the situation was frustrating “but the best opportunity is for civil action to occur and shut down that usage.” The homeowners are re- portedly looking at what can be accomplished through the courts. “(Davis) has not demon- strated an ability to manage this property responsibly,” Clark added. “We need to keep the pressure on as the property owner moves for- ward.” Kaiser coming to Keizer Kaiser Permanente and city offi cials both confi rmed last week that the health care company will be building a 20,000-square-foot clinic in Keizer Station. 10 YEARS AGO maze Inaugural RIVERfair set for August 9 at park RIVERfair, a community festival, will make its debut in August at Keizer Rapids Park. 15 YEARS AGO Learning the language of success Bernardo Cortes, a Mexican immigrant who entered McNary High School still grappling with the basics of English, graduated as one of seven valedictorians this summer. 20 YEARS AGO Man holds intruder for police Maze by Jonathan Graf of Keizer A Keizer man who saw someone trying to break into a neighbor’s house confronted the would-be intruder and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.
