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PaseA2____________________ . (Elje “P ortlanh (Observer September 03. 2003 P olice Officer Suspended in Kendra James Shooting continued Killer Expects Reward in Heaven from Front w ere tactically unsound. T he police union president im m ediately pledged to appeal the p u n ish m en t, d efen d ed M cC oll- is te r's actio n s and assailed the c h ie f s decision. The c h ie f identified M cC oll- ister’s lack o f tactical planning in deciding how to get Jam es out o f the car, his entering the car, the unholstering o f his firearm inside th e c a ra n d h is failure to operate his pepper spray effectively as factors that led to his discipline. “ I don’t think O fficer McCollister m eant harm to K endra Jam es, or I would have recom m ended term ina tion,” K roeker said. “ I think the tactical considerations that led up to this on his b eh alf w ere im proper, and they constitute m isconduct.” In late May, a Multnomah County grandjury found no criminal w rong doing by McCollister. He told inves tigators he shot Jam es, 2 1, because he feared for his life when Jam es tried to drive aw ay from a traffic stop on North Skidm ore Street. M cCollister said 80 percent ofhis body was in the car as he tried to get her out when she put the car into drive. The police union characterized th e le n g th y su s p e n sio n as th e harshest discipline ever m eted out by the bureau aside from a term ina tion. T he union said it w ould cause the officer “financial d evastation.” R obert King, president o f the Portland Police A ssociation, called it “at the very least confusing, and Kendra James at the very w orst dangerous, to the police officers risking their lives every day on the streets o f Port land.” “ R ank-and-file police officers honestly d o not understand what it w as that O fficer M cC ollister is alleged to have done incorrectly,” K ing said. C om m unity leaders had m ixed reactions. The Rev. Roy Tate, p resid en to f the A lbina Ministerial Alliance and a vocal critic o f the shooting, called it a “pretty healthy suspension,” but said, “ W e’re not ju m p in g up and dow n.” Ken W alker, the Portland attor ney representing K enneth Jam es, K endra Ja m e s' father, said he ex pects to file a w rongful-death law suit next m onth against the city and the police. He said Jam es’ father is not satisfied w ith the sus pension. (A P )— An unrepentant Paul Hill boasted T uesday on the eve o fh is execution for the shotgun slaying o f an abortion doctor: “ I expect a great rew ard in heaven.” B arring an un lik ely lasd-m inute stay, the 4 9 -y e a r-o ld fo rm er m in ister w ill be p u t to d e a th b y le th a l in je c tio n W e d n e s d a y ev en in g fo r the 19 9 4 m u rd ers in P en saco la o f Dr. Jo h n B ritto n an d his esco rt. H e w ill be the first p erso n ex ecu ted in the U n ited S tates fo r a n ti-a b o rtio n v io len ce. In a ja ilh o u s e in terv iew , H ill su g g e ste d the state w ill be m aking a m arty r out o f him . “The sooner I am e x e c u te d ... the so o n er I am going to heaven,” he said. “I am looking forw ard to glory. I d o n ’t feel rem orse.” A bortion-rights groups w orry that H ill’s execution will trigger reprisals by those w ho share his steadfast b elief that violence to stop abortion is justified. Several Florida officials connected to the case received threatening letters last w eek, accom panied by rifle bullets. D eath p e n a lty o p p o n e n ts h av e a lso pointed to the prospect o f violence as a reason to stop this execution in particular. Paul Hill talks to the media Tuesday as prison officials look on. Hill is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for the 1994 murders o f Dr. John Britton and his escort James Barrett outside an abortion clinic in Pensacola, Fla. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove) Congressman Faces Manslaughter Charge (A P) — U .S. Rep. Bill Janklow was charged Friday with second-degree manslaugh ter in the death o f a motorcyclist in crash at a rural intersection earlier this month. Janklow was driving an esti mated 70 to 75 mph when his Cadillac went through a stop sign at the intersection, accord ing to a Highway Patrol report. The m o to rcy c le hit the U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow congressm an’s car, and the rider, Randolph E. Scott, 55, was killed. Moody County State’s At torney Bill Ellingson also filed three m isdem eanor charges: failure to stop at a stop sign, speeding and reckless driving. Ellingson said he ruled out the stronger charge o f vehicular ho micide, which requires the driver to be under the influence o f alcohol or drugs. If convicted o f second-de gree m anslaughter, Janklow could face up to 10 years in prison and a $ 10,000 fine. Janklow, a Republican, is one ofSouth Dakota’smost powerful politicians. He was elected to the state’s only U.S. House seat last year and previously served 16 years as governor and four years as state attorney general. Laurelhurst Pipe Bomber Guilty (A P ) ■— A m an w ho planted a pipe bom b that seriously injured a m an o u ts id e h is h o m e in th e Laurelhurst neighborhood will face 12 years in prison. Tim othy Michael G off, 44, o f Port O rchard, W ash., School Zone Safety Urged by Officials pleaded guilty to attem pted aggra vated m urder in the 2000 bom bing that m aim ed Barry H ornstein. In S eptem ber 2001, G o ff w as sen tenced in B enton C ounty, W ash., to tw o m onths in jail fo rch ild rape. A s back-to-school tim e arrive^, transportation officials are rem ind ing m otorists to be alert for chi Idren w alking and riding bikes to and from schools and bus stops. “Y ou have the responsibility to be alert and avoid injuring chil dren,” said R ick W aring o f the O r egon D e p a rtm e n t of T ran sp o rtation’s Safety D ivision. The best w ay to avoid a tragedy is sim ple: Slow dow n and be alert. O bey the posted speed in school zones w h enever children m ight be present. E xtracurricular activities m ean that children will be traveling in school zones from early m orning to w ell into the evening hours, “T his is not about avoiding a ticket. T his is about avoiding trag edy. A s drivers, w e need to rem em ber that w e are the adults driving the 3,000-pound steel m achines. W e are responsible,” W aring said. M otorists also should expect children to occasionally w alk or pedal into unsafe areas. “C hildren are not little adults. T hey are still developing their sen sory and cognitive skills, so adults need to be especially cautious when driving in areas frequented by kids,” W aring said. Deputy Wins Discrimination Lawsuit BEEN FAKED OUT BY (A P ) — The first black deputy hired by the C lackam as C ounty s h e r iff s office has w on an appeal ofhisdiscrim ination lawsuit against the county after a ju d g e reduced a $ 1.4 million ju ry award. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court o f Ap peals ruled that dam ages aw arded to Carmichell “Carl” Bell must be recon sidered and can be increased. U.S. District Judge John Jelderks inA pril2001 had reduced the puni tive dam ages from $617,122 to $70,000, ruling the am ount awarded by a ju ry w as excessive. Jelderks let stand the separate aw ard o f $750,000 in com pensatory d a m a g e s, and h e o rd e re d C lackam as C ounty to pay all o f B ell’s legal costs. Bell claimed he was fired from the s h e r iff s office in 1998 because he com plained o f racial profiling and discrim ination. Police Dog Bites Vancouver Baby FREE CHECKING? 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