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One of Deborah's favorite quotes close to heart is, "The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do this for them." Lois McMaster Bujold
Today Deborah talks about the current trial making national news in Honolulu of Special Agent Christopher Deedy.
This blog is a continuation from last weeks article,""Christopher Deedy & Chronicle's of Racism in the 50th State..." by 'Deborah Morel'
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2013/08/christopher-deedy-chronicles-of-racism.html
Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is. Please feel free to submit your guest-blog and or opinions to Dakinetalk. Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen, Publisher.
Deborah (D) has put timeless hours of passion into her research of this case and has come to the reality of the enclosed;
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| Photo of Christopher Deedy used by permission from "Support Chris Deedy Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/deedysupport?fref=ts |
WHEN TIME STANDS STILL
In The City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor's Case against a U.S. Department of State, Special Agent Christopher Deedy, some confusing and questionable testimonies, examinations, and redirects of prosecution witnesses have arisen in the Prosecutor's argument. The Honolulu Police Department and Prosecutor were not deprived of evidence. There are any number of conflicting testimonies by some key prosecution witnesses--suggesting in this trial, the point that it is always dangerous to try and read tea leaves.
Key prosecution witness, Mr. Michel Perrine, states under oath that he did not feel threatened by harassment on him by Elderts; however, quite conflicting to this testimony, Mr. Perrine states that on this night entering the McDonald's restaurant, Perrine had consumed 3 shots of Tequila and a pitcher of beer within a few hours' time, and did not remember what happened the night of the shooting. Perrine continued that it was Perrine's roommate who would explain the following morning what happened the evening prior, and to the shooting incident. There are questions to Mr. Perrine's quality of memory...then, the fog rolls in.
According to retired HPD Detective Theodore Coons' testimony, HPD did not obtain a blood alcohol reading on Special Agent Deedy at any time during HPD Officer contact. According to Prosecuting Attorney Janice Futa, and responding retired HPD Sgt. Kenneth Schreiner, this was the case because SA Deedy was not "stopped for a DUI."
Concluded in The City of Honolulu, Medical Examiner, Dr. Kathy De Alwis' report, Elderts' toxicology showed a "significant" amount of cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana in his blood. Research proves combining cocaine, "chased" with alcohol, prolongs the effect of cocaine, and is linked to risks of violent and impulsive behaviour. This combination becomes cocaethylene. U.S. National crime statistics indicate that cocaethylene increases violent behaviour. Expert witness for the Defence, Dr. Johnathan Arden, Medical Examiner and Forensic Pathologist for 30 years, testified to these facts.
Defence witness, Dr. Jonathan Arden, also, presented credible forensic evidence: Gun powder burns on Elderts' face, the angle of the bullet's path, and marks around chest wounds of Elderts', clearly indicated it was the third bullet shot that killed Elderts, and not at the time SA Deedy and Elderts were standing up--as Attorney Futa and HPD Investigator argue--but at the time that Elderts had shoved SA Chris Deedy to the floor a second time. In testimony by retired HPD Lieutenant Wayne Fernandez, this Lt. states that in 2008 Mr. Kollin Elderts was convicted of Disorderly Conduct--Elderts having challenged males in a fight club in Kailua; refusing to stand down to HPD Officers' repeated warnings, and telling police to "F__ you."
Mr. Kollin K. Elderts and Mr. Shane A K Medeiros were no strangers to contact with the Law and Courts, and up to this incident in Waikiki McDonald's and on November 6, 2011. In less than 11 months' time, between February 2010 and November 2010, Mr. Kollin K. Elderts was Charged and/or Convicted of at least 7 Traffic Crimes, some serious, including: Guilty Plea of DUI/Impairment--determined by Breathalyzer Noncompliance with Speed, Seat Belt Requirement, Failure to Surrender Plates, and Driving With Suspended/Revoked License.
Mr. Shane A K Medeiros, between the time of 2007 and 2012, chalked-up approximately 11 Charges and/or Convictions, some serious, including: False Vehicle Registration/Inspection Certificate, NonCompliance With Speed Limit, Tinted Glaze/Glass-Sunscreening, No Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificate, NonCompliance of Possession of Driver License Card, High Occupancy Vehicle Lane, and Disregard for Red Light. Kollin Elderts' and Shane Medeiros' records indicate these two males believed themselves above the law. Sometimes circles just make sense.
In Prosecuting Attorney Futa's cross-examination of SA Deedy--as prosecution witness testimonies appeared tailored for secondary gain--this prosecuting attorney attempts to turn the world side ways, to Special Agent Christopher Deedy's sense of duty and responsibility as a law enforcement officer, and Deedy's obvious moral decency, in an unsettling tone of voice stating exact, "You knew though whatever you did, you (SA Deedy's) made the situation worse. And, you said this was a situation you felt responsible for."
I believe Prosecuting Attorney Futa is sly on the facts--contrary to what justice is about, therefore; let's be clear.The truth is that Special Agent Deedy stated in testimony in examination by Defense Attorney Brook Hart that SA Deedy felt "a responsibility,"--not that SA was responsible for Elderts' behaviour. Are not all sworn law enforcement officers demanded to uphold duty and responsibility in such similar rapidly escalating scenes such as that which Elderts and Medeiros had instigated...to preserve, protect life from someone who is trying to diverge a life?
Ask for Mr. Kollin Eldert's state of mind. SA Deedy's actions--as a law enforcement officer--being responsible for Elderts' racially motivated outburst, hate crimes on innocent Caucasians--while Elderts was loaded with cocaethylene and marijuana? No, Special Agent Christopher Deedy did not "make" Kollin Elderts go into a dangerous spike of rage. No one was responsible for Elderts' behavior, but Elderts himself--an individual with aggressive and violent characteristics. Elderts was enraged, out of his head, and deadly. SA Deedy attempted many times again to deescalated Elderts' behavior. Elderts could not be reasoned with. It was "Kill Ha'ole Day," topped off with cocaethylene and marijuana.
In Special Agent Christopher Deedy's testimony, Deedy states that he was fighting for his life. Deedy states to the events exact, "It was so vivid in my mind--as I said--when we were standing there with the gun drawn. I was driven to the ground; Elderts mounted on top of me...Elderts began punching me in the face with his right hand, when his (Elderts') left hand grabbed the back of my gun. I prayed he (Kollin Elderts) would stop. All the commotion from the shouting and fighting was drowned out. It was dead silent. It was at this moment that time stood still; I know it was only seconds, but for me it was minutes or hours."
That which Special Agent Deedy describes he experienced is referred to as "Slow Motion Perception." Research and discovery have been accomplished regarding this phenomenon. At the Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, and Baylor College of Medicine, and by Dr. David Eagleman, research and brain activity resonance patterns indicate that such a sensation of time slowing is activated in a portion of the brain called the amygdala, and during life threatening situations.
The event requires anticipating, and life threatening conditions in which massive amounts of data to process is presented. In effect, and according to Dr. Eagleman, "The amygdala becomes more active--laying down a secondary set of memories that go along with those normally taken care of my other parts of the brain, and which alters the brain's perception of time." Consciousness seems to become "postdictive"--that is constructed in retrospect.
According to The Society of Neuroscience, glimpse of alcohol's effect on the amygala have been captured in images, and in which The Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins research concur--alcohol dampens activation in brain networks responding to life threats; therefore, in turn to a loss of any sensation of Slow Motion Perception. An individual must be free of the influence of alcohol and drugs to experience Slow Motion Perception.
The point? Special Agent Christopher Deedy was not under the influence of alcohol when Elderts reeled out of control on Elderts' own terms, and SA Deedy was clear that his life, and possibly others' lives were in eminent danger. It is time this charade ends.
Update 08-14-13;"Prosecutors aiming high in Christopher Deedy murder trial"
Read more:
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/prosecutors-aiming-high-in-christopher-deedy-murder-trial/-/8905354/21474956/-/bec5ay/-/index.html?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=kitv
From KHON TV (this news story only compliments Deborah's blog)
...Nurse: Special agent did not appear drunk the morning of deadly shooting;
http://www.khon2.com/2013/08/05/nurse-special-agent-did-not-appear-drunk-the-morning-of-deadly-shooting/
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| Read Deborah's other article concerning Chris Deedy and racism in the 50th state."Christopher Deedy & Chronicle's of Racism in the 50th State..." 'Deborah Morel' http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2013/08/christopher-deedy-chronicles-of-racism.html |
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| Photo of Christopher Deedy used by permission from "Support Chris Deedy Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/deedysupport?fref=ts |
It is my hope that Deborah's guest-blog will bring awareness to racial tensions in Hawaii and realize that Special agent Christopher Deedy was only defending himself and friends when he felt their lives were being threatened. This is a reality in Hawaii, a state that still hosts,"Kill Haole day." at the end of each school year. (Kill haole day is listed in Wikipedia) It is a real thing. Haole is a derogatory term for white person, it is the equivalent of calling a black person the "N" Word. James "Kimo" Rosen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Haole_Day
P.S.
You can follow the trial daily with videos, live-streaming and more at Hawai'i News Now; Get the facts...
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/category/266930/christopher-deedy-trial
Defense rests in Deedy murder trial; KITV, Honolulu 08-08-13;
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/deedy-enters-day-3-on-the-stand-in-his-defense/-/8905354/21389120/-/ycyr10/-/index.html
KHON is also live-streaming the trial of Christopher Deedy;
http://www.khon2.com/deedy/
"Hawai'i is currently going through it's own version of a Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman trial with the Christopher Deedy- Kollin Elderts trial...."
Read more;
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2013/07/deedy-guilty-or-not-guilty-that-is.html
The word 'Haole' needs to be erased;
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2010/03/all-have-life-love-and-spirit.html
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| American flag at O'ahu Veterans Cemetery of the Pacific... Chris Deedy has also served his country with dignity and respect. When somebody is threatening your life and the life of your friends, self defense is a no brainer. Photo by Deborah Morel |
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Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is. Please feel free to submit your guest-blog and or opinions to Dakinetalk. Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen, Publisher.
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