John T. Williams Death

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It was very sad to read and learn about the history of the death of Williams. First I want to describe who Williams was. His name complete was John T. Williams, and he was 50-year-old when he died. Also, he was a seventh-generation carver Nitinaht of the Nuu-chah-nulth tribe, and he was shot four times by a police officer in Seattle on August 30, 2010. Williams was walking in the streets of Seattle, and was carrying a piece of wood and a knife. He carried these tools because he was a woodcarver, and a woodcarver need these tools to create art pieces wood or decorate wood to create this art they need a knife involved. Then Williams was crossing the street with their tools, and he did not bother anyone. I think that here was an act of irresponsibility

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