Young Suspect In Murders Is A Monster, Not A Victim Letter Of The Week: From Aug.31

I hope I’m not the only person in Spokane who is outraged by William Miller’s article in the Aug. 27 paper about confessed, coldblooded killer Kenneth Comeslast.

Mr. Miller goes out of his way to portray “Junior” as a mixed-up kid and a product of his environment, and emphasizes the fact that the killer has Native American roots.

So what? How many people with Native American blood go out and shoot young women in the back of the head with assault rifles at 2 a.m.? Is this something to be proud of? Sitting Bull wouldn’t be proud of this cowardly act.

This is not a mixed-up young kid on the “bubble,” this is a monster. He wasn’t forced to do this by his past, his heritage or his environment. He chose to pull the trigger. He aimed low as he blasted away and he killed two teenage girls and wounded a third. He deserves to be executed.

He terrorized an entire neighborhood that night. Only luck kept the death toll down. He fired an additional 11 shots at random as he strolled back to the getaway car. He didn’t fire into the air; he fired at buildings and at people who were sleeping.

Stop trying to portray this freak as a hero. He isn’t. He’s a teenage psychopath. I, for one, am glad he’s behind bars. Jeff Manza Spokane

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