I had the unfortunate experience of reading this thread when I wasn't logged in, therefore my ignore list was not in effect. If it had been, I would not have seen "The Unabomber" claim not once, not twice, but at least SIX times that Varley took two in the head. And as you have indicated, this is incorrect.
Other claims by that poster were that Varley was:
- Handcuffed
- Asleep/passed out
- Locked in a cell
- Drunk
OK, drunk is a given. BOC was 0.20 apparently.
Handcuffed? Did anyone see him lying on the floor handcuffed? Testimony indicates that Varley was taken to the booking area, shoes removed, handcuffs removed and taken to the last cell available. Standard ops there... been there, done that.
Asleep/passed out? Since this occurred right after the booking, and according to what I am reading, there is zero chance in my mind that Varley walked into cell, fell asleep and was shot twice in the manner described. That leads to him being locked in a cell.
This all happened as he was going into the cell, not later. The door hadn't even been closed from what I can surmount.
So to Unabomber (nice handle by the way... pick that one yourself?) You have been incorrect on several points, many significant. Now you did say that he was drunk, but that "he wasn't much of a drinker." OK, well other than several reports indicating otherwise, he was in fact drunk as you have stated. You also indicated "you had never seen him be aggressive (sp)". Let's look at what happened that night.
- He has an argument with his bride-to-be where she walks out and stays at a friends house
- He gets into an altercation with a woman, who's husband takes exception and beats up his friend to the point they have to take him to the hospital
- At the hospital, he insists on calling the RCMP about an apparent abduction of his fiancee, cop comes, and ultimately a physical confrontation ensues
- He is arrested, put in the cop car and while the cop goes back into the hospital, proceeds to kick out a window in the car.
Certainly looks like a spiralling increase in violent behaviour to me. Lord only knows what then happened on the way to jail let alone within the cell itself.
You also asked
"Why don't you tell us about the history between Darren and the cop involved, that might shed some light on this." OK, I give, what history? As far as I can find out, there was none, other than that fateful night.
Bottom line for me? I feel bad that you lost someone you knew. Isn't going to stop me from keeping you on my ignore list where you belong though. Man I have to stop surfing this site when I am not logged in.
BTW, of all the articles I read, these two (same site/page) provide the most detailed looked at events and the aftermath.
http://www.scottwriting.com/feature2.htm#Pcreek1
http://www.scottwriting.com/feature2.htm#Tragedy2