to WmarkW most cant read english, The slain census worker's job title was "Crew Leader." | Report abuse. Next: Video: Lawmaker jostles with student, Posted by: jckdoors | June 14, 2010 10:39 AM Violence directed at Census workers is not unusual. In fact, the Census Bureau says that âmore than 113 census takers have been the victims of assaults or attacks this monthâ: As ThinkProgress has noted, for months, conservatives have spread unfounded fears and rumors about the Census, and some have even endorsed intimidating Census workers. Only a government worker would still be considered "on the job" when driving home... Posted by: ThrityYearResident | June 14, 2010 1:58 PM To PublicEnemy1 who drinks tea at the country clubs thought it was alcohol. A pack of dogs attacked and killed a 71-year-old Census Bureau worker who apparently walked past warning signs in an attempt to count the occupants of an isolated, rural home. Categories: Williams was the eighth Census employee to have died on the job since workers began knocking on doors in late April, Census bureau spokesman Stephen Buckner said. But they don't believe the perpetrator is someone Williams interacted with professionally. | Report abuse, Posted by: kahlua87 | June 14, 2010 5:10 PM Posted by: whatsreallygoingon | June 14, 2010 6:43 PM | Report abuse. There were no census takers or mail-in census forms. "It's a very, very difficult situation for the family and for the people that got to know him and really enjoyed working with him," Armstrong said. Instead, the U.S. Marshalls—often traveling by foot or horseback—visited every house or building that looked like it might be a residence. Census Bureau spokesman Steven J. Jost said Williams was returning home after driving a co-worker home at the end of the day, and was considered to still be on the job. There have been 87 homicides in Baltimore so far this year, including 16 since Memorial Day weekend. Posted by: WmarkW | June 14, 2010 11:29 AM | Report abuse, Posted by: blackforestcherry | June 14, 2010 10:44 AM There have been 252 incidents since April in which workers were threatened, Buckner said. A U.S. Census Bureau worker from Baltimore was shot and killed while working in the city, but authorities said Monday they did not believe his slaying had anything to do with his job. ---------------------- The other seven were killed … It is very possible part of his responsibilities were transporting workers to various parts of the city to do follow-up visits. It is very possible part of his responsibilities were transporting workers to various parts of the city to do follow-up visits. He died Friday, two days after his 23rd birthday. | Report abuse. He was just trying to make a living like so many of us. Another worker was slain off-duty in a domestic incident, Buckner said. Posted by: PublicEnemy1 | June 14, 2010 11:28 AM To: PublicEnemy1 who drinks tea at the country clubs thought it was alcohol. | Report abuse. Whatever the case he certainly did not deserve to be killed while doing it so the disparaging "government worker" remark was uncalled for. | Report abuse, Census workers are under attack same as 'revenuers' were in the moonshine days...very sad and very unnecessary, Posted by: kahlua87 | June 14, 2010 5:10 PM Last week, a routine visit by a U.S. Census worker in Yuba City, California ended in violence when “police officers shot and killed a woman they said had first threatened the worker with a gun, then later confronted officers with a shotgun.”The Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe reports today that the threat against a Census worker was not an isolated incident. Posted by: teutonicvalkyrie | June 14, 2010 11:55 AM Williams was a team leader who supervised about 10 Census takers as they knocked on doors collecting information from people who didn't return their Census forms, said Fernando Armstrong, a regional Census director based in Philadelphia. Save & Share: Police and census officials said the shooting is not believed to be related to any census field work. | Report abuse. Cut off the tea time at the country clubs. Census workers may also carry Census Bureau bags and other equipment with the Census Bureau logo. Like the Census worker that committed suicide in Kentucky, but tried to make it appear he was killed due to anti-government animus, there is no evidence at all this person was killed because he was under attack as the 'revenuers' were. huh??? Guess they didn't read the billboards about knowing how many classrooms we'll need. He was doing very well -- a very motivated and enthusiastic young man.". A Baltimore man who was working for the Census has died after being shot while dropping off a co-worker, in the first killing of a census worker on the job this year. By The vast majority of homicide victims in Baltimore have criminal records, but Williams did not, according to online court records. The slain census worker's job title was "Crew Leader." Police have no suspects and haven't determined what provoked the slaying. Williams was the eighth Census employee to have died on the job since workers began knocking on doors in late April, Census bureau spokesman Stephen Buckner said. Posted by: teutonicvalkyrie | June 14, 2010 11:50 AM A look at some of the items that a census taker may carry with them, including a laptop, laptop bag, confidentiality notices, and an "Official Business" notice for their vehicle. | Report abuse. I really don't understand why there is so much violence against census workers....???? The team worked in east Baltimore, which includes some poverty-stricken neighborhoods known for gun violence. | Report abuse, "Williams was returning home after driving a co-worker home at the end of the day, and was considered to still be on the job.". Since the census began making follow-up house calls in late April, there have been 252 incidents in which census workers have been harmed or threatened. | Report abuse. That includes 11 times in which shots were fired and 86 times in which workers were threatened with weapons, he said. Posted by: blackforestcherry | June 14, 2010 10:44 AM Does anyone value the sanctity of life and work anymore? Census crew members have suffered mishaps in past censuses. This country is sooo self righteous and have the audacity to tell other countries about the value of life for their citizens, when Americans don't conform to the value it often projects on others, smh!! These data are from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). Unfortunately he apparently was killed because he was a victim of a crime---which is bad enough. Last week, a routine visit by a U.S. Census worker in Yuba City, California ended in violence when âpolice officers shot and killed a woman they said had first threatened the worker with a gun, then later confronted officers with a shotgun.â The Washington Postâs Ed OâKeefe reports today that the threat against a Census worker was not an isolated incident. Spencer Williams was shot several times inside his car on the afternoon of June 7 in east Baltimore after he gave a co-worker a ride home, police and Census officials said. | Report abuse, Posted by: jellybean5 | June 14, 2010 10:49 AM Washington Post editors ‘Everything Is on the Line': Crowds Parade Through DC for Women's March, ‘Big Pile' of Eels Dumped in NYC Park; Impact Not Yet Known, Copyright © 2020 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Before Census Takers were Used In 1790, the first U.S. census was conducted by approximately 650 U.S. | Report abuse, D.C-area Catholic Charities chief to retire. By the way ThrityYearResident, you need to learn to spell. Spencer Williams, 22, died last Friday after being shot June 7, according to Baltimore police. We commonly worked two-by-two, which conferred some measure of safety. Don't forget about the poor fella just trying to earn a living who was killed. Posted by: Frustratededucator | June 14, 2010 3:23 PM | June 14, 2010; 10:12 AM ET | Report abuse, Posted by: dcisajoke | June 14, 2010 11:10 AM We need to focus on finding the people that killed him, not try to make a political statement out of this killing. (See chart 2.) Whatever the case he certainly did not deserve to be killed while doing it so the disparaging "government worker" remark was uncalled for. He was found inside his car, resting in the median near an intersection, and had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, police said. Previous: Report: 2nd arrest in trooper slaying All rights reserved. ----------. Posted by: isarosepetal | June 14, 2010 1:31 PM As a former member of a Non-Response Follow-Up and Coverage Improvement Follow-Up crew, I will not minimize that. In April, CNN contributor and RedState editor Erick Erickson threatened on his radio show to âpull out my wifeâs shotgunâ if a Census worker approached his home for the American Community Survey.
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