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Sure, here's a handful: https://komonews.com/news/local/police-union-president-defends-officers-in-mondays-fatal-shooting https://komonews.com/news/local/polic

Sure, here's a handful: https://komonews.com/news/local/police-union-president-defends-officers-in-mondays-fatal-shooting https://komonews.com/news/local/police-union-president-defen... https://mynorthwest.com/70234/police-union-head-vehemently-defends-department-in-wake-of-cop-stomp-acquittal/ https://mynorthwest.com/70234/police-union-head-vehemently-d... https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/13/seattle-police-union-chief-resigns/87030666/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/13/se... https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/memo-seattle-police-union-official-called-sergeants-public-retaliation-against-citizen-minor-misconduct/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/memo-seattle... http://www.courts.wa.gov/content/publicupload/eclips/2015%2006%2026%20Court%20First%20Amendment%20protects%20profanity%20against%20police.pdf http://www.courts.wa.gov/content/publicupload/eclips/2015%20... https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article64596437.html https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article64596437.ht... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seattle-cop-punches-teen-in-face-seen-on-video/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seattle-cop-punches-teen-in-fac...

DenisM 6y ago
Clicked the last link from your list, see this: The two were already struggling when Levias' friend, a 17-year-old, pushed the officer, and he responded by punching the friend in the face. Is this the sort of thing you consider outrageous?
- Pfhreak 6y ago
  Outrageous is your word. Have you seen the video? The cop full on decks a woman who gives his arm a light push. It's definitely out of line, he's not trying to defuse the situation, he's grappling another woman and is clearly out of control of the situation. This continues a pattern of excessive force from the dept. From the Justice Department's findings on the SPD: > Our investigation finds repeated uses of excessive force for charges related to minor offenses, including pedestrian interference, obstruction, open container violations, jaywalking, and shoplifting. In a number of incidents, failure to use tactics designed to de-escalate a situation, led to increased and unnecessary force. https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2011/12/16/spd_findletter_12-16-11.pdf https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2011/...
  - DenisM 6y ago
    The video doesn’t show on my phone. From your description it sounds somewhat excessive, but not outlandishly so. Also I find it odd that decade-old events are being brought up. Yes, it’s pretty much a recorded fact that excessive force was used back then. DOJ forced the the SPD through a reform program, the result of that program should be judged to decide what if anything needs to be done at SPD. Otherwise it’s like this: SPD did bad things in 2010, they must reform! Ok. SPD Does reforms 2010-2020 SPD did bad things in 2010, defund! Every time a story predating consent decree comes up I interpret it as lack of newer stories, hence I conclude the reforms worked well.
    - Pfhreak 6y ago
      Footage from the protests shows pretty extreme violence, and SPD shot and killed a black man in lower Queen Anne in May of this year after charging him with a dog. Yes, the suspect had a knife and was very loud, and may have been suffering from mental health or a crisis, but SPD definitely could have handled this differently. https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-police-investigating-shooting-in-queen-anne https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-police-investigating...
      - DenisM 6y ago
        I clicked on the link you provided and I couldn't locate anything incriminating. Can you provide the video and exact location of what you found objectionable?

DenisM 6y ago

Clicked the last link from your list, see this: The two were already struggling when Levias' friend, a 17-year-old, pushed the officer, and he responded by punching the friend in the face. Is this the sort of thing you consider outrageous?

Pfhreak 6y ago
Outrageous is your word. Have you seen the video? The cop full on decks a woman who gives his arm a light push. It's definitely out of line, he's not trying to defuse the situation, he's grappling another woman and is clearly out of control of the situation. This continues a pattern of excessive force from the dept. From the Justice Department's findings on the SPD: > Our investigation finds repeated uses of excessive force for charges related to minor offenses, including pedestrian interference, obstruction, open container violations, jaywalking, and shoplifting. In a number of incidents, failure to use tactics designed to de-escalate a situation, led to increased and unnecessary force. https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2011/12/16/spd_findletter_12-16-11.pdf https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2011/...
- DenisM 6y ago
  The video doesn’t show on my phone. From your description it sounds somewhat excessive, but not outlandishly so. Also I find it odd that decade-old events are being brought up. Yes, it’s pretty much a recorded fact that excessive force was used back then. DOJ forced the the SPD through a reform program, the result of that program should be judged to decide what if anything needs to be done at SPD. Otherwise it’s like this: SPD did bad things in 2010, they must reform! Ok. SPD Does reforms 2010-2020 SPD did bad things in 2010, defund! Every time a story predating consent decree comes up I interpret it as lack of newer stories, hence I conclude the reforms worked well.
  - Pfhreak 6y ago
    Footage from the protests shows pretty extreme violence, and SPD shot and killed a black man in lower Queen Anne in May of this year after charging him with a dog. Yes, the suspect had a knife and was very loud, and may have been suffering from mental health or a crisis, but SPD definitely could have handled this differently. https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-police-investigating-shooting-in-queen-anne https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-police-investigating...
    - DenisM 6y ago
      I clicked on the link you provided and I couldn't locate anything incriminating. Can you provide the video and exact location of what you found objectionable?