The council did make very aggressive statements in the height of the George Floyd movements. Mostly after the SPD defied court orders and city law to not use te

The council did make very aggressive statements in the height of the George Floyd movements. Mostly after the SPD defied court orders and city law to not use tear gas on crowds - and tear gassed the city council. The city did defend the police after judges came after them for defying court order. Take that how you will. The actual passed policy has been WAY more water down. And the rhetoric around defunding mostly died in 2020. The SPD, like many large cities, has had its share of issues and court orders etc. Suburban people tend to not know the political power of police in cities and also their propensity to be the center of scandal. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/court-order-city-council-law-didnt-stop-seattle-police-from-using-pepper-spray-projectiles/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/court-ord...