May 3, 2021 at 9:22 am
Police block a road during protests near the Seattle Police East Precinct on July 26, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
The Washington Legislature passed a handful of bills related to policing this session, but according to the Seattle Police Department, not all of them will affect the city’s existing policy.
Policing bills state lawmakers passed this session include:
HB 1054: Imposes restrictions on the use of tear gas, bans chokeholds and neck restraints, bans vehicular pursuits excepting specific scenarios, bans no-knock search and arrest warrants, prohibits the use of military equipment, and convenes a work group on the training and deployment of K9s.
Coalition calls on state AG to investigate 183 police officers with compromised credibility
The Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance (WBLMA) issued a letter to state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Thursday, calling on him to open an investigation into 183 police officers who they say have “compromised credibility.”
This came in the wake of a report released Thursday morning by Crosscut’s Melissa Santos, which detailed the Washington police officers who have been placed on what’s known as the Brady list, or “essentially a collection of cops who come with a warning label.”
Officers on that list are identified based on incidents involving “dishonesty, lapses in judgment, bias or sloppy police work,” the report details.
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March 11, 2021 12:11 PM The Associated Press
FILE - In this June 6, 2014, file photo, Seattle Police SWAT team officers stand behind an armored vehicle in Seattle s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year s turbulent protests for racial justice. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
SEATTLE (AP) Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year’s turbulent protests for racial justice.
Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley speaks with
Sakara Remmu, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County and member of the Washington BLM Alliance, about the organization’s policy-oriented approach to equal rights.
Reginald Virgil, the leader of Black Lives Matter Mississippi, explains the organization’s youth programs intended to enrich and empower the next generation in Mississippi’s communities of color.
Kareem Henton, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Cleveland, discusses the city’s history of police killings and their new documentary series about police injustice in Ohio.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Lawmakers in Olympia on verge of major policing overhaul
GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press
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FILE - In this June 6, 2014, file photo, Seattle Police SWAT team officers stand behind an armored vehicle in Seattle s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year s turbulent protests for racial justice.Ted S. Warren/AP
SEATTLE (AP) Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year’s turbulent protests for racial justice.