SEATTLE Pressure built for the head of the Seattle police union to step down, with eight of nine City Council members calling for his resignation Monday following his comments implicating Black Lives Matter and other liberal activists in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol last week.
by Nathalie Graham • Jan 11, 2021 at 2:15 pm
Okay, how many SPD cops were at the Capitol raid? Lester Black
Late Friday night, the Seattle Police Department dropped steamy news: Two SPD officers went to D.C last week on the same day of the insurrection attempt. They may have attended the rally that turned into the right-wing raid on the Capitol Building, resulting in five deaths, one of a Capitol Police officer. Sponsored Tickets $15-$250. Aphrodesia delivery menu, incredible auction items, live streamed performances.
As of Friday, SPD Chief Adrian Diaz said two officers had been placed on paid leave while the Office of Police Accountability investigates whether the officers were directly involved in the insurrection attempt. On Monday, Diaz updated the public on the investigation.
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant at a rally at Cal Anderson Park. (KIRO Radio, Hanna Scott)
After helping lead a “rebellion” and “uprising” last year, Seattle’s Socialist councilmember is once again feigning outrage for political gain.
On the long list of things Sawant hates, cops and Republicans are somewhere in the top five (it’s unclear where Amazon, Israel, and the general term “the establishment” fall in order). So after the shameful terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol, and a misguided tweet by the president of the police union, the Socialist councilmember pounced!
Only Sawant called for a resignation for something she herself did only worse then defended.
1. Q&A with Sen. Karen Keiser
rd Legislative District. She is a longtime member and former Chair of the Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee. She also serves as President Pro Tempore of the Senate. In this Q&A, Keiser discusses her goals for the 2021 session, the Long Term Care Trust, bipartisanship, and the new Biden administration.
Keiser highlights three bills as her top priorities: SB 5052, related to health equity zones; SB 5020, which would impose a tax on unsupported drug price increases; and the Health Emergency Labor Standards Act. On achieving bipartisanship, Keiser says, “We cannot just do slam dunks and have our will because [Democrats] have a slim majority. It doesn’t create long term stability. And if you want to make long term change you have to have long term stability. So bipartisanship is a goal. It isn’t an absolute, but it is always a goal.”
FILE: Seattle police officers stand near the intersection of 5th and Pine Streets on Friday, November 24, 2017, during a Black Lives Matter rally in Seattle. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
Seattle police accountability office investigating actions of officers in D.C. during Capitol Building attack Jan 10, 2021
The head of Seattleâs Office of Police Accountability says the agency s investigation will focus on the words and actions of at least two Seattle police officers, who allegedly attended last weekâs pro-Trump rally that devolved into an insurrection at the Capitol Building.
Andrew Myerberg said his office will evaluate whether the officers engaged in any activities that would violate SPD policies against undermining public trust and confidence in the department.