SPOG President Mike Solan speaks to rally goers in Aug. 2020. (Photo: Jason Rantz)
Seattle City Councilmembers joined calls Monday, pushing for the Seattle Police Officers Guild to remove Mike Solan as the union’s president.
Shortly after a mob laid siege the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Solan sent out tweets that appeared to blame Antifa and Black Lives Matter supporters. That saw the likes of Mayor Jenny Durkan, retired city police chief Carmen Best, and former safety advisor Scott Lindsay calling on Solan to resign.
On Monday, city councilmembers echoed those sentiments, implying that Solan’s ability to negotiate a new contract for Seattle’s police officers is now compromised.
Seattle’s internal police watchdog is investigating tweets by the head of the city’s police officers union that suggested Black Lives Matter and other liberal activists share blame for last week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, former candidate for Seattle City Attorney Scott Lindsay and retired Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best are calling on Seattle Police Officers Guild President Mike Solan to apologize or resign following a tweet the appears to claim Black Lives Matter protesters were part of the siege on the Capitol building in D. C. on Wednesday.
Seattle's internal police watchdog is investigating tweets by the head of the city's police officers union that suggested Black Lives Matter and other liberal activists share blame for last week's violence at the U.S. Capitol.
Tweets by Mike Solan, president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, include one on Friday saying the “far right and far left are responsible for that sad day."