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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.
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.
The Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance has filed ethics complaints against three Republican state lawmakers, claiming their questioning in public hearings was “discriminatory,” and offensive toward people of color.
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I understand that some consider Karen a sort of sexist slur, but unfortunately there s just no other way to describe Washington state s Senate Bill 5135, which allows people to sue when someone falsely calls the cops with the intent to unlawfully discriminate against the other person.
If the Karen bill passes the Legislature, then victims will be able to take their racist 911-caller to a civil court and win up to $250. The court could also award punitive costs and attorney fees.
In this way, the bill aims to stop Karens and I guess Kens, Terrys, or Gregs, as the reputable source Fatherly.com calls their male counterparts.