SPD 'misinformation campaign' has council, mayor's office demanding answers
Prompted by an SPD incident involving faked radio chatter to harass protestors outside the East Precinct, Seattle council calls for police reform.
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Prompted by an SPD incident involving faked radio chatter to harass protestors outside the East Precinct, Seattle council calls for police reform.
SEATTLE — Findings about coordinated lying by Seattle police officers at a crucial moment during 2020’s racial justice protests have raised questions and concerns, ahead of a City Council meeting on the matter, about the incident and how it was investigated.
This just added fuel to the fire...
An investigation revealed that several SPD officers participated in a coordinated misinformation effort during the height of protests in 2020.
The fake sightings came during protests following George Floyd's death in a vain effort to deter rioters, an investigation by a police watchdog group has found.