Has Seattle learned nothing from the CHAZ?

Published July 31, 2020 6:31pm ET



The Seattle City Council introduced a resolution on Friday to defund the city’s Police Department and replace it with a “civilian-led Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention.”

This new community-based department would focus on building up nonprofit programs while sponsoring “community-led activities,” the resolution states. Meanwhile, emergency-related services the Police Department provides would be transferred to other, “more appropriate,” city agencies.

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