1) As a former King County judge, public defender and attorney with 30 years of experience, I disagree with folks who say that police violence is caused by a “few bad apples,” it’s the whole tree. It’s time we plant a new tree.
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So demilitarize, more resources for social services, actual accountability for police, no retaliation on protesters.....to start
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Happy to hear another councilmember say so--start by uprooting Mayor Durkan.
#AbolishThePolice #DefundThePolice #DefundSPD
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Yes — it’s not a few bad apples — we welcome you to support the effort to #DefundSPD by a minimum of 50% — we definitely need a new tree (ie: public safety) that centers dignity, health, safety.... this means less-and-less (to ultimately no) police and incarceration.
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Thank you . We need bold and drastic changes to create something that is built from the start to meet the needs of all communities, especially our Black communities who’ve never had anything vaguely resembling that in the US.
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Thank you for listening to your constituents. I look forward to seeing your plans for how re-allocated police funding will be apportioned; actions speak louder than words, and now is the time for strong speech indeed. #blacklivesmatter
