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SPD has absolutely failed at de-escalation. They chose to lie and increase tensions rather than do their jobs. This is not a reformed police department.

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#Breaking @SeattleOPA sustained allegations against two former senior @SeattlePD Officers who organized a hoax on June 8, 2020. Officers said on police radios that an armed group of Proud Boys were heading to Cal Anderson to confront protesters. Everything in below audio is fake.

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They chose to abandon East Precinct. Then when they wanted it back, they tried to scare protesters with tear gas and deceptions, including this concocted tale of armed roving Proud Boys.

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The Seattle Times has identified then the precinct commander who approved the fake radio transmissions as Bryan Grenon, who was then promoted to Assistant Chief in August 2020 before leaving for a private sector security job in August 2021. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/p

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Allegedly, Chief Carmen Best knew nothing of the radio fake operation, just as neither Best nor Mayor Durkan claim any knowledge of Assistant Chief Tom Mahaffey's plan to abandon East Precinct. We are to believe both leaders did a great job I guess?

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Moreover, the Consent Decree Judge and Monitor appear little interested in such obvious failings. The Consent Decree, btw, is 11 years old.

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Hopefully Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz and his successors have a better grasp of what's going on the department they ostensibly run, at least on paper. How can police reform succeed under such organizational chaos with the public kept in the dark?

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SPD has encrypted comms now. Won’t be an issue anymore.

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Saying SPD failed to de-escalate presumes they actually tried.