Notable quotes from Solan's new email to SPOG members: "I am in communication with those two members and have provided SPOG resources to assist them during this process. As you can imagine, we are concerned for their safety, mental health and for what appears to be their guilt...
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by association for merely exercising their constitutionally protected first amendment rights. We are in a scary time in our nation’s history as voicing a dissenting opinion can get you 'canceled'."
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Also: "At no point did I blame one faction over the other, including BLM, Antifa or Proud Boys. What I was trying to convey is that we as police are caught in the middle of two extreme political groups (left/right) whom are vying for political control via violence."
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"I interpret the calls to tender my resignation as political rhetoric. I will never bend to cancel culture as I lead this union with conviction. You elected me to represent you and I serve at your will."
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"When we are abandoned by our politicians you must remember one thing; the reasonable Seattle community supports us and we will always have each other as we are a strong union. We are SPOG."
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Questions for Solan: 1) Did SPD officers breach the Capitol grounds, against the order of CP? 2) Did SPD officers participate in violence against the CP? 3) If either 1 or 2, Solan’s job requires him to prosecute. Why is he seeking protection from the law?
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