The progressives on the Seattle City Council have signaled their intention to dramatically slash the city police budget.
Today, they held a hearing on a plan to reduce the police department by 50% and redistribute the money to "communities of color."
Here are the details. 
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The activists are claiming that the Black Lives Matter movement has given them a political mandate to "defund" the Seattle Police Department. They claim to have 45,000 petition signatures and 300 partner organizations who demand the 50% budget cut.pic.twitter.com/Omv536C5lE
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The plan would "freeze hiring," [reduce] patrol staffing," abolish the homelessness outreach team, "cut SPD's training budget," and "end overtime pay for police officers." Experts estimate this could reduce total number of officers from 1,400 to 700.pic.twitter.com/hhMcglXse4
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Black Lives Matter activist Nikkita Oliver, who is currently in negotiations with the Seattle mayor, says she supports "an abolitionist agenda" in which "police can be obsolete." Oliver believes is the first step towards dismantling "patriarchy, white supremacy, and classism.”pic.twitter.com/0KMxMhWbml
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Replying to @realchrisrufo
Wow. So
#Seattle moves one step closer from evolving from CHAZ to SAZ (Seattle Autonomous Zone). Expect it will be lit (literally).1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
The CHAZ pilot program turned out so well, why not expand it to the rest of the city?
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