Current Events > Defunded Seattle police not investigating new adult sexual assault cases

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They don't do anything when you pay them either.

https://www.q13fox.com/news/seattle-pd-has-new-plan-to-increase-sexual-assault-investigations-slowed-by-staff-shortage

They're also having issues recruiting new policemen/policewomen. Hmm wonder why.

The aericle provides literally no explabation or proof that the police were "defunded". Fucking Fox News

The aericle provides literally no explabation or proof that the police were "defunded". Fucking Fox News

Damn that's wild. I wonder they are doing in cities where they aren't "defunded"?

Oh...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-23/police-to-stop-using-rape-victims-dna-to-investigate-crimes

What's your point?

They don't do anything when you pay them either.

They don't do anything when you pay them either.

A_Good_Boy posted...
They don't do anything when you pay them either.

Did anyone actually read the article or is this typical CE *reeeeee angry noises* posts because its a topic about the police?

From different articles, not the garb one in OP, it seems like most of the staffing shortages are from retirement/officers quitting. Now if they're in a hiring freeze due to the budget I can see how an argument can be made against "defund the police" (counter argument is a better allocation of resources).

Is there any group of people on the planet more whiny and full of entitlement than the American police?

From different articles, not the garb one in OP, it seems like most of the staffing shortages are from retirement/officers quitting. Now if they're in a hiring freeze due to the budget I can see how an argument can be made against "defund the police" (counter argument is a better allocation of resources).

From different articles, not the garb one in OP, it seems like most of the staffing shortages are from retirement/officers quitting. Now if they're in a hiring freeze due to the budget I can see how an argument can be made against "defund the police" (counter argument is a better allocation of resources).

Edit: it is true Seattle reduced the police budget. I'm all for critiquing the police but facts are important.

Republicans: "Defund everything except the police or military. Give them quadruple the funds they have OR ELSE!"

Part and parcel of living in a blue city.

In 2021, Mayor Durkan and the City Council made rather modest cuts to the Seattle Police Departments (SPD) 2021 Adopted Budget. Many of the cuts resulted from transferring functions to other departments, which means the money was not freed up for other uses. 911 dispatch was moved from SPD to the newly minted Community Safety and Communications Center (CSCC), the Parking Enforcement Unit was moved to the Seattle Department Transportation (SDOT),[i] and the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) was moved to its own standalone department.

After nearly half a year of debate, the Seattle City Council finally allowed the Seattle Police Department (SPD) to spend even more of its money on getting more cops.

The council voted 6 to 3 on Councilmember Sara Nelsons resolution to promise that the council will lift spending restrictions on anticipated 2022 salary savings so that the cops can offer hiring bonuses. The resolution does not indicate a specific dollar amount or fund a specific bonus program from the $4.5 million in salary savings, but rather leaves it up to the Mayor to develop one with councils approval. Frankly, whatever. I dont really care what its used for, Nelson said.
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While this resolution does not direct new money to the department, the progressive opposition (Councilmembers Kshama Sawant, Tammy Morales, and Teresa Mosqueda) took issue with the rest of the council allowing cops to spend salary savings on bonuses, especially in a moment when the City is asking departments to prepare for as much as a 6% budget reduction.

As budget chair, Mosqueda repeatedly argued that approving the resolution and the ordinance would mean even less money left over at the end of the year to fulfill 2023 budget priorities.

On top of that, Sawant reminded the council that cops remain one of the best-paid government workers, making more than double that of social workers who actually turn peoples lives around, she said. For scope, the fund freed up by Herbolds ordinance could pay the annual salary of about 20 social workers at REACH, a homelessness outreach provider.