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Seattle Just Defunded Its Police — Sort Of

August 13, 2020 Paul Blest, Vice. , , ,
After a summer of explosive demonstrations that saw protesters take over several city blocks for weeks, the Seattle City Council approved a budget “revision” package on Monday that will cut $3 million from the police budget and eliminate up to 100 positions from the department. The move both fell far short of the demands of activists, and was so forcefully opposed by the city’s establishment that the police chief resigned almost immediately. Seattle police chief Carmen Best wrote a letter to members of the department announcing her retirement late Monday, effective September 2.

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