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1. Pfhrea+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-06-23 22:21:39
Sure, here's a handful:

https://komonews.com/news/local/police-union-president-defen...

https://mynorthwest.com/70234/police-union-head-vehemently-d...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/13/se...

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/memo-seattle...

http://www.courts.wa.gov/content/publicupload/eclips/2015%20...

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article64596437.ht...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seattle-cop-punches-teen-in-fac...

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2. DenisM+gb[view] [source] 2020-06-23 23:32:54
>>Pfhrea+(OP)
Clicked the last link from your list, see this: The two were already struggling when Levias' friend, a 17-year-old, pushed the officer, and he responded by punching the friend in the face.

Is this the sort of thing you consider outrageous?

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3. Pfhrea+Tl[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-24 00:39:37
>>DenisM+gb
Outrageous is your word. Have you seen the video? The cop full on decks a woman who gives his arm a light push. It's definitely out of line, he's not trying to defuse the situation, he's grappling another woman and is clearly out of control of the situation.

This continues a pattern of excessive force from the dept. From the Justice Department's findings on the SPD:

> Our investigation finds repeated uses of excessive force for charges related to minor offenses, including pedestrian interference, obstruction, open container violations, jaywalking, and shoplifting. In a number of incidents, failure to use tactics designed to de-escalate a situation, led to increased and unnecessary force.

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2011/...

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4. DenisM+AM[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-24 04:32:15
>>Pfhrea+Tl
The video doesn’t show on my phone. From your description it sounds somewhat excessive, but not outlandishly so.

Also I find it odd that decade-old events are being brought up. Yes, it’s pretty much a recorded fact that excessive force was used back then. DOJ forced the the SPD through a reform program, the result of that program should be judged to decide what if anything needs to be done at SPD. Otherwise it’s like this:

  SPD did bad things in 2010, they must reform!
  Ok. SPD Does reforms 2010-2020
  SPD did bad things in 2010, defund!
Every time a story predating consent decree comes up I interpret it as lack of newer stories, hence I conclude the reforms worked well.
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5. Pfhrea+jd3[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-24 20:29:16
>>DenisM+AM
Footage from the protests shows pretty extreme violence, and SPD shot and killed a black man in lower Queen Anne in May of this year after charging him with a dog. Yes, the suspect had a knife and was very loud, and may have been suffering from mental health or a crisis, but SPD definitely could have handled this differently.

https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-police-investigating...

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6. DenisM+Vo3[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-24 21:39:07
>>Pfhrea+jd3
I clicked on the link you provided and I couldn't locate anything incriminating. Can you provide the video and exact location of what you found objectionable?
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