SCC Has The Votes To Defund the Police....now what?

thechatch

“ At Thursday’s news conference, defunding advocates said community organizations and practitioners — with adequate resources — can protect Seattle residents better than the Police Department in many instances.

The speakers represented the organizations Creative Justice; Trans Women of Color Solidarity Network; Africatown Community Land Trust; East African Community Services; Black Trans Task Force; Greenlight Project; Wa Na Wari; and WA-BLOC.

“We are at a very significant moment,” said Nikkita Oliver, whose nonprofit Creative Justice uses art to empower court-involved young people and resolve their cases. “Seeing the discussion of defunding the police become more than just a chant in the streets.”

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/majority-of-seattle-council-pledges-to-support-police-department-defunding-plan-laid-out-by-advocates/?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true

Two POC Transgender Groups and an urban art initiative? Seems like we are off to a good start, vis a vis avoiding redundancy and appropriate resource allocation. What a clusterfuck this is going to be.

Pitchfork51

thechatch said:

“ At Thursday’s news conference, defunding advocates said community organizations and practitioners — with adequate resources — can protect Seattle residents better than the Police Department in many instances.

The speakers represented the organizations Creative Justice; Trans Women of Color Solidarity Network; Africatown Community Land Trust; East African Community Services; Black Trans Task Force; Greenlight Project; Wa Na Wari; and WA-BLOC.

“We are at a very significant moment,” said Nikkita Oliver, whose nonprofit Creative Justice uses art to empower court-involved young people and resolve their cases. “Seeing the discussion of defunding the police become more than just a chant in the streets.”

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/majority-of-seattle-council-pledges-to-support-police-department-defunding-plan-laid-out-by-advocates/?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true

Two POC Transgender Groups and an urban art initiative? Seems like we are off to a good start, vis a vis avoiding redundancy and appropriate resource allocation. What a clusterfuck this is going to be.

Reported for bigotry

thechatch

Well, shit.

NorthwestFresh

thechatch said:

“ At Thursday’s news conference, defunding advocates said community organizations and practitioners — with adequate resources — can protect Seattle residents better than the Police Department in many instances.

The speakers represented the organizations Creative Justice; Trans Women of Color Solidarity Network; Africatown Community Land Trust; East African Community Services; Black Trans Task Force; Greenlight Project; Wa Na Wari; and WA-BLOC.

“We are at a very significant moment,” said Nikkita Oliver, whose nonprofit Creative Justice uses art to empower court-involved young people and resolve their cases. “Seeing the discussion of defunding the police become more than just a chant in the streets.”

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/majority-of-seattle-council-pledges-to-support-police-department-defunding-plan-laid-out-by-advocates/?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true

Two POC Transgender Groups and an urban art initiative? Seems like we are off to a good start, vis a vis avoiding redundancy and appropriate resource allocation. What a clusterfuck this is going to be.

Straight whites who just live their lives as workers and good neighbors, which has to be at least 60% of Seattle, will not be invited and won’t be represented. Seems like good policy. What a Clown Show.

Sledog

I can't wait to see this shit show. From hiring until being able to work on their own usually takes about two years for a police officer. Watching these wonderful people morons walk out there is going to be special.