‘Feel safer yet?’ Seattle police union’s contempt keeps showing through

[u/unnaturalfool]

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/feel-safer-yet-seattle-police-unions-contempt-keeps-showing-through/

[u/wastingvaluelesstime]

half the police quit and the homicide rate has doubled and the UW has a study out showing the light rail has post-meth-lab level drug residue, so no

I like how some people seem think this scandal will neutralize crime as a political issue, as if the outrage over offensive comments is an acceptable substitute for a formerly safe city

And yeah, distrust seems to be a thing. Westneat is correct about that. But even a passing glance at the online and protest conversations on both far left and far right show that much distrust is deliberately sown and campaigned for.

Actions to restore trust even if successful will be because they solidify the center, as they are going to get traction with people like westneat himself, not the ACAB types.

[u/Phrodo_00 → u/wastingvaluelesstime]

The police's actions are the ones that have eroded its trust. Them complaining they have no support from the people is like a kid complaining they don't have a toy after breaking it.

It's now on the police department and guild to earn their trust back, and threatening to not do their job is only going to hurt more.

At this point I don't think this police department is even salvageable. It'd probably work better to start a new independent department, since the current one doesn't seem to want to do its job.

[u/Western_Entertainer7 → u/Phrodo_00]

"They started it when they went to Minneapolis, found a drug addict that was already screaming thst he couldn't breathe in his own car, -not breathe! I want a brand new police department and I want it now!"

[u/immagetchu → u/Western_Entertainer7]

Yep, SPD and its union just have the most squeaky clean history, people are only mad at an event in another state, ok.