2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "Interrupting Bernie: Exposing the White Supremacy of the American Left" [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)....violent AND racist, and is currently operating under a Consent Decree from the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. It is being overseen by a court appointed Police Monitor.
Lots of background here:
"Following a nine-month investigation of the Seattle Police Department ("SPD" , in December 2011, DOJ's Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington found a pattern or practice of excessive force that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The investigation also raised serious concerns that some police practicesparticularly those related to pedestrian encounters with policecould result in discriminatory or biased policing.
The City of Seattle did not agree with these findings at that time but, in July 2012, concluded that it would be best to enter into a settlement with DOJ. The settlement is embodied in two documents: a Consent Decree and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In this context, the Consent Decree is an agreement between DOJ and a municipality to eliminate unconstitutional policing. The agreement is presented to a federal judge for approval. With the judges signature, the document became an order of the Court, enforceable by the Parties and the federal court under the Court's inherent contempt powers. The MOU is a related side agreement between the parties not enforceable by contempt but by the DOJ as any private contract would be. In Seattle, the MOU dealt mainly with the creation of a Civilian Police Commission ("CPC" and the Crisis Intervention Committee ("CIC" ."
http://www.seattlemonitor.com/s/DOJ_Settlement_Agreement.pdf
http://www.seattlemonitor.com/