By Craig Bannister | April 30, 2021 | 11:59am EDT
Seattle FOP Pres. Marco Monteblanco
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Community leaders across the country are pushing anti-police rhetoric and seeking to defund law enforcement, leaving citizens to suffer the consequences, Seattle Fraternal Order of Police President Marco Monteblanco says.
In an interview Friday on Fox & Friends, Monteblanco was asked about the staffing crisis at the Seattle Police Department, where more than 180 officers quit their jobs in 2020, and another 66 have left since the start of this year.
A major reason for the exodus of police in Seattle, and nationally, is that anti-police leaders are refusing to meet with law enforcement to discuss solutions, Monteblanco said:
Hunting Sexual Predators A Political Fight in Facial Recognition Legislation
On 3/2/21 at 5:00 PM EST
Political polarization over government use of facial recognition technology continues to mount, as Massachusetts became one of the first states to pass comprehensive regulations curbing law enforcement s use of the software.
The bill passed with a 70% percent majority in the state senate, in which Democrats outnumber Republicans 37-3. But Republican Governor Charlie Baker originally opposed the bill and threatened not to sign it without changes.
The reason? The effectiveness of facial recognition software in helping authorities catch child predators.
AI (artificial intelligence) security cameras using facial recognition technology are displayed at the 14th China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on October 24, 2018.