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Seattle officers didn’t violate policies by wearing black bands on badges or keeping cameras off, OPA review finds By Sara Jean Green, The Seattle Times
Published: December 24, 2020, 9:30am
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SEATTLE Seattle police officers didn’t violate any policies when they wore badges with black bands and kept their body-worn cameras turned off during protests this spring and summer, the Office of Police Accountability determined in new reports released Wednesday.
Particularly during the earliest Seattle protests this year in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis, protesters and others had accused officers of trying to conceal police misconduct by not recording their actions and by using black tape on their badges, which protesters said obscured officers’ serial numbers.
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A Seattle politician and defund the police supporter called 911 after having a rock thrown through the window of her living room - a crime which critics say could be effectively legalized under her plans for a so-called poverty defense .
Lisa Herbold called the cops after hearing a loud noise that sounded like a gunshot which proved to be a rock, according to a police report seen by My Northwest.
Herbold is said to have dived into the kitchen for cover and did not see the attacker, described by a neighbor as a white man who was unathletic and a bad runner .
Rantz: Seattle CM called police she defunded to report crime she is effectively legalizing
Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold. (Seattle Channel)
Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold called the police department she defunded to report a crime she suffered that would be effectively legalized under her proposal. Good thing she didn’t wait until after she passes her bill to report the incident.
Under Herbold’s proposal, most misdemeanor suspects would get a pass for crimes committed to meet a basic need. It’s essentially a poverty defense. But it goes deeper than that.
The future legislation is modeled after a draft bill by radical public defenders. In it, you get a pass if you show symptoms of mental illness. That’s where Herbold’s 911 call comes into play.