New reforms cause confusion and uncertainty, WA police say. Advocates say the laws just need time
Several new police reform laws took effect in Washington last week, requiring de-escalation by police and restricting their use of force.
The new laws are proving to be controversial among law enforcement agencies, with police chiefs pointing to confusion over how they should be implemented. But supporters say the new laws reflect the public will, and should be given time to work.
The stateâs new use of force law raises the bar for when police can detain someone who is running away. Within days of the law taking effect, the Pierce County Sheriffâs office said those new restrictions prevented deputies from pursuing a murder suspect in Puyallup.
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They ll be offered mental health and addiction counseling onsite.
The Everett Gospel Mission, located right next door, will oversee the shelters and provide food, showers and 24-hour security.
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A pallet shelter that will house the homeless in Everett starting July 6, 2021.
But residents don t have to agree to accept services or even stay sober to live there. In fact, there isn t even a time limit for when they have to leave the temporary shelter. Creating a time limit adds stress to their situation, said Anderson. They might feel like it s a setup. We want them to be comfortable, but they will know that this will end.
The revelations were contained in an email sent by a senior police officer in Washington state. Additional emails from local, state, and federal agencies sent in January show that following the attack, authorities in Washington state paid increased attention to far-right groups such as QAnon adherents, the Three Percenters, and Joey Gibson, the founder of Vancouver-based street protest group Patriot Prayer.
The emails, provided to the Guardian by transparency nonprofit Property of the People, show how the events of the attack on the Capitol sent ripples around the US, and how agencies in states across the country scrambled to monitor local far-right activists, track down locals wanted for their role in the insurrection, and protect their own state capitols from groups who were openly planning to breach them.
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