FILE: Seattle police officers stand near the intersection of 5th and Pine Streets on Friday, November 24, 2017, during a Black Lives Matter rally in Seattle. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
One year after the murder of George Floyd, are promises to defund Seattle Police being kept? May 25, 2021
In response to city-wide protests following George Floydâs murder, the Seattle City Council vowed to chop the city s police department budget in half.
KUOWâs Kim Malcolm spoke with Seattle Times reporter Daniel Beekman about what s changed with policing in Seattle . and what hasn t.
Kim started the conversation by asking about what city leaders promised to do.
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