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By Adam Smith July 22, 2021 4:36 pm
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OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Fraternal Order of Police wants the Attorney General to review implementation of the new use-of-force and police tactics laws passed in 2021.
The Washington Legislature passed House Bill’s 1310 and 1054 in an attempt to address concerns about police and correctional officers’ use-of-force tactics.
But the WAFOP says some law enforcement agencies are removing less-lethal weapons from service, an overreaction to the bill that ignores the context of the law and the intent of lawmakers.
They say when read together, the two bills reinforce common practices within law enforcement like using the lowest level of force necessary.
Benton County Sheriff recall effort collects enough signatures for ballot
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A recall petition was certified Thursday by Benton County Auditor Brenda Chilton, The Tri-City Herald reported.
Nearly 14,000 signatures of registered voters were needed and the Auditor’s Office validated 14,215 signatures. The question whether to oust Hatcher from his elected office will be on the Aug. 3 primary election ballot.
Hatcher told the Tri-City Herald that he supports and accepts the will of the people, but does not accept the pretense from this recall group that it is for accountability. He accused the recall organizers of misleading citizens during the signature-gathering process.
Sheriff recall effort collects enough signatures for ballot
May 6, 2021
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RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) Voters in a county in southeastern Washington will decide whether to remove Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher from office.
A recall petition was certified Thursday by Benton County Auditor Brenda Chilton, The Tri-City Herald reported.
Nearly 14,000 signatures of registered voters were needed and the Auditor’s Office validated 14,215 signatures. The question whether to oust Hatcher from his elected office will be on the Aug. 3 primary election ballot.
Hatcher told the Tri-City Herald that he supports and accepts the will of the people, but does “not accept the pretense from this recall group that it is for accountability.” He accused the recall organizers of misleading citizens during the signature-gathering process.
by Tim Gruver, The Center Square | April 22, 2021 08:00 AM Print this article
By law, Washington police must stop excessive force wherever they see it, but a bill passed by the state legislature would make that law a workplace policy.
Sponsored by state Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, Senate Bill 5066 makes it a police officer s duty to intervene, physically or otherwise, when their peers use excessive force or other wrongdoing contrary to law or department policy. The bill would give police agencies until 2022 to hammer out written policies detailing such duties and provide related training. Those policies will be subject to review by the state Criminal Justice Training Commission.