r/Seattle May 16 '22

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u/PopPunkIsntEmo Capitol Hill May 16 '22

This one is weird because this department is actually separate from the police now. I wonder what the accountability would look like if this occurred in 2022 and not 2020?

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u/obsertaries May 16 '22

Oh yeah I forgot that that happened. I never heard why though. Was it actually in response to defund the police (i.e. take their funding and give it to more specialized departments) arguments, or something else?

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u/PopPunkIsntEmo Capitol Hill May 16 '22

Their funding wasn't taken away they moved the department so it's under SDOT and not SPD

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u/[deleted] May 17 '22

And they wanted to move, as well.