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Amid a coronavirus outbreak that has hit Washington state particularly hard, the chief of the Seattle police department on Monday urged residents to contact law enforcement to report “racist name calling.” During a “chief’s brief” video segment, Police Chief Carmen Best and local journalist Lori Matsukawa issued a public service announcement about hate crimes in the age of coronavirus.
Three 911 calls to police demonstrated that Seattle Police are not pursuing traditional crimes. In Seattle, a police officer responded to a request from dispatch to intervene in a burglary in progress–someone actively stealing from a citizen-
The officer was forced to reply that they could not respond “we have no resources.”
In Burien, someone from Medic 1 reported an assault in progress. Someone was getting beaten up. The dispatcher wasn’t certain if, or when, the police would get there.
Lastly, over the weekend, Seattle DOT wanted to close Seattle’s expensive, new tunnel. But, instead of doing it on their own, they demanded the Seattle Police Department handle it.
Carmen Best Tells Public to Call 911 If They Hear 'Racist Name Calling'
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Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best
Hmm. Is this the future of the country? Minorities promoted to positions of power using their office to instruct citizens to report racist words to busy 911 dispatchers? The worst weeks of coronavirus are ahead, and sad to say, but you're on your own people. You cannot count on inept adult-babies like the Chief of Police for Seattle.