Ongoing coverage of protests for racial justice in the Seattle area
Demonstrations and protests for racial justice continue in western Washington. The rallying cry of these protests has been to defund the police. Here’s what that means.
Headlines for today include:
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best resigns
Federal judge rejects attempt to enforce Seattle crowd weapons ban in lawsuit over protesters’ protective gear
Hundreds rally outside Seattle City Hall in support of SPD
Petitioners liken Seattle Police’s use of crowd weapons against protesters to war crimes in court filing
and more . . .