Seattle starts stop and frisk under new mayor

OPINION: MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL STARTS HIS OWN LEGACY OF STOP-AND-FRISK POLICING IN SEATTLE

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n the last three months, as if someone flipped a switch, police began circling the block like clockwork, jumping in and out of their cars, stopping and questioning people, “What are you doing here?” On this block in Little Saigon, people could no longer feel welcome.

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Under federal oversight in 2012, or “consent decree,” SPD officers are required to “specifically and clearly articulate reasonable suspicion” when conducting stops.

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In each of these seven reports, police officers stopped people on the street who engaged in no unlawful behavior, as evidenced by the fact they were not issued a summons nor arrested. In two instances, police officers frisked or searched people, but with no justification that a concealed weapon posed a threat to the officers’ safety.

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Seattle Police Monitor’s report has already identified racial disparities in stops, frisks, arrests, and rate of finding “contraband,” for Black, Latino, Asian, and Native American people from 2015 to 2020. What will be the toll of stop and frisk and Operation New Day on this generation in Seattle?

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https://southseattleemerald.com/2022/05/02/opinion-mayor-bruce-harrell-starts-his-own-legacy-of-stop-and-frisk-policing-in-seattle/