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(38,893 posts) Fri Jul 27, 2012, 11:36 PM Jul 2012

Feds, Seattle to announce police reform agreement following critical report about force

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/feds-seattle-to-announce-police-reform-agreement-following-critical-report-about-force/2012/07/27/gJQAG1LCEX_story.html

SEATTLE — Seattle officials agreed to an independent monitor and court oversight of the city’s police department as part of an agreement announced Friday with the Justice Department following a damning report that found officers routinely used excessive force.

City and federal negotiators were involved in tense talks over the scope of a deal for months, and Justice Department lawyers had threatened to sue the city if a deal was not reached by July 31.

“It’s no secret there were a few bumps in the road to get here,” Mayor Mike McGinn said. “We do have a lot of work in front of us.”

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Feds, Seattle to announce police reform agreement following critical report about force (Original Post) Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 OP

Will repost in WA State forum n/t eridani Jul 2012 #1

I wonder if Occupiers are considering snot Jul 2012 #2

Police Improvement -- Possible? davidcouper Aug 2012 #3

eridani

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1. Will repost in WA State forum n/t

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Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:25 AM

Jul 2012

snot

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2. I wonder if Occupiers are considering

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Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:15 PM

Jul 2012

putting some of these positive reports and court decisions to the test by mounting new occupancies?

davidcouper

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3. Police Improvement -- Possible?

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Fri Aug 3, 2012, 11:02 AM

Aug 2012

The devil, of course, will be in the details. But police improvement is possible -- but it is not for the faint-hearted. Howver, for both insight and direction, I invite you to take a look at my new book and visit my blog, “Arrested Development: A Veteran Police Chief Sounds Off About Protest, Racism, Corruption and the Seven Steps Necessary to Improve Our Nation’s Police” (Amazon.com). My blog is at http://improvingpolice.wordpress.com/ where I discuss these and other current police improvement issues. Good luck and may we all experience not just good but great policing!

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