Tag: Department of Justice
Councilmembers talk guns, police probe and more on June Council Edition
Councilmembers Sally Bagshaw, Richard Conlin and Tom Rasmussen joined host Brian Callanan in our studio for this month’s episode of City Inside/Out: Council Edition. Hear what the councilmembers have to say about the rise in gun violence, last week's shooting rampage and what they hope to do to curb shootings and calm fears in Seattle. Find[More]
Posted: June 5th, 2012 under City Issues, Police Accountability, Public Safety, Take 21, Transportation.
Tags: City Inside/Out: Council Edition, city light, Councilmember Richard Conlin, Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, Department of Justice, Gun Violence, sports arena, streetcar
Town Square: Safe and Just Policing
Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper leads an ACLU of Washington forum subtitled, "Toward a Police Culture Beyond the War on Drugs." Stamper points to the twin wars on terror and on drugs as having spurred what he calls a regrettable "militarization" of police work. A timely conversation in the wake of[More]
Posted: March 27th, 2012 under City Issues, Police Accountability, Public Safety, Take 21.
Tags: Department of Justice, Norm Stamper, Police, Town Square