Seattle City Council Overrides Mayor's Veto in Order to Cut Police Budget
Posted on AllSides September 23rd, 2020
From The Right
The Seattle City Council has voted to override their mayor's veto of funding reductions to the city's police department.
Dozens of police officers will lose their positions as a result of this first round of Seattle's effort to defund the police.
The finalized cuts, which begin in November, include removal of up to 100 police officers from various units, eliminating their Navigation Team, and limiting top command staff pay to $150,000 according to MyNorthwest.com.
"We cannot look away from this and we can no longer accept the status quo...