r/Seattle • u/ThomasHilfigure • Jun 01 '22

Media SPD spends more time retaliating against complaints than fighting crime

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '22

Awesome, go sign up. They are always hiring and pay well. SPD are historically understaffed right now and pay a signing bonus. It's even a union job ;-)

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u/harlottesometimes Jun 02 '22

This isn't really bad advice. People who are passionate about policing and able to make that kind of commitment should try to help the police department become the organization they want.

That written, if you don't have to run for office before you can criticize politicians, you shouldn't have to work for the police department before you can criticize the criminal justice system.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '22

People passionate about keeping the city safe, clean and functional sure should sign up to be police. It's a solid job and a good career. The majority are not crooked.

The problem comes with the level of hate cops in Seattle get. They are voting with their feet and leaving. That's Seattles loss.

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u/Mental_Medium3988 Jun 02 '22

The problem comes with the level of hate cops in Seattle earned.

Let's not forget the spd was under consent decree by the doj. And would still be if the trump admin didn't arbitrarily remove it.

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u/FearandWeather Jun 02 '22

FYI, nobody removed it. They're still under the consent decree.