The radical leftist city of Seattle is moving forward with plans to defund the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and create a new civilian-led “safety and violence prevention department” that will take over responsibilities stripped from the SPD by the city.
Chris Rufo explains below:
BREAKING: Seattle City Council moves to abolish the entire Seattle Police Department and replace it with a “civilian led Department of Community Safety & Violence Prevention.”
They want to replace the police force with nonprofit programs and “community-led activities.” pic.twitter.com/JnFaWusvvv
— Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) July 31, 2020
What the screenshots quote from the City Council of Seattle:
A resolution related to policing and public safety establishing the council’s intent to create a civilian led department of community safety & violence prevention; identifying actions in 2020 to remove certain functions from Seattle Police Department and provide funding for a community led process to inform the structure and function of a new department of community safety & violence prevention…
Screenshot 2:
The resolution:
- Set goals of creating a new-civilian led department to guide to public safety.
- Identifies functions currently located within the Seattle Police Department that are more appropriately housed in other City agencies.
- State the council’s intent to fund community-led activities to accompany defunding of the Police department.
Screenshot 3:
Council and Mayor: Introduce, consider, and act on proposed legislation creating a new Department of Community Safety & Violence Prevention
Rufo continues…
In the proposed legislation, the council argues that the Seattle Police Department "[perpetuates] racism and violence" and upholds "white supremacy culture." pic.twitter.com/fYuHtyYWTG
— Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) July 31, 2020
The council endorses the "Decriminalize Seattle" agenda that would replace the police force with:
–"Culturally-relevant expertise rooted in community connections"
–"Housing, food security, and other basic needs"
–"Trauma-informed, gender-affirming, anti-racist praxis" pic.twitter.com/shtCgAIQTl— Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) July 31, 2020
And finally, the plan demands that the City conduct an "immediate transfer of underutilized public land for BIPOC community ownership"—in essence, the redistribution of land, which is a hallmark of Marxist regimes. pic.twitter.com/9ENdRhFLWD
— Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) July 31, 2020
In other words, they are going to send unarmed socials workers and mental health professionals (and tow truck drivers) out to deal with issues the police department would normally handle. And eventually it will probably lead to the abolition of the entire police department, as Rufo suggests above.
As Rufo points out, this will lead to the “immediate collapse of public order”:
This is madness.
If Seattle moves forward with its plan to abolish the police and permanently close the region's largest jail, it will lead to the immediate collapse of public order.
But for now, the political class is following the mob. Beware.
— Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) July 31, 2020
If Seattle is allowed to move forward with these horrible leftists policies, then expect the city to be abandoned by both big and small businesses in the next decade, just like Detroit.