Seattle Police expected to lose 300 officers
by the end of the month, 'that's a third of the
agency'
The Post Millennial,
by
The Post Millennial
Original Article
Posted By: Ron_lfp,
6/1/2021 10:30:32 PM
In a heartbreaking and revealing interview on The Ari Hoffman Show on Talk Radio 570 KVI, President of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild Mike Solan said regarding police officers leaving the department, "At the end of this month [May]…we will be close to 300 officers (leaving), that’s a third of the agency." (snip) In August, the Seattle City Council defunded the department in response to the riots following the death of George Floyd.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
SALady 6/1/2021 10:42:33 PM (No. 803191)
After how the government, and far too many of the brain-dead lie-beral citizens of Seattle, have treated them, every Seattle cop should quit and go find jobs in towns that actually appreciate the hard and dangerous job that they do day after day!!!!
Maybe Seattle can replace them all with social workers. Using lie-beral "logic", that should solve all of their problems!!!
62 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
bobn.t 6/1/2021 11:02:36 PM (No. 803202)
Crime to increase by 1000%
55 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
Northcross 6/1/2021 11:13:59 PM (No. 803211)
Hey all you lawless thugs out there. Seattle is the place to be. I'll even pay your bus fare.
42 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
Heraclitus 6/1/2021 11:24:16 PM (No. 803217)
What happens when law abiding citizens call for help?
Have to say it: anyone calling for cutbacks during rise in crime rate, are seriously STUPID.
46 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
davew 6/1/2021 11:32:08 PM (No. 803226)
What the city officials don't understand is that the police provide the only really valuable service in municipal government. They are peace officers. If business areas don't have peace they become targets of lawless behavior. They can't get insurance or employees and their value goes down. They eventually leave and take their tax base with them. This is an economic death spiral for any city. Without the protection of private property provided by police city real estate becomes worthless.
52 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
pilot222 6/1/2021 11:37:10 PM (No. 803231)
Gates,Bezo,Cook,Beniot,Zuck.., they want their own country. When the last cop leaves they will bring in their own police and this problem will be gone in 1/2 day. Their own city, county, airport, port, they can hide everything there free from DC politicians. This was the plan all along, and the average US citizen will never know because they control all the media. Coming to your neighborhood soon......
27 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
Blackbird 6/1/2021 11:56:11 PM (No. 803243)
No sympathy here. These morons are getting what they keep voting for. I just wonder how long before the vigilantes step up to the plate.
48 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 6/2/2021 12:07:28 AM (No. 803247)
That’s a very good way to defund the police. If you think crime is bad now just wait until the end of next month.
34 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
smokincol 6/2/2021 12:49:03 AM (No. 803262)
don't blame them one single bit. no support from the brass, no work from the line officers. political correctness has gone too far and the real trouble hasn't even started yet. where the hell is the FBI ???!!!
23 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
DVC 6/2/2021 12:52:10 AM (No. 803266)
Smart folks bailing out. Seattle is run by cop-hating crazies. Why would any officer stay?
38 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
TXknitter 6/2/2021 1:21:46 AM (No. 803295)
The Emerald City has been destroyed by one party rule. It has gone on so long and its tentacles are so far reaching into the culture, economy and even churches that nobody even fights back anymore. The senior members of the Seattle police surely saw this coming years ago. Democrats ran their union. I guess it had to get this bad before the Democrat cops woke up.
21 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
TXknitter 6/2/2021 1:24:24 AM (No. 803297)
Yes #2, at least! I hope all of these police find better jobs in better cities for their families!! God bless them!!
30 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
LaValette 6/2/2021 1:44:21 AM (No. 803303)
This seems to be the plan. Drive out the decent police and replace them with BLM/Antifa types with a gun and a badge as Democrat Party enforcers.
23 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
The Remnants 6/2/2021 4:46:40 AM (No. 803324)
Who wants to belong to a police force where the image of a girl dancing on the top of their car is allowed by the powers-that-be? No one wants to be so disrespected.
21 people like this.
No, no those of you out there who do not understand, Seattle's crime rate will be going down now. If you legalize crime, have no cops to arrest criminals, and your drugged up population is just laying around being handed their next supply, there is no crime, therefore no need for cops. Of course the one crime that you can't hide or legalize is murder which is why it goes up in these little Utopias, but who cares? And who knows maybe they will legalize that too. Why not? Doesn't the argument for legalization of drugs work on the rest of criminal behavior? We can't win the war so surrender to the criminals? Why not?
16 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
Rinktum 6/2/2021 6:53:39 AM (No. 803370)
You want to see the ramifications of democrat controlled cities? Look no further than Seattle or any democrat controlled city. This will be your future if democrats run your city, state or counties. They are lawless fools who operate under their own set of rules. I don’t blame these officers for leaving, in fact, I applaud their decision. There has to come a time when democrats are confronted with the consequences of their bad decisions. As for the people of Seattle, it is going to be a hard lesson to learn but clearly one that needs to happen. You cannot live your life in the world you imagine. Reality is a stern taskmaster. It intrudes in your little utopia with a vengeance. Despite what people believe, we all are capable of doing very bad things. Most of us, would not act on our worst feelings because we have a strong moral center and a belief in God. Those who deny God and want to use their own beliefs to keep the bad guys at bay do not have the understanding of the kind of reality that is needed to keep them safe. We need law enforcement, without it violence will explode. It will be the survival of the fittest. The strong will prey on the weak without a physical deterrent. It is human nature. Individuals who do not understand this will suffer severe consequences. Our society cannot exist without law and order. We will devolve into violence. The good people in Seattle who did not vote for this are to be pitied, but the writing is on the wall. Better to get out while the getting is good. It’s better to be alive and safe than to be in a community that offers nothing but violence and destruction. Your lives are worth more than a good selling price on your home. The United States has a lot to offer. Get out of the city and enjoy life. Want a safe community? Never ever vote for a democrat for any office.
God bless every police officer in this country. I do not know how they get up everyday in these liberal wastelands and face the abuse they receive. It is a job that every sane person wants done but few of them want to do. I am so thankful for all the good police officers out there. You are appreciated.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
homefry 6/2/2021 7:16:46 AM (No. 803379)
I dont understand how any white man could be a cop anymore.
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I agree with the others who believe this is all part of a master plan to implement a federal police force, a force of jack-booted Marxist robots to "save the day."
28 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
Strike3 6/2/2021 7:27:12 AM (No. 803391)
In an indirect way, Bill Gates' wish to reduce the population is working. City governments can build walls around Seattle and Portland and charge people admission to watch through bullet-proof glass as the wild beasts kill each other in their native habitat. Once they run out of ammunition, more traditional weapons will be used.
12 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
Lazyman 6/2/2021 7:27:36 AM (No. 803392)
If they require assistance call Antifa or BLM.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
udanja99 6/2/2021 7:34:41 AM (No. 803401)
Karma, baby! Enjoy the suck!
10 people like this.
Another example of when leftists find out that their idiotic actions have dire consequences for the citizenry they purport to serve.
6 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 6/2/2021 8:06:27 AM (No. 803447)
No matter the temperature, one can expect a hot summer in Seattle.
5 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
Clinger 6/2/2021 8:32:18 AM (No. 803466)
Sowing disorder to harvest an insatiable thirst for order which will lead to the acceptance of a socialist police state.
6 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 6/2/2021 9:33:30 AM (No. 803542)
The Seattle 'leaders' did not want any police, and now they will get their wish. The criminal element of society migrates to areas with no police. Seattle may well end up with the highest crime rate in America.
8 people like this.
Reply 26 - Posted by:
JimBob 6/2/2021 9:40:15 AM (No. 803551)
I visited Seattle a few times for work assignments, many years ago. I was impressed -it was a nice place- back then.
Sorry to hear what has happened there.
On the other hand, if the elected officials are defunding the police, and if the elected officials are doing what the voting population (I don't know how many are Citizens and how many are Illegals) wants, then the voting population is getting exactly what they voted for.
I am mildly curious to see what happens next, but I am glad to watch from a safe distance..... about 2500 miles away.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
padiva 6/2/2021 9:55:32 AM (No. 803570)
Tourists are sitting ducks if they enter the city limits.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Speedypetey 6/2/2021 10:52:15 AM (No. 803646)
We live near a conservative city and friends in law enforcement said in 2018 the academy had almost 500 candidates. The recent class, 40.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Kafka2 6/2/2021 10:52:51 AM (No. 803647)
The voters need to clean house at the Seattle City Council. Seattle has paid, and will continue to pay dearly, for electing these people.
6 people like this.
Reply 30 - Posted by:
itsonlyme 6/2/2021 10:54:08 AM (No. 803651)
Elections have consequences
Enjoy sleeping in the bed you sheet in
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
pmcclure 6/2/2021 12:42:56 PM (No. 803797)
The Seattle regime deserves what it created. Time to reap the whirlwind. And by the way, don't be too surprised as Boeing continues to extract itself from Washington.
5 people like this.
Reply 32 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 6/2/2021 2:30:51 PM (No. 803915)
So if you really still want to live in Seattle and are determined to live in or around some of the more seedy neighborhoods, suggest you conceal carry. And know your local gun laws. And have a lawyer at your side in case you should have to defend yourself.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Omen55 6/2/2021 3:43:43 PM (No. 803965)
No matter how many cops leave the polys doing this will make sure they have enough for demselves!
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
rikkitikki 6/2/2021 8:39:51 PM (No. 804181)
Seattle...and San Francisco, St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia and a host of other Democrat-controlled cities...the only places in America where a cop can go to prison for doing the job he was hired to do.
The real mystery is why every cop on their entire force has not yet quit.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
gam 6/3/2021 5:52:30 AM (No. 804433)
If Cops could take their pensions with them, I think they would all leave. They have families to support.
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