Seattle police department prepares to
fire up to 40% of its cops if they fail
to get vaccinated in line with mayor's
strict mandate by October 18 - despite
already suffering staffing lows not seen
since the 1980s
Posted By: Ribicon, 10/9/2021 3:38:17 PM
Seattle's police department is preparing to fire up to 400 officers who have not yet had their Covid shot in line with the city's strict vaccine mandate—despite already suffering staff shortages, rising crime rates and high 911 response times. The Seattle Police Department has an October 18 deadline for all sworn personnel to turn in proof of COVID-19 vaccinations or risk losing their jobs. As of Friday, 292 officers have yet to turn in proof of vaccination—or 27 percent of the department's 1,080 deployable police officers. Another 111 officers—ten percent of the deployable officers—are waiting on exemption requests to be approved. If all 403 officers are let go
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Good Americans agree that what's good for Pfizer is good for America. And the shot business is good indeed, far more important than the trivial matter of protecting people from criminals.