Comment on Seattle police chief says 'reckless' and 'political' 50 percent budget cut would lead to major layoffs for black officers

Seattle police chief says 'reckless' and 'political' 50 percent budget cut would lead to major layoffs for black officers

Seattle police Chief Carmen Best on Friday accused the City Council of recklessness and “political pandering” by advocating to slash her department’s budget by 50 percent, arguing that cutting funds to that extent would be asking citizens “to test out a theory that crime goes away if police go away.”

 

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