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Take that $29 million out of the budget for the police. And permanently reduce the police budget by that amount in future years.

MisterJayEm@misterjayem.bsky.social

"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing. "'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"

nytimes.comSeattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.

13/2/26, 3:03 pm45 reposts194 likes

Jeremy C-howl

@jmchao.bsky.social

13 Feb

I say it all the time, but take it from their pension fund, not the taxpayers.

scooty mcscoots

@scooty-mcscoots.bsky.social

13 Feb

typed my response before i saw yours, but hell yeah

Stonie Williams

@baldbeardedbard.bsky.social

13 Feb

That article got worse and worse the longer I read it. I hate it here.

I. Hernandez

@hernando206.bsky.social

13 Feb

Instead, the former mayor handed them a new contract with double-digit raises and weakened accountability measures (he was elected in the anti-“defund” backlash of 2021, despite the Seattle police *never* being defunded), to our great shame.

scooty mcscoots

@scooty-mcscoots.bsky.social

13 Feb

and cut $29 million from their pension fund too. make the violence hit all officers in their pockets, regardless of who was responsible

void

@void.how

13 Feb

If the pension plan had to cover the costs of judgements, i bet they'd all start cleaning up their shit real fast