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Friday, August 3, 2012

Crime Progress

Posted by Dominic Holden on Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 4:53 PM

Thank you, US Department of Justice and the stand-up officers who won't let this shit stand anymore:

A 19-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department has been relieved of duty after fellow officers reported he engaged in unprofessional conduct and excessive use of force while responding to a disturbance Thursday night in South Seattle, according to police.

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If fellow officers are reporting this immediately, I take it as a very good sign, even as it remains frustrating there are officers who would do such a thing.

Posted by junipero on August 3, 2012 at 5:05 PM

Also, according to the article, there was a crowd. If the officer, Powell, was getting into it with someone, the danger increased for the other cops, so reporting him is also in their own interest.

Posted by seatackled on August 3, 2012 at 5:19 PM

Posted by Phil M

on August 3, 2012 at 6:46 PM

@3: meant http://slog.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/m…

Posted by Phil M

on August 4, 2012 at 7:06 AM

So much for that. On January 10, 2012, the Seattle Times reported the following about the SPD misinformation to which Dominic referred:

Police initially said that other officers who responded to the shooting call reported that Powell had used excessive force and engaged in unprofessional conduct at the scene.

But police later revised their account, saying no other officer reported the conduct. Rather, a sergeant who routinely screened the arrest learned of it when he asked Powell's partner what had happened.

The partner told the sergeant to ask Powell, and when he did, Powell explained what had happened, police said.

Posted by Phil M

on January 11, 2013 at 9:48 AM

s/January 10, 2012/January 10, 2013/

Posted by Phil M

on January 11, 2013 at 9:51 AM