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Welp… looks like one major city led by far-left Democrats has finally realized efforts to defund the police wasn’t such a great idea after all.
From Fox News: Seattle councilmember Rob Saka introduced a resolution to completely cut ties with any commitments to defund the police.
After the murder of unarmed Minneapolis resident George Floyd in 2020, the slogan and movement to “Defund the Police” swept the country. Yet in the wake of a reported rise in crime in multiple cities across the country, politicians, even in Democratic Party strongholds, have sought to distance themselves from the idea.
On Tuesday, Saka spoke with fellow members of Seattle City Council’s public safety committee about his recently introduced Resolution 32167, which recognizes work to improve public safety. These measures include appreciation for first responders, consent decree progress, police accountability, a diversified public safety response, and reversing “defund” commitments.
The councilmember summarized, “This resolution reverses any prior commitment or pledge by past councils to defund or abolish the police. We know that these statements were routinely cited by departing police personnel as a reason for leaving. We also know that they are very divisive.”
Here’s how it started, in the summer of 2020:
JUST IN: Seattle City Council isn’t just voting to ‘Defund Police’ they are moving to Abolish the entire Seattle Police Department.
This isn’t satire.
They are abolishing @SeattlePD and creating a new department of “Community Safety & Violence Prevention.” pic.twitter.com/h5r9LfHe1g
— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) July 31, 2020
Seattle city councilmember introduces resolution to acknowledge ‘failure’ of defund the police movement https://t.co/FkeBhrC0tN
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 29, 2025
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