Defunding the Police Has Backfired in Seattle as They Now Scramble to Hire More Cops
From legalinsurrection.com
2022-07-16 14:00:01
Mike LaChance
Excerpt:
When it comes to stupid policy ideas pushed by the left, ‘defund the police’ belongs in a hall of fame somewhere.
In Seattle, a city that has never heard a progressive idea it didn’t immediately embrace, they’re now trying to revitalize the police department they defunded.
Sarah Arnold reports at Townhall:
Dem Mayor’s Support of the ‘Defund the Police’ Movement Comes Back to Bite Him
A Democratic mayor is making a desperate move to keep people from moving out of his city amid a crime spree caused by his woke, defund the police agenda.
Mayor Bruce Harrell announced a $2 million plan to combat Seattle’s declining number of officers in what he calls a “critical shortage” of police.
Since 2019, Seattle has lost more than 400 police officers, which Harrell said has led to a situation where “essential services cannot be delivered promptly and effectively.”
The plan will offer reimbursement of moving costs, recruitment bonuses and possible tuition…