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Large Rally for Police In Seattle: ‘S-P-D!’
JOEL B. POLLAK
9 Aug 2020
Hundreds of protesters supporting the Seattle Police Department gathered . . . to show their support for law enforcement on the day before the City Council will vote whether to “defund the police.” . . .
. . . A far smaller group of counter-demonstrators, many wearing the black garb of left-wing Antifa activists, also appeared . . .A pro-police “Back the Blue” rally is being held outside of City Hall. The Seattle Police Officers Guild helped organize the protest.
The group is calling on city council to not defund SPD. . .
On Monday, the council is expected to review a final set of amendments before taking a final vote on what some members say is the first step toward defunding Seattle police.
The council has already approved a series of amendments that eliminated the department’s mounted police, SWAT team and Navigation Team.
Turnout for the pro-police demonstration was large, with local news reporting a “large” rally:
Chanting “SPD” at Seattle City Hall. Huge turnout. People keep coming. pic.twitter.com/a55htOl6FA . . .
Hundreds of people outside of City Hall with a message to defend @SeattlePD ahead of tomorrow’s City Council vote aimed to defund parts of the department. This rally is being put on by @SPOG1952. A group protesting this one is on the other side of 4th Ave #KOMONews . . .
. . . Nevertheless, the Democrat-dominated City Council — with eight Democrats and one Socialist — approved a proposal last month to cut funding to the Seattle Police Department by 50%, and to “imagine life beyond policing.” . . .After a heated moment, two black women tell a pro-Police black man that he’s not really black. pic.twitter.com/y7VpDYnuLX