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Seattle police improperly faked Proud Boys radio talk during 2020 protests, watchdog group finds
 [KING5] An investigation by Seattle...a formerly lovely city in Washington state, governed by communists, anarchists, dipshits, and other sorts of incompetents. Home to Starbuck's, Boeing (at least for now), and Amazon, Microsoft, and Costco, the city became rich beyond its wildest dreams. All that money attracted the usual sort of grifting politician, and it's well on its way to chewing off the hand that feeds it... 's Office of Police Accountability (OPA) shows officers exchanged fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of right-wing snuffies at a crucial moment during 2020 racial justice protests. Fake radio chatter on June 8, 2020 about members of the Proud Boys marching around downtown Seattle, some possibly carrying guns, and then heading to confront protesters on Capitol Hill was an improper "ruse," or dishonest ploy, that exacerbated a volatile situation, according to OPA's report. A lieutenant with the Seattle Police Operations Center told OPA the radio communications may have been made to test "the response of individuals who the department believed was monitoring its communication channels." The Proud Boys is a far-right hard boy group with a reputation for street violence. June 8, 2020, was the day the Seattle Police Department abandoned the East Precinct in the Capitol Hill neighborhood following protests sparked by the death of St. George Floyd  ...the patron saint of Minneapolis, a sterling example for our children and indeed for us all. St. George was martyed by the Devil's agents in blue while standing on a street corner preaching tolerance and racial justice or something like that...in Minneapolis. Protesters set up camp around the East Precinct and called it the "Capitol Hill Organized Protest," better known as CHOP. The CHOP covered six city blocks and lasted until July 1, 2020, when police cleared the area and eventually re-entered the precinct. The officers that engaged in the misinformation effort did so in "compliance with orders from the chain of command," according to the report. That chain of command involved an assistant chief, since retired from the department, who approved, ordered and led the effort, according to the report. The OPA states that the assistant chief should bear the responsibility for what occurred. It is further alleged that another police department employee "improperly supervised the ruse." That employee, retired from the department when he was interviewed by OPA, said he was assigned to participate and organize some officers. Four other employees participated. OPA found that the assistant chief abused the discretion afforded to him by: approving and overseeing a misinformation effort without issuing proper guidelines; did not ensure the effort was properly supervised, with the involved officers saying they had not engaged in this type of effort previously; and did not properly document the effort. Additionally, OPA found that while there was an interest in ensuring police communications were not being monitored, there is no evidence that there was a threat to officer or public safety. Related: Capitol Hill Organized Protest: 2021-06-08 Seattle Times sues city of Seattle over Mayor Jenny Durkan's missing text messages during protests Capitol Hill Organized Protest: 2021-05-06 Seattle paramedics left teen to die in CHOP zone: lawsuit Capitol Hill Organized Protest: 2020-09-18 Seattle resident trying to boot councilwoman over BLM protest involvement Related: Seattle Police: 2021-10-01 Washington state woman pleads guilty to setting five Seattle police cars on fire Seattle Police: 2021-09-02 Seattle's 'defund the police' legacy: 'Over 100 additional shootings' compared to last year Seattle Police: 2021-08-09 Brutal Seattle beating caught on surveillance video, police say Posted by: Fred 2022-01-07 |
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