Posted on 03/31/2020 3:23:29 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Seattle's top cop may want to get her priorities straightened out. In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Police Chief Carmen Best used her most recent "chief's brief" update on the coronavirus crisis to urge residents to dial 911 if they are the victims of racist name-calling.
It's a time-wasting imperative—and one that's at odds with the First Amendment.
In her briefing, Best called upon the expertise of a former local news anchor, Lori Matsukawa.
"Hate crimes have no place in our community," said Matsukawa. "We are all trying to deal with the COVID-19 public health crisis together. If you are a victim of a hate crime or hate-based harassment, please call 911."
"We will document and investigate every reported hate crime," Best continued. "Even racist name-calling should be reported to police. If you aren't sure if a hate crime occurred, call 911. We are here to help."
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
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She’s concerned about ‘racist name-calling’ while dealing with COVID-19? And she actually tied the two together in the same statement?
Wow!
In Seattle, there are many problems with crime. Looking at violent crime specifically, Seattle, WA has a violent crime rate that is 118% higher than the Washington average and 79% higher than the national average. For property crime, Seattle, WA is 75% higher than the Washington average and 134% higher than the national average.
The act of hearing an interpreted racial slur and calling upon police with all the problems they have already, is, beside wasting their time on guessing games with the crime problems they have, going to get them sued for false arrest and send a lot of taxpayer money right down the toilet.
RCW 9A.36.080
Hate crime offense—Definition and criminal penalty.
(1) A person is guilty of a hate crime offense if he or she maliciously and intentionally commits one of the following acts because of his or her perception of the victim’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or mental, physical, or sensory disability:
(a) Causes physical injury to the victim or another person;
(b) Causes physical damage to or destruction of the property of the victim or another person; or
(c) Threatens a specific person or group of persons and places that person, or members of the specific group of persons, in reasonable fear of harm to person or property. The fear must be a fear that a reasonable person would have under all the circumstances.
As Police Chief, Best manages 1,400 police officers and is in charge of maintaining court ordered reform to limit excessive police force and improve relationships with the local community. In 2019, she received the Vision from the Mountaintop Award from Urban Impact for her dedication to justice and community as well as being awarded the “Newsmaker of the Year” by the Seattle Black Press. She is also a member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement.
Adds up. don’t it? Paying more attention to racial situations, perceived or not, than crime when the city has one of the highest crime rates in the US, is totally inadequate as a police chief. She worried about slurs while violent and property crimes are well above the average for the US. Perhaps this is why she originally was not placed in the finalists for the job when it opened.
But a little history of how she got the job:
In January of 2018, Best was appointed as interim Police Chief following the resignation of Kathleen O’Toole. Later that year, controversy ensued when she was not considered as a finalist for police chief, despite serving in the interim position. Her exclusion as a candidate not only drew criticisms from the police union of Seattle but supporters in the community as well. An advisory group to the mayor believed that Best’s long history with the Police Department would prevent her from carrying out court ordered reform. After Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office released the final candidates, a group of black community organizers led by Harriet Walden and Eddie Rye, Jr. demanded Durkan repeal the decision and placed Best among the finalists.
After mounting pressure from community leaders, Durkan spoke with top finalist Cameron McLay, former Pittsburgh Police Chief, who decided to drop out of the race due to personal reasons. She then placed Best among the finalists to which the Seattle City Council voted her as the next Police Chief.
And her biggest concern is possible racial slurs?
rwood
Ditto for "The IT Crowd"
This is the perfect troll bait. What a moron.
Carmen Best is a black affirmative action bimbo. I hope that qualifies as hate speech. Please call 911. I would like to see you in court.
Such a hate crime would be their word against yours. And such areas tend to be reality free zones.
One recruiter tried to interest me in an engineering job in Seattle about 10 years ago. I told him I would have to pass on that location. He asked why I would turn that area down. I told him that I would probably be arrested for urinating on Lenin’s statue.
There is a youtube vid of Michael Bolton playing the part of Michael Bolton in the film. Irony meter pegged.
Put on rap records and turn the volume to 11.
Never mind. Shoulda read through the thread before making a comment. Then again, I think that’s against the rules here.
I find the fact that there is a National Organization of Black Law Enforcement depressing. We will never get past race in this country. Too many people and organizations have a vested interest in keeping it alive.
“DEAD Honkey.”
Seattle doesn’t have more serious issues to deal with than name calling?
I kind of doubt that.
We are over one hundred fifty years past slavery and sixty years past separate but equal yet the sh*t continues.
Leftists believe whatever increases their opportunities for virtue-signaling.
"What a f***ing idiot."
I believe you are being too kind and generous.
King County was named after some white guy when it was created. A few years ago they “renamed” it King County - but now in honor of Martin Luther King. I forget how many millions they spent to change the logo on all of the signs, letterhead, county vehicles, parks, etc. Went from the image of a crown to MLK’s profile.
Yeah...And how would you like to break up a waterfront bar brawl with Officer Carmen at your side?
Tsunami please wash this sh## into the sea
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