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Seattle City Council adopts resolution reaffirming law-enforcement professionalism
Summary
The Seattle City Council unanimously adopted a resolution directing expectations for law-enforcement conduct, condemning recent federal law‑enforcement actions and asking Seattle Police Department officers to report violations, city leaders said.
The Seattle City Council on March 3 unanimously adopted a resolution reaffirming expectations for law‑enforcement professionalism and directing Seattle Police Department officers to report violations of those standards.
Council member Lisa Kettle, chairing the public safety committee, said the measure was intended to offer clarity in a time of crisis and to emphasize that Seattle expects a "guardian model" of policing rather than a "warrior model." "This resolution makes our position clear," Kettle said,…
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