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Resident tells Mercer Island council she was targeted in alleged hate‑crime incidents, criticizes police and courts
Summary
During public comment, Addie Smith accused Mercer Island police, prosecutors, and local courts of failing to protect her and of defaming her name in connection with multiple racist attacks against her daughter; the council did not provide an on-the-record response during the meeting.
At the March 17 Mercer Island City Council meeting, Addie Smith used her public‑comment time to allege a long pattern of racist harassment and to criticize both police response and actions by local prosecutors and judges.
Smith described repeated incidents in which she says her daughter — who is half Asian — and the daughter’s service…
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