Yessss! Right there. I completely agree with you Cialbi. I refuse to go into Seattle unless I have to, and I sure as hell wouldn't go anywhere at night. The one time I was around there at night was okay, because I was in a big group and it was Sakura Con so I'm pretty sure we scared off anyone who might try something, but still. That...just guh. Until they clean up the police force I'm going to avoid the place like the plague if I can. Doesn't help I'm going to have a field trip up there later in the year to go see a play I really don't want to miss.Cialbi wrote: Seattle PD. Not the policemen as a whole (most of them are admiral people who put everything on the line for us), but the department itself. Yes, you're going to have bad apples. Just get rid of the damn bad apples already! Shoving a handcuffed person's face into the ground with your boot without provocation should warrant you being kicked off the force, yes? Offering to not fire them if they take 6 months without pay shouldn't be an option, correct? Nope, that's exactly what the department offered him (and he accepted). Doesn't the department at least give a damn about the safety of it's officers? Police brutality only breeds more violence towards police, and Seattle isn't exactly a small city (the city parks are the last place you want to be after dark).
(Btw I'm up in the little hick town of Wilkeson. Probably haven't heard of us, most haven't.)