Mayor Katie Wilson announced she’ll proceed with an expansion of police surveillance in the Central District, Capitol Hill, and SoDo (where cameras are already installed), subject to a handful of new requirements that were outlined in the NYU Policing Project’s civil-rights audit, released yesterday. The decision, Wilson said, was part of “making Seattle the safest big city in the country—safe from gun violence and serious crime, and safe from authoritarianism from the federal government.” The expansion was proposed by former mayor Bruce Harrell but put on “pause” shortly after Wilson took office.

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[–] 55 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 child)

Wilson also noted that Seattle does not use Flock cameras, which are more widely used than Axon’s, adding that she believes Axon is a more “responsible” company. “Axon will continue to be a partner in designing a system for Seattle that meets our specific needs, fits our policies, and is consistent with our values,” Wilson said. In a video posted on X, Wilson emphasized the fact that there are “no Flock cameras in Seattle.”

For all the flak Flock gets, it’s amazing Axon stayed under the radar. They’re huge.

That must be one impressive PR dept they have.

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  • [–] 36 points 14 hours ago

    adding that she believes Axon is a more “responsible” company

    Axon. The company pushing the “less lethal” Taser products? That Axon?

    Wilson can get fucked. We thought we were getting PNW Mandami and instead we’re getting lady Fetterman.

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  • [–] 30 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

    didnt take long fuck sake dems

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  • [–] 14 points 14 hours ago

    You know you could argue it was the Seattle WTO protests/ riots that really got what evolved into the modern progressive movement started. I know its where Democracy Now! got started, and there is basically a continuous throughline of organizing tradition from that moment, through the Iraq/Afghanistan war protests, Occupy/ Pipeline, BLM, and yes, even eventually, No Kings protests.

    The anniversary is coming up the 28th I think.

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  • [–] 14 points 15 hours ago

    This should be a pretty good protest.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 hours ago

    safe from authoritarianism from the federal government

    And under the boot-heel of authoritarianism from the local government. Now grovel, peasants, or be crushed.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 hours ago* (3 children)

    Voting only does so much against conservative liars and traitors, as they just lie about who they are to win.

    There is no peaceful solution to an infestation of conservatives.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

    Of course there is, it's called a recall vote.

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