With Crime Exploding And Protests Widespread, Seattle City Council Votes To Override Mayor’s Veto And To Begin Defunding The Police

Seattle will reduce the police department's budget by around $3million and reallocate some money to community programs after the City Council (pictured) voted Tuesday evening to override Mayor Jenny Durkan's vetoes of adjustments to this year's budget

Daily Mail: Seattle City Council overrides mayor's veto of policing cuts and will reduce the police department's budget by around $3million to reallocate money to community programs

* Council will reduce police budget and reallocate funds to community programs
* Mayor Jenny Durkan had previously said she did not agree with losing officers as well as taking officers off a team that removes camps of homeless people
* City Council voted Tuesday evening to override Durkan's vetoes of adjustments
* Measures passed by the council will cut around $3million of the department's $400million annual budget this year

Seattle will reduce its police department's budget by around $3million and reallocate some money to community programs after the City Council voted Tuesday evening to override Mayor Jenny Durkan's vetoes of adjustments to this year's budget.

The council's proposals approved last month were supported by demonstrators who have marched in the city for months following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis but were strongly opposed by the mayor and former police Chief Carmen Best.

Measures passed by the council will cut about $3million of the department's $400million annual budget this year. The cut represents about 1 per cent of the annual budget.

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Update #1: Seattle City Council votes to override mayor’s veto of cuts to police budget (MyNorthWest)
Update #2: Seattle City Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto, Begins to Defund the Police (Breitbart)

WNU Editor: Less police officers, but more money for street activists like this one .... Seattle civic activist will be paid $150,000 as city's first 'Street Czar' (Big Country News). You know this is not going to end well. But what can one say. You get the government that you deserve.

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