A Seattle Police complaint campaign by activists amounts to little more than harassment. But it could backfire, generating sympathy for cops.
Seattle Police Department officers arrest a woman on March 10, 2022 in Seattle. Activists have been harassing members of law enforcement with a Seattle Police complaint campaign.
Betts responded minutes later saying that he would still investigate these frivolous traffic complaints. He said OPA has “previously processed allegations concerning officers driving and parking in bus lanes to patrol 3rd Avenue and did not sustain them.”Even complaints that are not sustained are seen as punishment to many cops. They’re put in a position to explain why they faced complaints to begin with, and in this case, traffic violations on the job could lead to dozens of complaints.
To be clear, the activists who read The Stranger are solely interested in frivolous complaints. They’re hoping it leads to discipline and hurts future job prospects if they leave the department. The petty Seattle Police complaint campaign will likely generate sympathy for officers who are targeted, though. While the activist position may be favored on Capitol Hill, average residents see no problem with a trained professional speeding in a bus-only lane to get to an emergency call. But Seattle cops shouldn’t have to deal with the harassment and weaponization of OPA.
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