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Category: Seattle Civil Rights Protests

by Liz Brazile on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Denied anti-seizure medicine, a knee in the neck. Seattle protesters say they feared death following arrests

 

Protester Samantha Six says she had multiple, untreated seizures while in police custody and jail; Her husband, Damien Boyd, says a Seattle Police officer jammed their knee into his neck, preventing him from being able to breathe.

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by Liz Brazile on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

A child pepper sprayed, a woman’s eye severely injured. Protesters condemn Seattle Police’s tactics

The family of a young boy hit with pepper spray and a woman shot in the eye with a rubber bullet are speaking out about the Seattle Police Department’s use of crowd control weapons against demonstrators.

Their attorneys say they intend to file lawsuits in the wake of the incidents.

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by Liz Brazile on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Why ‘defund the police’ has become the rallying cry at Seattle protests

As protests against police violence and abuse of power ensue across the nation, local advocates are calling for a 50% funding cut for the Seattle Police Department.

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