The head of Seattle’s police union, Mike Solan, told AM 770 KTTH’s Jason Rantz that they’re prepared for potential protests across the city tonight.
“There is somewhat a sense of irony that folks here end up protesting against SPD; they’re not protesting against what happened in Memphis,” Rantz said. “They might be using that as inspiration to take to the streets. But they’ve been going after SPD, pretending that what happened in Minneapolis or what happened in Memphis is happening here. And that’s just not true.”
“It’s absolutely not true,” Solan responded. “And your words are spot on. It’s a false narrative. And one of the reasons that I took this role is to push back against that false narrative and just try to have a platform to correct the record. And that’s why we’ve been so outspoken. I think, obviously, being on your show and other forms of media and with our podcasts and whatnot, we have to protect the profession as a whole.
“They don’t reflect Seattle’s values,” said Solan “They’re the fringe elements. And we’re seeing, obviously, council members who want now not seek re-election, and I think their influence has waned, and I think they’ve lost significant influence. So, we’re hopeful that there’s a moderate course of action here politically and that if there are demonstrations today and over the weekend, in the coming days that they’re peaceful, and we actually welcome that.
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