Federal officials today announced that the Department of Justice will conduct a comprehensive investigation into allegations of excessive use of force and discriminatory policing by members of the Seattle Police Department.
Kathleen Taylor, Executive Director of the ACLU of Washington, made the following statement in response.
“We’re pleased by this news. The ACLU and 34 community organizations requested such an investigation in hopes that a fresh set of eyes will improve policing in Seattle. With its expertise and experience, the Department of Justice should be able to provide some useful recommendations for curtailing the troubling uses of force we’ve seen. We appreciate that city of Seattle and police leaders have taken a cooperative attitude toward the DOJ and expect something good to come from its involvement with Seattle.”
