For the sixth year in a row, the now-infamous gun violence tax on firearms and ammunition in Seattle, Wash., has failed—in more ways than one—to live up to the hype surrounding its hasty adoption in the summer of 2015. At that time, as reported in August 2015 by The Stranger, the office of chief tax […]
Seattle Police Guild President: ‘Be Prepared to Defend Yourself, Family’
The president of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild (SPOG) could not have been blunter about the potential loss of manpower due to city and state vaccination mandates for government employees: “Be prepared to defend yourself and your family because it’s going to be a long time before a cop can get there. That’s not alarmist […]
Silence from Seattle’s Left Deafening After Police Officer Dies in Traffic Mishap
While conservative talk airwaves and the Seattle media have been talking about the tragic death of Seattle Police Officer Alexandra “Lexi” Harris early on the morning of June 13 when she was struck and killed by a car while she was trying to assist at a traffic accident, there’s been a deafening silence from the […]
Seattle Cops Clear CHOP, Protesters Moved Out of ‘Occupied Zone’
UPDATED – More than 30 people were arrested early Wednesday morning as Seattle police acting on an emergency order from embattled Mayor Jenny Durkan moved into the so-called Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone and ordered protesters out following three weeks of trouble ending with a nine-day stretch that included five shootings, two of […]
Brutal Knife Attack Leaves Seattle Anti-Gunners in Quandary
A brutal broad daylight triple-stabbing on a downtown Seattle street Tuesday leaves anti-gun city leaders and Washington state’s billionaire-backed—and Seattle-based—gun prohibition lobbying group in a quandary. They can’t call it “gun violence.” They can’t blame the National Rifle Association, or use it in one of their weekly fund-raising email blasts. They certainly can’t exploit it […]
FBI Data on Police Fatalities Adds Perspective to Seattle Police Shooting
Of the 118 police officers killed in the line of duty last year, 66 were felonious slayings and four of those officers were “killed intentionally with vehicles,” the FBI reported Monday. That just might add a new perspective to a story involving Seattle police that has been unfolding since last week. Two SPD officers opened […]