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. Ashley Hiruko
Blog: Protests for racial justice in the Seattle area (August 16-20) Demonstrations and protests for racial justice continue in western Washington. The rallying cry of these protests has been to defund the police. Here's what that means. KUOW Staff
Coalition of Black activists reviews the state of Seattle's defund movement ‘We are the experts in what will keep us safe, and what will make us whole.’ Eilís O'Neill Play AudioListen 6 mins
A police chief out and a vice presidential candidate in, this week Ross Reynolds reviews the week's news with King 5 reporter Tony Black, Washington State Wire publisher DJ Wilson, and Q13 correspondent Brandi Kruse. Sarah Leibovitz Play AudioListen 51 mins
Council Member Mosqueda on the Best resignation, rethinking Seattle public safety ‘…this was never personal. This was not about one person.’ Paige Browning Play AudioListen 9 mins
August 12th | COVID testing Yelp reviews What was your testing experience like, and what would you want potential patients to know? And what’s next for policing in Seattle? Ross Reynolds Play AudioListen 37 mins
Seattle Now: Chief Best steps aside Seattle will rethink its relationship with the police without Chief Carmen Best. She's retiring next month. What happens now? We'll talk about it with Omari Salisbury of Converge Media's Morning Update Show. Clare McGrane Play AudioListen 11 mins
Carmen Best and the big picture: Not 'just a story about a police chief resigning' ‘It would be really, really hard for a Black woman within a kind of inherently racist institution, like a police department, to change that police department by herself.’ Paige Browning Play AudioListen 9 mins
Pros and cons of disbanding Seattle's Navigation Team ‘We believe there's a much better model’ vs. ‘I think there is benefit to having police involved in that work.’ Paige Browning Play AudioListen 9 mins
Mayor Durkan denounces council plan to cut SPD budget Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has pushed back against the Seattle City Council budget committee's plan to eliminate or reduce several SPD programs this year. Zaki Barak Hamid Play AudioListen 22 mins
