After 23 years of serving the public, Seattle police lieutenant Jessica Taylor hung up her badge on August 1st to head off for retirement. She reportedly filled out the standard exit interview questionnaire, but that wasn’t enough for her. She included a blistering 15-page letter along with it. The letter was addressed to Police Chief Adrian Diaz, but she also directly singled out the Mayor of Seattle, Bruce Harrell, and the entire City Council. She called the council members “absurd,” referred to Mayor Harrell as “spineless,” and described Chief Diaz’s “failed leadership.” Seattle, she said, has hit rock bottom in this vacuum of strong leadership and self-destructive priorities, leaving the city as a “laughing stock” for the nation and the world. And then she got down to specifics. (Western Journal)Read More
Seattle cop’s resignation letter excoriates city
