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>>> WELCOME BACK. A FEDERAL JUDGE RECENTLY
EXTENDED THE FEDERAL OVERSIGHT
OF SEATTLE POLICE AS THE
DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO WORK
TOWARD OFFICER ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE COMMISSION WAS CREATED
FOLLOWING AN ORIGINAL ROLLING
MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS AGO TO
HELP OVERSEE THE EFFORTS.
HERE TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT MEANS
THAT THE DEPARTMENT AND THE
COMMUNITY WE HAVE COMMISSIONER
ALINA SANTILLAN AND JESSE
FRANZ COMMUNICATION
FRANZ COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR.
SUPERVISOR. SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN FOR THOSE
THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT IT DOES.
>> IT IS COMPRISED OF
DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS THAT
REPRESENT DIFFERENT
REPRESENT DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. HAVE FOLKS REPRESENTING
INDIGENOUS NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND
LGBTQ A COMMUNITIES AND THE
GOAL IS TO BE THE VOICE OF
ACCOUNTABILITY.
ACCOUNTABILITY. THE VISION IS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE CENTERING THE
VOICES THAT ARE IMPACTED BY
POLICING.
POLICING.
POLICING. WE MAKE SURE THAT POLICING
PRACTICES ARE REALLY ROOTED IN
JUSTICE.
JUSTICE.
JUSTICE. >> ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE
HAVE BEEN DOING IS TRYING TO
HAVE A STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM. >> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF BUY-
IN FROM THE COUNCIL AND
ELECTED LEADERS.
ELECTED LEADERS. IT IS JUST ABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT WE CAN PUT THE THINGS
INTO ACTION THAT WE HAVE
ALREADY AGREED ON.
WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY PUT THOSE IN THE
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE. SO FAR WE HAVEN'T BUT WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE MAYOR AND OTHERS TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT.
DO THAT. >> WE SURPRISE THAT THE COURT
EXTENDED THE ORDER.
>> I THINK THAT WHAT THE COURT
IS LOOKING FOR IS FOR US TO
ALL WORK TOGETHER TO FIX THE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. THE JUDGE RECENTLY FOUND THAT
IT HAD FALLEN OUT OF
COMPLIANCE TO CREATE THE
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM. THE CITY HAD GONE BACK OUT ON
THE FORMS A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS
RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE
WEAKNESSES THAT REASON POLICE
CONTRACTS CREATED.
CONTRACTS CREATED. >> THESE ARE REALLY DELICATE
THINGS BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE
SUPPORTIVE OF COMMUNITIES AND
WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT THERE
IS ACCOUNTABILITY.
IS ACCOUNTABILITY. WE ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. HOW DO YOU APPROACH THIS TO
GIVE RESPECT AND A VOICE TO
ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS.
>> I THINK THAT THERE HAS BEEN
A PERPETUATION OF THE
NARRATIVE THAT WE HAVE TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN SUPPORTING
POLICE OFFICERS AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.
ACCOUNTABILITY. IT HAS BEEN VIEWED AS
PUNITIVE.
PUNITIVE.
PUNITIVE. IT IS THE WAY THAT WE SHARE
THAT WE CARE ABOUT ONE
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER. THE POLICE OFFICERS CARE ABOUT
THE COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS.
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. THEY ARE IMPACTED BY POLICING.
WE ARE ALSO SUPPORTING THEM AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. IT
WELL. IT IS NOT EASY.
>> THAT IS A BALANCING ACT IF
EVER THERE WAS ONE.
>> WE HAVE STARTED A TASK
FORCE WHICH CAME OUT OF
IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS WITH
MORALE AND STAFFING.
THE TASK FORCE IS CENTERED
AROUND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
WORKING WITH THE
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS.
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. THE COMMISSIONERS AROUND THE
WAYS THAT WE CAN SHOW UP FOR
POLICE OFFICERS AND MAKE SURE
THAT THEY FEEL HURT AS WELL.
WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
GETTING EQUITABLE COMPENSATION
AT THE END OF THE DAY
EVERYBODY WANTS TO FEEL HURT.
>> IT CAN SPIN OFF INTO
STEREOTYPES.
STEREOTYPES. IT IS CONFLICT WHEN WE NEED TO
BE IN THIS TOGETHER.
IS THERE A PARTICULAR INCIDENT
THAT KICKED OFF THE COMMISSION
A FEDERAL RULING ABOUT THE
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. >> IT CAME AFTER THE SHOOTING
DEATH.
DEATH.
DEATH. THEY CONDUCTED THE
INVESTIGATION AND THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. THEY HAVE BEEN USING A PATTERN
OF EXCESSIVE FORCE AND IT
RAISED SERIOUS QUESTIONS.
THAT IS HOLDING THEM
ACCOUNTABLE LIKE CREATING A
STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
>> THEY HAVE A WELLNESS OF
POLICE OFFICERS.
POLICE OFFICERS. THIS IS A REALLY TOUGH JOB.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I LAST MORE
THAN THREE OR FOUR DAYS.
>> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
CHIEF BEST.
CHIEF BEST. THE FIRST STEP IS LISTENING
AND HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS THAT
WE CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER THAT
ARE GOOD FOR COMMUNITY AND
GOOD FOR POLICE OFFICERS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR
THE OFFICERS.
THE OFFICERS. HOW WE RECRUIT AND