SEATTLE, WA — It took 13 years to achieve the reforms required to end a pattern of excessive force and the appearance of biased policing, but the Seattle Police Department (SPD) will no longer be subject to monitoring by the federal government.
Federal Judge James Robart of the Western District of Washington granted the City’s motion to terminate what is known as the consent decree. The agreement had been in place since 2012, following a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation that found unconstitutional uses of force during arrests.
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