Seattle police cite biased city council, lack of support in exit interviews

By: policeone.com

SEATTLE  — Dozens of police officers who’ve left the Seattle Police Department provided the agency with blunt takes on the political climate in the city.

According to KUOW, many officers have moved to neighboring agencies because of the rhetoric from the Seattle City Council and politics in general.

Comments including “City Council sucks” and “everyone seems unhappy” were made in exit interviews with officers believing their jobs have been affected by biased media, an overzealous Office of Police Accountability and a hostile community.