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What the hell is going on with Indy Car? Putin has gone absolutely CRAZY, Seattle PD arrested 23 violent Antifa thugs who attacked a Christian worship event, President of France got slapped by this wife, US approves merger between US Steel and Nippon Steel, Scott Pelley has major TDS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What the hell is going on with Indy Car? Putin has gone absolutely CRAZY, Seattle PD arrested 23 violent Antifa thugs who attacked a Christian worship event, President of France got slapped by this wife, US approves merger between US Steel and Nippon Steel, Scott Pelley has major TDS. Racers and Pacers, MSM now questioning Trump's health to lead, Paul George Jersey, 5 years since George Floyd. Indy 500 highest ratings since 2008, Jasmine Crockett Masterpiece Theatre, NPR suing Trump, Ohio proposes to ban China from buying property in the state, Sean Duffy is offering a 20% bonus to air traffic controllers who delay retirement See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s Trending: Body cam footage backs police in a fatal shooting by Seattle PD, Inslee signs bill overhauling eviction rules, Jason reviews ‘The Hustle’ and ‘Detective Pokemon’ and Louis Farrakhan says more anti-Semitic things. KIRO7 TV’s Amy Clancy reports on a rape by a youth pastor that already had a history of sexual abuse. A possible multiple-injury shooting in the central district of Seattle. 

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Black police captain who flagged racism in Seattle PD got demoted. Weezer bassist's wife couldn't see LAPD when they shot her as she defended home from possible intruders and much more.  Host: Dr. Rashad Richey (@IndisputableTYT) Guest host: Yasmin Aliya Khan (@YazzieK) *** SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE  ☞  https://www.youtube.com/IndisputableTYT FOLLOW US ON: FACEBOOK  ☞   https://www.facebook.com/IndisputableTYT TWITTER  ☞       https://www.twitter.com/IndisputableTYT INSTAGRAM ☞  https://www.instagram.com/IndisputableTYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Bellevue woman had her two donkeys stolen from her. According to a new report, Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank would have been fired by Seattle PD before he left. GUEST: Cliff Mass explains what snow events could happen in the next 24 hours. // Big Local: An Issaquah High School student found antisemitic stickers near campus. An Everett company is converting a retired ferry into an office. A Whidbey Island animal shelter is asking for help after a dryer fire. // Utter gender nonsense at the DNC.

This episode, we delve into the life and crimes of Scott Scurlock, the bank robber who captivated law enforcement, the media, and public in the early 1990s. Known as "Hollywood" for his cinematic disguises & high-stakes escapades. We'll provide a glimpse into the life of Scott Scurlock, better known as the Hollywood Bandit. Born to a preacher father and special education teacher mother, Scott's early years gave no hint of the dark, adrenaline-fueled, and ultimately, criminal, path that he would later take. We explore Scurlock's unconventional lifestyle, including the construction of his iconic treehouse hideout deep in forested Olympia, Washington, and his early involvement in manufacturing drugs. His seemingly addictive thirst for adrenaline led him to assemble a team of unlikely accomplices, execute meticulously planned heists, and evade capture for years—all while amassing an admittedly impressive stack of cash.Discover how Scurlock's double life blurred the lines between villain and antihero. Follow his progression from manufacturing meth to orchestrating over a dozen daring bank robberies, all from his secluded treehouse fortress in the Washington woods. With insider tricks, movie-style prosthetics, and the detailed planning that earned him his Hollywood nickname, Scott's criminal empire grew both in audacity & creativity.As his life spiraled deeper into chaos, Scott's exploits caught the attention of the FBI and Seattle PD. You'll learn about the detailed planning, daring heists, and of course the eventual standoff that sealed his fate. Join us as we uncover the motivations, mistakes, and legacy of one of the most infamous bank robbers in U.S. history. Hollywood's story isn't just about money and danger; it's about psychological unraveling, close calls, and the law enforcement officers determined to bring him to justice. From high-tech police trackers to dramatic shootouts, and a tragic final standoff, this episode offers a comprehensive look at a fascinating figure in true crime (and life, for those that knew him well). If you're a fan of high-stakes heists, criminal psychology, and stories of cat-and-mouse chases, this episode delivers it all.Memorable Moments:The first heist blunder where a partner accidentally called out Scott's name.The explosive dye-pack mishap and near misses with law enforcement.The tragic unraveling of Scurlock's mental health and strained family relationships.Visit our website! Find us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Patreon, & more! If you have any true crime, paranormal, or witchy stories you'd like to share with us & possibly have them read (out loud) on an episode, email us at pnwhauntsandhomicides@gmail.com or use this link. There are so many ways that you can support the show: BuyMeACoffee, Spreaker, or by leaving a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. Sources

The Seattle Police Department's goal of increasing female officer staffing levels to 30% by 2030 as part of its 30x30 Initiative remains elusive. According to data collected by The Center Square, SPD's female entry-level hires made up 10% of the 1,163 candidates who were sent to the department for pre-employment screening. That is a 3% increase from 2023, but 3% less than hires made in 2022.Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxxFull story: https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_ccd400d4-d8ec-11ef-bc38-935801fe2068.html

Hank Harrison - Soaked in Bleach / Books The Dead : A social history of the Haight-Ashbury experienceFebruary 22From the archives the late Hank Harrison joined Ed Opperman to talk about the murder of Kurt Cobain. Why is no one taking his evidence forward?Hank Harrisonis a writer and researcher whose special areas of interest spread widely across a plethora of subjects, but unlike many other researchers, this hasn't dulled his attention to detail in any of them.The father of Courtney Love, he talks candidly to Ed Opperman about his estranged daughters' relationship with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Cobain had a troubled life suffering from depression and the pressures of being the lead in one of the most iconic bands of the 1990s.Cobain died on April 5, 1994, and was found dead in his Denny-Blaine, Seattle homewith gunshot wounds. Cobain had previously been discharged from hospital and also received visits from Seattle PD as a matter of being a danger to himself. Calls requested from his wife, Courtney Love.Harrison details a story of twists and turns, of half-truths and outright lies that made up the investigation into the singers death and the ramifications that followed; he makes his case, as he does in his book, that Courtney Love had a great deal more to do with the tragedy than either the law or the mainstream media would report.In an almost bizarre symmetry, Denny-Blaine, Seattle is also known as ‘Harrison'.Hank Harrison died in February 2022 with the case still reverberating across the decades. Perhaps we will never know the truth of the matter. But we can, with Hank's legacy of research, make an educated guess.Soaked in Bleach is a 2015 American docudrama directed by Benjamin Statler, who co-wrote and produced it with Richard Middelton and Donnie Eichar.The film details the events leading up to the death of Kurt Cobain, as seen through the perspective of Tom GrantBooks The Dead : A social history of the Haight-Ashbury experience; The Dead by Hank Harrison (1980-10-24)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

This is a Subscriber Pre-Release. The public version will be published on Friday, October 4, 2024. In this episode, we interview recruiters from the Seattle PD. We explore what it takes to join this department in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, along with the incredible benefits and compensation they provide! www.policebackground.net ken(at)policebackground.net donovan(at)policebackground.net

Topping interviews TJ Fulbright who is the Sr Incident Response Analyst At Brinks Inc. Tune in to hear TJ's fascinating story from joining the US Navy to becoming a SWAT member at Seattle PD, all the way to getting into IT at some of the most iconic companies in the planet such as GameStop, Hewlett Packard and more. Also tune in to hear about his restoration of a vintage Chevy Chevelle, driving a new C8 corvette to getting into fun NFA items like suppressors and short barrel rifles.Topping Talks is Sponsored by Topping Technologies & ExpressVPN. Protect your online privacy https://www.xvuslink.com/?a_fid=toppi... also if your business needs IT assistance you can reach Topping Technologies at sales@toppingtechnologies.comFollow Topping on Twiitter-https://twitter.com/NicTopping

From the Archives is our Summer Break Series of Podcasts that highlight some of the most listened to content from previous shows. 22-Are you losing your religion? - Jeremy Wade Jeremy Wade, a former police officer, shares his journey of finding faith and wellness in the midst of the challenges of being a first responder. He discusses the early experiences that tested his resolve and faith, the toll it took on his mental health and relationships, and the importance of prioritizing faith and family. Jeremy also highlights the need for support and resources for first responders, including spiritual guidance and discipleship. He emphasizes the role of faith in providing hope and resilience in the face of trauma and the importance of integrating spirituality into wellness conversations. Mission First Alliance is a national nonprofit ministry that aims to unite and equip all who have a heart to reach first responders for Christ. They seek to bridge the gap between the body of Christ and first responders, bringing them together to collaborate and understand each other's work. The organization offers resources and support for chaplains, ministries, and individuals who want to support first responders. They emphasize the importance of faith and spirituality in wellness programs for first responders and believe that it is an often overlooked component. Mission First Alliance's mission is to build a gospel-focused First Responder Alliance and provide awareness and support to first responders and their families.   ABOUT JEREMY WADE Jeremy served for the Seattle Police Department for 13 years, but struggled with his identity in Christ vs his identity in the badge early in his career. After a few years on the department he fully surrendered his life to the Lord, which started an amazing journey that the Lord has been blessing along the way. While not free from challenges like the Seattle riots, and many critical incidents, Jeremy could see God's hand in directing his paths.      On the Seattle PD, Jeremy was awarded Officer of the Year, and Medal of Valor. He worked in patrol, in the training unit, as a peer support coordinator, and assisted in developing the department's first wellness unit. He co-founded the SPD Beds for Kids Program with Ryan Gallagher, that continues on today. Jeremy also served as the executive director of the Seattle Police Chaplains Association, and came alongside many other local and national first responder ministries.  In 2021, Jeremy, his wife Ketryna, and four kids, felt God calling them to move to Tennessee and step out in faith to do full time ministry, supporting first responders nationwide. This led to serving as the Training & Development Coordinator for the Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers- USA, until God started directing his path, and opening doors to start Mission First Alliance.  CONNECT WITH JEREMY Mission First Alliance is building a gospel focused first responder alliance. We are uniting and equipping all who have a heart to reach our nation's first responders and their families for Christ. Together we can have a greater Kingdom impact. www.MissionFirstAlliance.com  -Membership Application for Mission First Alliance attached. Membership is free. Everyone accepted before the end of the year will be our Charter Members. Completed forms can be emailed back to me. Link: https://www.missionfirstalliance.com/join-now Some Membership Benefits: Two Facebook Groups (one private group for members only of Mission First Alliance (invite only), and one private alliance network group for ministry leaders and first responders to network (must be verified and accepted into this group). Here is the link to the alliance network group. Join. Share. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/mfanetworkgroup) Monthly Zoom for Mission First Alliance Members- First Wednesday of every month at 6pm PST/ 9pm EST. 3-4 Leaders Summit Retreats in 2024 around the country. 2024 Annual Conference for ALL who have a heart to reach our nation's first responders and their families for Christ.      +++++ FIRST RESPONDER WELLNESS PODCAST/PTSD911 MOVIE Web site:  https://ptsd911movie.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ptsd911movie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ptsd911movie/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQ8jxjxYqHgFQixBK4Bl0Q Purchase the PTSD911 film for your public safety agency or organization: https://ptsd911movie.com/toolkit/ The First Responder Wellness Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC Copyright ©2024 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved.

Jason joined The Guy Benson show to discuss Seattle PD's ridiculous statement on antisemitic grafitti. 

Jason Rantz, Host of the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH 770AM/94.5 FM in Seattle/Tacoma and author of What's Killing America, the definitive look at how America's biggest cities are being destroyed by progressive policies and Woke Democrats, joined the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the latest on the hate rally outside of a synagogue in Los Angeles.  Rantz also updated Benson on the state of violent crime and policing in Seattle, and you can listen to the full interview below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4pm - Major shakeup at Seattle PD:  Diaz OUT as chief // GUEST - SUMEER SINGLA - ATTORNEY REPRESENTING FOUR FEMALE OFFICERS SUING SPD // SENATOR MARK MULLET ON BOB FERGUSON VS THE BOBS AND THE SEMI BIRD SAGA // AG Bob Ferguson faces ethics complaint in ‘three Bobs’ saga // The campaign to rename the Mukilteo Speedway is getting predictable suggestions

02:58 Panelist Randy Sutton talks Police Week 13:06 Texas governor pardons officer convicted in fatal shooting of BLM agitator 18:52 Officers ambushed by crazed suspect with a knife on video 25:19 Cop fatally shoots suspect thru window after successful PIT 31:18 County jail stops taking prisoners from Seattle PD 34:37 Female suspect shot during confrontation with police LEO Round Table (law enforcement talk show) Season 9, Episode 101 (2,211) filmed on 05/20/2024 1. Randy Sutton talks Police Week 2. https://www.lawofficer.com/texas-governor-pardons-army-sergeant-daniel-perry-fatally-shot-armed-blm-agitator/ 3. https://rumble.com/v4w38lf-bodycam-shows-lapd-shooting-suspect-who-charged-at-officers-with-a-knife.html 4. https://rumble.com/v4vx1q9-illinois-police-officer-fatally-shoots-suspect-through-his-window-after-a-c.html 5. https://www.lawofficer.com/seattle-police-contracting-with-outside-agencies-county-jail-wont-take-its-prisoners/ 6. https://rumble.com/v4vx34q-oklahoma-city-police-shoots-female-suspect-who-claimed-she-had-a-gun.html Show Panelists and Personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host and retired police detective) Bret Bartlett (retired police Captain) Randy Sutton (retired police Lieutenant) Related Events, Organizations and Books: Retired DEA Agent Robert Mazur's works: Interview of Bryan Cranston about him playing Agent Robert Mazur in THE INFILTRATOR film https://vimeo.com/channels/1021727 Trailer for the new book, THE BETRAYAL https://www.robertmazur.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/The-Betrayal-trailer-reMix2.mp4 Everything on Robert Mazur https://www.robertmazur.com/ The Wounded Blue - Lt. Randy Sutton's charity https://thewoundedblue.org/ Rescuing 911: The Fight For America's Safety - by Lt. Randy Sutton (Pre-Order) https://rescuing911.org/ Books by panelist and retired Lt. Randy Sutton: https://www.amazon.com/Randy-Sutton/e/B001IR1MQU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd - by Liz Collin (Lt. Bob Kroll's wife) https://thelieexposed.com/ Lt. Col. Dave Grossman - Books, Newsletter, Presentations, Shop, Sheepdogs https://grossmanontruth.com/ Sheriff David Clarke - Videos, Commentary, Podcast, Shop, Newsletter https://americassheriff.com/ Content Partners: Red Voice Media - Real News, Real Reporting https://www.redvoicemedia.com/shows/leo/ ThisIsButter - One of the BEST law enforcement video channels https://rumble.com/user/ThisIsButter The Free Press - LEO Round Table is in their Cops and Crimes section 5 days a week https://www.tampafp.com/ https://www.tampafp.com/category/cops-and-crime/ Video Show Schedule On All Outlets: http://leoroundtable.com/home/syndication/ Syndicated Radio Schedule: http://leoroundtable.com/radio/syndicated-radio-stations/ Sponsors: Aero Precision - "When Precision Counts” https://www.aeroprecisionusa.com/ Galls - Proud to serve America's public safety professionals https://www.galls.com/leo Blue To Gold - training that is relevant and relatable to every street officer https://bluetogold.com/ AUFIRE - The Gold Standard in tactical simulation https://www.aufire.com/ The International Firearm Specialist Academy - The New Standard for Firearm Knowledge https://www.gunlearn.com/ MyMedicare.live - save money in Medicare insurance options from the experts http://www.mymedicare.live/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leoroundtable/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leoroundtable/support

67-year-old ex-Navy Physician Bruce Coval Meneley was identified by the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce as a predator. He thought he was on his way to meet two girls, ages 7 and 11 in a hotel room-- but fortunately found Seattle PD instead. Caught red handed in a sting designed, Meneley had one move left. It was the wrong move. Meneley fired a shot which struck an officer but punched his ticket straight to hell, as police returned fire. The whole thing is on bodycam, so here comes the breakdown. Eric and Tyler break down this feel good story of police doing good work and the taxpayers catching a break as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's Trending: SPD captain suing for gender discrimination is accused of gender bias. Since the bill passed to raise taxes of your consumption of gas in Washington, the price of carbon has dropped which in turn will result in lower taxes. A Dual Language bill will soon be signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee, there are some problems with this legislation, as purposed it would focus on languages that are prominent in that area such as Korean, Tribal languages, American Sign Language. //  LongForm: GUEST: King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn says the Sheriff’s decision to challenge Burien is a dangerous and risky one. // The Quick Hit: An innocent cop was cleared – again – in a shooting. An update on the Garfield HS shooting. And Tacoma PD leads a massive weed bust statewide.

3pm - Boeing Safety Inspections Turns Up Dish Soap as Lubricant and Hotel Key Cards Used as Tools // United CEO tells Boeing to stop producing their Max 10 orders // Slightly Good News!  Car thefts are slightly down in Western Washington // Is low pay to blame for Seattle PD’s recruitment woes? // John Wakes up and Dances Naked to Andrea Bocelli. Every Day // Indiana High School apologizes for asking a student to remove the American Flag from his truck

6pm - Boeing Safety Inspections Turns Up Dish Soap as Lubricant and Hotel Key Cards Used as Tools // United CEO tells Boeing to stop producing their Max 10 orders // Slightly Good News!  Car thefts are slightly down in Western Washington // Is low pay to blame for Seattle PD’s recruitment woes? // John Wakes up and Dances Naked to Andrea Bocelli. Every Day // Indiana High School apologizes for asking a student to remove the American Flag from his truck

From the archives the late Hank Harrison joined Ed Opperman to talk about the murder of Kurt Cobain. Why is no one taking his evidence forward?Hank Harrisonis a writer and researcher whose special areas of interest spread widely across a plethora of subjects, but unlike many other researchers, this hasn't dulled his attention to detail in any of them.The father of Courtney Love, he talks candidly to Ed Opperman about his estranged daughters' relationship with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Cobain had a troubled life suffering from depression and the pressures of being the lead in one of the most iconic bands of the 1990s.Cobain died on April 5, 1994, and was found dead in his Denny-Blaine, Seattle homewith gunshot wounds. Cobain had previously been discharged from hospital and also received visits from Seattle PD as a matter of being a danger to himself. Calls requested from his wife, Courtney Love.Harrison details a story of twists and turns, of half-truths and outright lies that made up the investigation into the singers death and the ramifications that followed; he makes his case, as he does in his book, that Courtney Love had a great deal more to do with the tragedy than either the law or the mainstream media would report.In an almost bizarre symmetry, Denny-Blaine, Seattle is also known as ‘Harrison'.Hank Harrison died in February 2022 with the case still reverberating across the decades. Perhaps we will never know the truth of the matter. But we can, with Hank's legacy of research, make an educated guess.Soaked in Bleach is a 2015 American docudrama directed by Benjamin Statler, who co-wrote and produced it with Richard Middelton and Donnie Eichar.The film details the events leading up to the death of Kurt Cobain, as seen through the perspective of Tom GrantBooks The Dead : A social history of the Haight-Ashbury experience; The Dead by Hank Harrison (1980-10-24)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

The Laken Riley act will be voted on in the US House on Thursday which would allow migrants to be more easily detained for crimes, three  important initiatives in the WA legislature passed and three more are still on the table, three homicide suspects were arrested in the last day by Seattle PD, Nikki Haley continues to stay in the race through Super Tuesday, the man involved in the fatal crash with a WSP officer on I-5 is being sentenced and was both intoxicated and had prior convictions, and AOC was heckled by pro-Palestinian protestors. //Video found on bodycams on Hamas fighters demonstrated widespread sexual assaults committed in the October 7 attack as outlined in a UN report, and a checking of the texts. //Trust in artificial intelligence is sinking across the board and despite this, several companies are working on A.I. tutors for children. It continues to look like a cut-and-dry Super Tuesday, and Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles retired in a teary speech. 

22-Are you losing your religion? - Jeremy Wade How do you reconcile your faith - whether you consider yourself a Christian or otherwise - and being a first responder? You've seen the darkest side of humanity, and have experienced loss within your own ranks with those who have given up hope.  That's the very thing that Jeremy Wade struggled with while he was an officer with the Seattle police department.  Today on the podcast Jeremy talks about this struggle and how he was able to overcome this dichotomy. In his years at Seattle PD Jeremy helped launch a wellness program and in his last few years there he was the executive director of the Seattle Police Chaplains Association.  Today, Jeremy and his Wife Ketryna have launched a national first responder ministry called Mission First Alliance who's mission is to encouraging ministries and engage the Church to equip our nation's first responders and their families to live in Christ and on Mission. ABOUT JEREMY WADE Jeremy served for the Seattle Police Department for 13 years, but struggled with his identity in Christ vs his identity in the badge early in his career. After a few years on the department he fully surrendered his life to the Lord, which started an amazing journey that the Lord has been blessing along the way. While not free from challenges like the Seattle riots, and many critical incidents, Jeremy could see God's hand in directing his paths.      On the Seattle PD, Jeremy was awarded Officer of the Year, and Medal of Valor. He worked in patrol, in the training unit, as a peer support coordinator, and assisted in developing the department's first wellness unit. He co-founded the SPD Beds for Kids Program with Ryan Gallagher, that continues on today. Jeremy also served as the executive director of the Seattle Police Chaplains Association, and came alongside many other local and national first responder ministries.  In 2021, Jeremy, his wife Ketryna, and four kids, felt God calling them to move to Tennessee and step out in faith to do full time ministry, supporting first responders nationwide. This led to serving as the Training & Development Coordinator for the Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers- USA, until God started directing his path, and opening doors to start Mission First Alliance.  CONNECT WITH JEREMY Mission First Alliance is building a gospel focused first responder alliance. We are uniting and equipping all who have a heart to reach our nation's first responders and their families for Christ. Together we can have a greater Kingdom impact. www.MissionFirstAlliance.com  -Membership Application for Mission First Alliance attached. Membership is free. Everyone accepted before the end of the year will be our Charter Members. Completed forms can be emailed back to me. Link: https://www.missionfirstalliance.com/join-now Some Membership Benefits: Two Facebook Groups (one private group for members only of Mission First Alliance (invite only), and one private alliance network group for ministry leaders and first responders to network (must be verified and accepted into this group). Here is the link to the alliance network group. Join. Share. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/mfanetworkgroup) Monthly Zoom for Mission First Alliance Members- First Wednesday of every month at 6pm PST/ 9pm EST. 3-4 Leaders Summit Retreats in 2024 around the country. 2024 Annual Conference for ALL who have a heart to reach our nation's first responders and their families for Christ.  +++++ FIRST RESPONDER WELLNESS PODCAST/PTSD911 MOVIE Web site:  https://ptsd911movie.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ptsd911movie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ptsd911movie/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQ8jxjxYqHgFQixBK4Bl0Q Purchase the PTSD911 film for your public safety agency or organization: https://ptsd911.myshopify.com/products/ptsd911-digital-toolkit-pre-orders-only The First Responder Wellness Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC Copyright ©2024 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved.   

Hank Harrisonis a writer and researcher whose special areas of interest spread widely across a plethora of subjects, but unlike many other researchers, this hasn't dulled his attention to detail in any of them.The father of Courtney Love, he talks candidly to Ed Opperman about his estranged daughters' relationship with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Cobain had a troubled life suffering from depression and the pressures of being the lead in one of the most iconic bands of the 1990s.Cobain died on April 5, 1994, and was found dead in his Denny-Blaine, Seattle homewith gunshot wounds. Cobain had previously been discharged from hospital and also received visits from Seattle PD as a matter of being a danger to himself. Calls requested from his wife, Courtney Love.Harrison details a story of twists and turns, of half-truths and outright lies that made up the investigation into the singers death and the ramifications that followed; he makes his case, as he does in his book, that Courtney Love had a great deal more to do with the tragedy than either the law or the mainstream media would report.In an almost bizarre symmetry, Denny-Blaine, Seattle is also known as ‘Harrison'.Hank Harrison died in February 2022 with the case still reverberating across the decades. Perhaps we will never know the truth of the matter. But we can, with Hank's legacy of research, make an educated guess.WebsiteHank Harrison (Article)Youtube InterviewHank HarrisonBooks The Dead : A social history of the Haight-Ashbury experience; The Dead by Hank Harrison (1980-10-24)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

Cloyd Steiger did 36 years for Seattle PD with 20+ on the Homicide Squad.  His stories are nuts just as you would imagine! In retirement he operates https://www.shamusinvestigations.com/ putting his many years of expierence to work! Cloyd has also written two popular books availible on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Cloyd-Steiger/author/B079PSM3S5?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true   OfficerPrivacy.com - DELETE YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET https://officerprivacy.com/officer-privacy?affiliate_id=4192703   Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by joining the Patreon community today! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27353055           -Video of the interviews           -Vinyl TPS logo sticker           -Patron Shoutout            -Exclusive posts and direct messaging to Steve Please rate and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/things-police-see-first-hand-accounts/id1384355891?mt=2 Shop Merch / Subscribe / be a guest / Contact  www.thingspolicesee.com Join the FB community!  https://www.facebook.com/thingspolicesee/ Background consultation - Ken@policebackground.net  

Monday morning news montage. Trump hyped up a crowd in Iowa by dropping the f-bomb and making fun of Pelosi's husband for being attacked by a crazy person. Bryan is not a fan of Rep. Matt Gaetz saying Congress should hold a motion to vacate the Speaker position. Seattle PD released the video of a squad car tragically hitting a pedestrian. // Mariners eliminated from the playoffs and catcher Cal Raleigh says management needs to go out and spend money to get more talent. // Trump mused about dying by shark attack or electrocution. A grizzly bear killed a couple in Canada's Banff National Park. 

3pm - 5 arrested over string of armed robberies targeting older asians //Seattle PD to end contract with company that used AI to analyze body cam footage // Awww.. Inslee has Covid… again // Should YOU get the booster? // Some local GOOD news?  We’ll take it!  Bellevue man competing on season 45 of Survivor // GUEST: Former 'Survivor' winner Ethan Zohn // John talks the Jimmy V Foundation and Coach K being incredible

Headlines: Secret Service Agent debunks the magic bullet theory Morocco earthquake & Libyan flooding The Rock & Oprah ask for donations from common folk Elon Musk's 11th child was named Techno Mechanicus (older sin named: X Æ A-Xii)   Scandals the have just seemed to disappear: The financial crash of 2008 and how all of the individuals responsible saw little to zero consequences of their actions which destroyed global economics. Allowing them to continue in their roles or similar who are now orchestrating new schemes that see the rich get richer. Sub-prime lending led to Dodd-Frank. Cambridge Analytica. They used social media and social sciences to manipulate entire countries. They helped facilitate Brexit and cause a huge cultural divide in the U.S. Used false means to gather user data from Facebook. Several lawmakers sold off stock at the start of Covid right before a crash. As the pandemic raged, at least 75 lawmakers bought and sold stock in companies that make COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests. BP Oil spill/Deepwater Horizon in 2010 - (11) people dead and (17) injured. No one did jail time. Dupont (still active company) when producing Teflon dumped loads of bad chemicals into the water and Teflon was poisoning people all over the world giving them 6 known types of cancer. They covered it up for decades. On 5 December 2008, Boy George was convicted in London of the April 2007 assault and false imprisonment of Audun Carlsen, a Norwegian model and male escort, who initially stood for a photography session with Boy George. Carlsen claimed that he had been handcuffed to a wall fixture and beaten with a metal chain during their next meeting. Now he's on TV in Australia. Panama Papers. Proved that the rich and elite are hiding billions and everyone was just like 'meh'. Taxpayers bailed out the airlines to the tune of billions only to have the airlines raise prices, shorten leg room and charge more for bags. Wells Fargo bogus account scandal   This week in history: 1297 – William Wallace defeats the British at Stirling Bridge 1960 – OPEC is formed (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait & Saudi Arabia) 1971 – Greenpeace is founded 1981 – Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as first female Supreme Court Justice 2001 – Twin Towers et.al. 2008 – The Hadron Collider power up.   End on something positive: you can watch this episode on  ⁠http://youtube.rtownpod.com⁠ or on  ⁠http://spotify.rtownpod.com⁠ if you want to see this week's top 5 go to ⁠http://www.rtownpodcast.com⁠ Top 5 – Top 5 Worst Movie Sequels   Superman 4 the quest for peace Highlander 2 (so bad it canonally doesn't exist) The Mask 2 (the son of the mask) STAR WARS Episodes 1, 2 & 3 Indiana Jones 4 The kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Ebro, Rosenberg and Laura Stylez star in HOT97's flagship program Ebro in the Morning - this episode aired on 9/14/2023. Ebro, Rosenberg, Laura Stylez and the crew are broadcasting live from HOT 97 - talking about the disgusting body cam footage from the Seattle PD, Break the Bank is back, Mexican artists get shine at the VMAs, and much more! Check out AMEX: https://card.americanexpress.com/d/american-express/?utm_mcid=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=%2Bamex&utm_cmpid=20392400110&utm_adgid=157217430651&utm_tgtid=kwd-380412027066&utm_mt=p&utm_adid=648203849496&utm_dvc=c&utm_ntwk=g&utm_adpos=&utm_plcmnt=&utm_locphysid=9004338&utm_locintid=&utm_feeditemid=&utm_devicemdl=&utm_plcmnttgt=&utm_programname=brandnps&gclid=Cj0KCQjwi7GnBhDXARIsAFLvH4n3RuPBzZtYaanQ2EXOYyufMmS6O1dml0d_7DwTrp7yGmQhtMYsjjgaAvZBEALw_wcB  Try Audible: https://www.audible.com/  Find New HOT 97 Podcasts: https://www.hot97.com/podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 48 Joining me is Lt. Brandon James who has 24 years with the Seattle Police Department. Much of our conversation focuses on his role supervising the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the dedication of these detectives to saving our children from predators. I interviewed a detective in this unit more than a decade ago and that conversation has never left me. Brandon and I review the challenges for ICAC detectives in maintaining wellness considering what they are exposed to in these investigations.We begin the interview with a subject that I feel strongly about: the role of School Resource Officer which has come under attack and in some markets been fully eliminated. We look back at Brandon's work as a school officer in Seattle middle and high schools and discuss the positive impact officers in this role can have in helping students one on one, as well as educating them about the true nature of police work.We then delve into Brandon's work as an undercover detective in narcotics investigating both street-level drug dealing with SPD and high-level narcotics investigations with the FBI with whom he was a task force officer for ten years. We also cover the difficult subject of police corruption and the challenges for law enforcement when having to investigate and arrest one of their own, and how that can be done with sensitivity and compassion. As I always do, I ask what drew him to the profession, what the rewards have been and continue to be.Since being promoted to lieutenant, Brandon has become the commander of the Relational Policing Innovation team. Congratulations, Brandon! Your ongoing leadership will continue to be a great asset to SPD.I mention the Seattle Police Foundation's fundraising for the ICAC yearly educational conference. Here is a link to get more information and if you so choose, to make a donation.https://seattlepolicefoundation.org/internet-crimes-against-children-conference/Thank you to ato bridging the divide and Eric2247 for your five-star reviews on Apple podcasts!And as always thank you for listening to On Being a Police Officer. YOU are what keeps me going.Find me on my social or email me your thoughts:Facebook: On Being a Police OfficerTwitter: @AbbyEllsworth13Instagram: on_being_a_police_officerAbby@Ellsworthproductions.com©Abby Ellsworth. All interviews, editing, production done by Abby Ellsworth. Music courtesy of freesound.org

A veteran Seattle PD lieutenant resigns and issues a 15-page letter about why she's quitting, the letter underscores that people in Seattle who need to speak out more do not speak out enough; proving many of the points of the frustrated resignation of the SPD lieutenant is an update that the Seattle City Council won't be passing a new drug possession law until October.

6am hour -- still no answers about source of vicious Lahaina firestorm that has reduced the Maui city to smoking rubble, (one other hook?), Seattle still not on track to pass a drug possession law, an AI authored e-book takes the original author by surprise (fraudulent books mimic author's real life work). 7am hour -- any kind of weather now used by climate activists to blame natural disasters on climate change, WA governor's election campaign news Mark Mullett's strong results with campaign donations, WA Congresswoman's "centrist" claims called in to question after her comments at a NY political fundraiser, GUEST: economist Steve Moore explains the labor battle between UPS and union drivers, WA tourism among the 5 worst in the nation after the post-COVID uptick in tourism traffic/spending nationally. 8am hour-- the fascination with the Barbie movie and the movie criticism by HBO's Bill Maher, Maher calls the movie a "zombie lie" (something that was never true in the first place), the conservative and liberal political battle to co-opt the movie, a veteran Seattle PD lieutenant resigns and issues a 15-page letter about why she's quitting, the letter underscores that people in Seattle who need to speak out more do not speak out enough.

Seattle PD struggles to keep the city safe during Taylor Swift concert weekend amid record staffing lows; according to SPOG President Mike Solan, patrol operations is dangerously close to being 50% down from minimum safe staffing levels. He joins Ari to discuss the details.

Is Impeachment is coming for Joe Biden? // Is there an Ewok village in Seattle? // Big defeat for Biden at the border // New app to tell you if a company is woke and how Ayn Rand predicted cancel culture // Democrats celebrate parents losing rights // Lebron James's son goes into cardiac arrest - was it the clot shot? // GUEST: Dan Crenshaw joins Ari with the latest from the border// Hillary says republicans are responsible for record heat // Seattle PD struggles to keep the city safe during Taylor Swift concert weekend amid record staffing lows; according to SPOG President Mike Solan, patrol operations is dangerously close to being 50% down from minimum safe staffing levels. He joins Ari to discuss the details.

Sources within the Seattle PD say the Harborview Encampment Explosion was a targeted attack between feuding drug camps. // A new, more potent and more narcan resistant fentanyl is popping up in Snohomish county // Seattle got some rain after 33 dry days // Mega church under construction in Milton // Olga Sagan Interview // Carlee Russel storySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AGREE TO DISAGREE // Vancouver, WA. Congresswoman being review bombed for politics // WE HEAR YOU! and WORDS TO LIVE BYSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 47 Kent (WA) Police Department's Sgt. Eric Tung, known to many of you through his Blue Grit Wellness platform, joins me today to look back on his 16 years in law enforcement, and to look toward the future not just for him and his department, but for all law enforcement with what I call “relentless optimism.” First, we take a look back at Eric's career which started in 2007, just two years before the 2009 ambush murders of Seattle PD Officer Timothy Brenton and of the Lakewood Four, as they are known. We discuss our shared experience of that difficult time and what was to me, the surprising connection between the Lakewood officers and Kent PD. We also reflect on the Line of Duty Death of one of Eric's closest friends, Kent Police Officer Diego Moreno whose E.O.W. was five years ago this month. Eric also was in two critical incidents with his K9 Officer Kato, both times nearly losing Kato and his own life. As Designated Departmental Team Leader for Regional Valley Civil Disturbance Unit, Eric responded with this team to provide mutual aid to Seattle PD in response to years of annual May Day protests and ultimately to the 2020 riots. Eric used his passion for health and fitness to develop the Kent Police Department's Wellness and Peer Support programs and as I mentioned, his own platform Blue Grit Wellness. He creates his own content online, writes articles for Police One and hosts his own podcast Blue Grit Radio. He currently is the Department's Recruiting and Hiring Unit Supervisor. I ask what drew him to law enforcement. His “why” has evolved over the years, but he reflects on several reasons including the influence of a strained, and later repaired, relationship with his dad. Now a father himself, he discusses being in a dangerous profession when you have a two-year-old at home, yet knowing there is a two-year-old out there who needs you, as I learn, quite literally.While we talk about the big incidents, the hard and heavy moments, we end with that “relentless optimism,” reflecting on how sometimes it's in those small moments when you know as an LEO you have made a difference. Thanks, Eric!You can find Eric on his website:https://www.bluegritwellness.com/On Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Tok @bluegritwellness. On LinkedIn as Eric Tung. His podcast Blue Grit Radio is available on all podcast platforms.Eric has several articles on Police One. Here is the article I referenced:https://www.police1.com/rookie/articles/a-word-to-the-rookies-stay-humble-stay-hungry-1zsfEMTwoRREV3j1/Eric mentions the Blue Bridge Alliance which provides local law enforcement agencies with resources to render aid during interactions with community members in need. For more info:https://bluebridgealliance.org/As noted, this month marks the five-year anniversary of the Line of Duty Death of Kent Police Officer Diego Moreno. Officer Moreno, we thank for your service.E.O.W. Sunday, July 22, 2018https://www.odmp.org/officer/23727-police-officer-diego-morenoThanks for listening to On Being a Police Officer. YOU are what keeps me going.Find me on my social or email me your thoughts:Facebook: On Being a Police OfficerTwitter: @AbbyEllsworth13Instagram: on_being_a_police_officer

The Monologue: Search for Oceangate submarine is intensifying. The Interview: State Rep. Ed Orcutt (R-Kalama) says he needs voter support to tackle the housing affordability issue.The Monologue: A person fell asleep in a car and was found with pounds of illegal substances. The Interview: Emma Camp (assistant editor at Reason Magazine) details the Republican plan to tackle student loan debt -- at the root cause. LongForm: Aaron Marshall is a Seattle police officer who decided to throw his name in the campaign for district 7, taking on incumbent Andrew Lewis. He has some ideas around public safety and the homeless. Quick Hit: Seattle struggles to clear a homeless encampment in BallardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kim and Jen give a detailed review of this gripping book. Tune in and enjoy!Stay Twisted!This is the story of three best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who's been searching for the truth all these years . . .When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong―one of the most popular girls in school―disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her best friend, Georgina Shaw, now an executive and rising star at her Seattle pharmaceutical company, was involved in any way. Certainly not Kaiser Brody, who was close with both girls back in high school.But fourteen years later, Angela Wong's remains are discovered in the woods near Geo's childhood home. And Kaiser―now a detective with Seattle PD―finally learns the truth: Angela was a victim of Calvin James. The same Calvin James who murdered at least three other women.To the authorities, Calvin is a serial killer. But to Geo, he's something else entirely. Back in high school, Calvin was Geo's first love. Turbulent and often volatile, their relationship bordered on obsession from the moment they met right up until the night Angela was killed.For fourteen years, Geo knew what happened to Angela and told no one. For fourteen years, she carried the secret of Angela's death until Geo was arrested and sent to prison.While everyone thinks they finally know the truth, there are dark secrets buried deep. And what happened that fateful night is more complex and more chilling than anyone really knows. Now the obsessive past catches up with the deadly present when new bodies begin to turn up, killed in the exact same manner as Angela Wong.How far will someone go to bury her secrets and hide her grief? How long can you get away with a lie? How long can you live with it? Find out in Jennifer Hillier's Jar of Hearts.https://www.amazon.com/Jar-Hearts-Jennifer-Hillier/dp/1250154197Twisted Teachers Podcast wants to hear from you!Website-Twistedteacherspodcast.comLINKTREE :https://linktr.ee/twistedteacherContact us via email: Twistedteachers2@gmail.comInstagram: @twisted__teacher; @inked_educator68; @escaping_educationTik Tok: @inkededucator @escape_educationFacebook: @TwistedTeacherLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifersquireroberts

On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by political consultant and urban farmer, Heather Weiner. They talk about the newly uncovered messages that reveal former Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan allegedly ordered the abandonment of SPD's East Precinct, where the “Blake fix” stands after its failed vote in the legislature, the remaining need to address renter protections after the legislature passed major legislation to address the housing supply and affordability crisis, the success of the King County Crisis Care Centers levy, and the failure of the Kent School District bond underscoring the need for bond reform and for putting school measures on primary and general election ballots. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Heather Weiner at @hlweiner.   Heather Weiner Heather Weiner (she/her) is a political consultant with 30 years of experience on labor, environmental, LGBTQ, racial justice, and reproductive rights issues. She focuses on ballot initiatives, independent expenditures, legislative, union organizing and contract campaigns. She's a recovering lawyer.   Resources Teresa Mosqueda, Candidate for King County Council District 8 from Hacks & Wonks   ““Please Stop on the Teams Chat”: New Records Expose Mayor Durkan's Role and Others in Abandonment of East Precinct” by Glen Stellmacher from The Urbanist   “WA Legislature fails to pass new drug law; special session likely” by Joseph O'Sullivan from Crosscut   “No Clear Path Toward Criminalizing Drugs in Washington” by Ashley Nerbovig from The Stranger   “5 big things Washington's Legislature passed in 2023” by Melissa Santos from Axios   “Final state transportation budget boosts funding for highways, ferries, traffic safety and the Climate Commitment Act” from Washington State House Democrats   “Washington Legislature increases support for free school meals” by Griffin Reilly from The Columbian   “Washington State Rakes In Revenue From Capital Gains Tax” by Laura Mahoney from Bloomberg Tax   “Voters approve King County's crisis center levy” by Michelle Baruchman from The Seattle Times   “Voters turn down Kent School District bond measure” by Steve Hunter from The Kent Reporter   Find more stories that Crystal is reading here   Transcript [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, and I am a political consultant and your host. On this show, we talk with policy wonks and political hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington state through the lens of those doing the work with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening, and what you can do about it. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get the full versions of our Tuesday topical show and our Friday week-in-review delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, the most helpful thing you can do is to leave a review wherever you listen to Hacks & Wonks. Full transcripts and resources referenced in the show are always available at officialhacksandwonks.com and in our episode notes. If you missed our Tuesday topical show, I chat with Teresa Mosqueda about her campaign for King County Council District 8 - why she decided to run, the experience and lessons she wants to bring to the County from serving on the Seattle City Council, and her thoughts on the major issues facing residents of the County. Today, we are continuing our Friday shows where we review the news of the week with a co-host. Welcome back to the program, friend of the show, today's co-host: political consultant and urban farmer - who now even has chicks - Heather Weiner. [00:01:26] Heather Weiner: Hi, Crystal - so nice to talk with you again. [00:01:29] Crystal Fincher: Nice to talk with you again. I guess I should clarify - chicks as in mini-chickens. [00:01:32] Heather Weiner: Well, I have had many chicks, but now I'm married. Yeah, I have four baby chicks in my office right now under a heat lamp - getting them settled and we'll move them out to the henhouse probably in about five or six weeks. So you may hear a little bit of baby chirping in the background here. [00:01:48] Crystal Fincher: A little bit of baby chirping. I did hear the chirps - they are adorable. I actually got a sneak peek and now I want some chicks. [00:01:57] Heather Weiner: Everybody does - you can't go back. [00:01:59] Crystal Fincher: Yes, yes, yes. Okay, I guess we'll start out talking with the news that broke yesterday on a long-standing story - stemming from the abandonment of Seattle PD's East Precinct, which happened in the middle of the 2020 protests amid a lot of controversy - sustained abuses and excess physical abuse by police against protesters and residents of the City. And in the middle of that, the abandonment of the East Precinct - which was at first almost tried to, spun as protesters forced them out - lots of hyperbole on Fox News and conservative media, all that kind of stuff. But for quite a long time, they said they had no idea who made the call to abandon the precinct. [00:02:48] Heather Weiner: But you know that Spiderman meme - where the Spiderman is, all the three Spidermans are standing in that triangle pointing at each other? This was a live-action Spiderman meme where we just had all of these high-ranking officials, high-paid officials within Seattle City government and the department pointing at each other and saying - It's your fault. No, it's your fault. No, it's your fault. But look at this news from internal chats that are coming within the Seattle IT department - who know better than to delete their text messages and their chats - saying the order came directly from Durkan, at exactly the same moment that Chief Best, then-Chief Best, was telling reporters there's no order to evacuate the East Precinct building. So liars are lying. [00:03:31] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, so it turns out Jenny Durkan ordered the Code Red and wow, there's been a lot of obfuscation about this. And even in these - in this records request and what was released - it is clear they are bending over backwards to avoid discussing this in a disclosable way, to avoid discussing this in a way that would be illuminated by issues like this. But they didn't get everyone in on the conspiracy in time. However, they did catch someone being like - Hey, hey, hey, hey, don't discuss this on the Teams chat. [00:04:01] Heather Weiner: Right. It literally says - Do not discuss this on the Teams chat - which was revealed in the public disclosure request. [00:04:07] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely, and - [00:04:08] Heather Weiner: I wonder why all those text messages between Best and Durkan were lost forever. [00:04:13] Crystal Fincher: Lost forever. [00:04:14] Heather Weiner: Oops, I dropped my phone in saltwater. [00:04:17] Crystal Fincher: And there's still an ongoing investigation into that. As a reminder, public employees can't delete records, not disclosable records. And this may be something for - we've talked about this before in the program - but for people outside of government, outside of politics, outside of that world may be like - Texts, they're deleted. I delete texts all the time. Everyone in the public sector knows that you don't do this. There are people in positions who handle these. You're constantly getting - Hey, this request came, do you have this document? Or where was this? We're responding to this. This is a regular course of business, and they clearly were trying to hide what was happening. Big controversy - texts from Carmen Best, from Mayor Durkan were deleted. Mayor Durkan is a former federal prosecutor who has been living in this world forever, who had to be retrained even on prior issues when she was with the City. And then those mysteriously deleted texts, which looks more and more like they were intentionally deleted in order to hide this information. [00:05:19] Heather Weiner: And now former Chief Best is now directing security at Microsoft, right? She got a nice hefty landing pad there for when she left. And so despite the fact that her veracity and her transparency are now deeply in question, she is getting paid - I'm going to say a lot of money - [00:05:38] Crystal Fincher: Oh, a ton of money. [00:05:39] Heather Weiner: -working across the water for Microsoft. I saw former Mayor Durkan at LAX a couple of weeks ago walking by and I have to say - [00:05:48] Crystal Fincher: I was about to be like - in Seattle? I could just see her - [00:05:50] Heather Weiner: No, at LAX - she was walking at LAX. [00:05:51] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, that doesn't surprise me at all. [00:05:53] Heather Weiner: I just kind of stopped and looked at her. Of course, she didn't recognize me - who would? But I just - [00:05:57] Crystal Fincher: I would, Heather Weiner. [00:05:58] Heather Weiner: Ah, thank you - how many five foot tall - anyway, I'm not going to put myself down. So anyway, I did see her walking by and I did almost want to walk up to her and be like - What were you thinking, lady? But I didn't - nobody's happy transferring planes at LAX - even somebody who did that, I don't need to heckle them. It's also super interesting because there are so many lower-level employees, whether they're employees of the Seattle Police Department or Parks Department or wherever, who know that they will lose their jobs if they delete emails, text messages, anything that is subject to public disclosure requests. And so to have your highest ranking people doing that - you know who has not been mentioned in any of this is the current Chief of Police, who was an Assistant Chief at that time. How is, how, I'm always curious about why Diaz somehow was either not included in this chain, or hasn't ever been implicated in what's going on here. Was he just really - just not involved at all? That's crazy to me. [00:06:56] Crystal Fincher: I have no idea. Also haven't seen his name mentioned in this, but - [00:07:00] Heather Weiner: No, I know. I've asked reporters - Is Diaz literally nowhere here, or did he just do a spectacular job of cleaning out his records? [00:07:08] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. [00:07:09] Heather Weiner: Don't know. [00:07:09] Crystal Fincher: Don't know, but this is the saga that won't end. And to your point, this is really about accountability. This is about - do rules apply to everybody, and do people - do public servants have an obligation to the people? [00:07:22] Heather Weiner: You're starting to make a case now about what's happening in the State Legislature with transparency there, and where reporters and open government folks are really putting a lot of pressure on the State Legislature to open up their records. And legislators say - Look, I can't make decisions, I can't go through drafts, I can't do any of this - if I feel like all of it's going to be subject to public scrutiny when it's not final yet. It's legal - involving lawmaking, so therefore it is protected under legal exemptions. What do you think about that? [00:07:52] Crystal Fincher: I wonder why that's different than any of the other legislative bodies, like city councils across the state or county councils, who have more generous and open transparency policies. And again, this is happening on the public dime. There is a measure of accountability here, especially when so consistently through these records requests, we find out such egregious information. Just as a reminder - it wasn't any external investigation, it was a public records request that - in the City of Kent - uncovered that there was a Nazi assistant police chief. And that is a literal statement - literal Nazi, with Nazi symbols, and a Hitler mustache, and literally all of that - that only came to light because of public disclosure requests. And in this time where we have so many fewer reporters covering what's happening across the state and they only make it to the biggest things because they're stretched that thin, transparency becomes even more important. Because there may not be someone there to answer the questions, to cover how something came to be - this is our only record of how it came to be. And people should see who is influencing policy. [00:08:58] Heather Weiner: Right, and how the sausage was made. Listeners, you will be shocked to hear that good and bad politicians out there get around this by using their personal phones. Now, they're not supposed to use their personal phones for official taxpayer funded business, but they do. And so even if we did get a lot of those text message records about what was happening around the East Precinct, one can imagine that probably there was a lot of conversations going on - unrecorded conversations on the phone, in person, undocumented conversations, but also conversations on personal cell phones. Now again, I just want to point out - if any other lower-level employees were caught doing this, they would be fired, right? Cops would be sent to OPA. All kinds of things would happen. But when you're a higher-level political appointee, apparently, you get off scot-free. [00:09:41] Crystal Fincher: You do. [00:09:42] Heather Weiner: Speaking of cops - you want to talk about the Blake - what's happening with Blake, and what's happening there? [00:09:49] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, let's talk about what's happening with the Blake decision. So we just had the end of the legislative session - a lot of bills were passed before then, but some of the most contentious bills took 'til the very last day or two to get decided. [00:10:04] Heather Weiner: Last hour. Oh my - as usual - I just feel for everybody working three in the morning, four in the morning. It must be just absolutely exhausting. [00:10:12] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, when the Legislature does that - just the amount of work that support staff have to do to support the entire operation, to keep information moving under these incredibly tight deadlines. They're working so hard and so long. I think - so the Blake fix, in year's time? Time is an interesting thing for me these days. A few years back - yeah, our State - [00:10:35] Heather Weiner: Not yesterday, but also not 10 years ago. [00:10:37] Crystal Fincher: Yes. More than a year ago, less than 10 years ago - which anything in that zone consistently gets confused for me now. Yes. Our State Supreme Court invalidated - basically said the law about personal possession of substances, of drugs, was invalidated - took the law away. And so it instantly made possession of drugs legal. There was nothing illegal to do with the possession that didn't do with anything with paraphernalia, with selling or distribution, all those other peripheral things still remained in place. But for possession - [00:11:14] Heather Weiner: Personal use possession. [00:11:16] Crystal Fincher: Yes. And so under a certain threshold, or thresholds that come into play sometimes in policy with this. So in year before last, our Legislature - this happened during the legislative session, actually. And so they said - Oh my goodness, we can't let this stand. Even though best practices, sound public policy says that our really expensive and damaging War on Drugs has failed and treating substance abuse issues like a public health crisis and problem is the way to make progress in actually dealing with addiction, actually getting people off of drugs and getting people healthier, and reducing all the impacts surrounding that by crime and different things. But our Legislature basically said - We are not comfortable with that, and so we're going to re-institute a penalty - a misdemeanor - add some diversion in there, fund some kind of diversion-root-cause-drug-court-type things across the state. But they put a sunset clause in that law and said basically - Summer 2023, this is going to sunset, basically expire and terminate on its own. And in the meantime, that'll give us time to figure out something else that we want to do, or stay on the course. But the concern about invalidating that law at the state level was that municipalities, localities, counties, and cities, and towns can make their own laws if they want to in the absence of a state law on that issue. So some have said - Well, it's going to be more confusing to have a patchwork of different drug possession laws across the state, which is not ideal. It's not ideal. But the question is - is that more harmful than what this proposed fix was, which wound up being a gross misdemeanor - which is different than a simple misdemeanor and can come with sometimes financial penalties and jail time that exceeds that of the lowest level felonies. And so from a - we have talked about on this show - but jail, carceral solutions, do not reduce recidivism any more than non-carceral solutions. Throwing someone in jail doesn't reduce their likelihood of committing a crime in the future. And certainly in the case of substance use disorder, it does not address any of the issues about that. And all it does is destabilize and usually throw people further into addiction, further away from being able to rebuild their lives and get healthy again. So this debate is taking place, while evidence and data and lots of people are saying that. But you also have people who really advocate for punitive punishment measures. And even though we have spent decades and billions, if not trillions, of dollars on this War on Drugs, domestically and internationally, it's as bad as it's ever been. [00:14:06] Heather Weiner: Yeah, and it's a war on people who have an illness. It is a disease. And it's a public health issue, not a crime issue. And so to put people in jail who have alcoholism - we've already been shown that does not work. It's the same thing with addictions to other substances. It just doesn't work. And in fact, you're right - it makes it worse. So now we see local folks - Reagan Dunn, three of our City Councilmembers here in Seattle - who are proposing instituting their own gross misdemeanor rules in their jurisdictions. And it's going to cost more in taxpayer dollars to house people in jail - who are going through withdrawal, who are going to have massive health problems, and then are going to get out and not have money and not have support - than it would to put them in housing. [00:14:54] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. And to - [00:14:56] Heather Weiner: And if the real problem here is that we, as the public, don't want to see people suffering on the street - how is it that paying more for them to go into jail than to put them into supportive housing is going to solve the problem? It doesn't make any sense to me. It's not a solution. It is painting over the parts of your house that are disintegrating, that are moldy and disintegrating, and they're trying to paint it over instead of dealing with the leak in the first place. Wow. That was a really stretched out analogy. Not sure that anybody should use that. All right, anyway. So it doesn't make any sense to me - you're right. It's political posturing, coming into election time and municipal election time. Yeah, it's going to be super interesting to see how this is used. And the local news media has been doing this, not just here in Washington state but around the country, has been using this fear around people who have a disease - and they are using that as a fear to other people, but also to cause political dissension in our country. And it is not as bad in Seattle as everybody is saying. Yes, we do have a problem, but it is not as bad as what the news is portraying. It is part of the fear mongering. [00:16:10] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, and I don't think there's anyone who really, who doesn't want to do more to address this problem or doesn't acknowledge that substance use disorder is a problem - that we don't want to be seeing this, that it can lead to other things. We all know and understand that. We just want to do something that actually fixes it instead of landing us in the same place we've been for the last 30, 40 years under this War on Drugs, where we just punitively punish people for that. And - [00:16:38] Heather Weiner: For a disease. [00:16:39] Crystal Fincher: For a disease and I - or, there are also people who just use substances who are not addicted and based on what we classify as an illegal drug or not - there are people who drink alcohol socially. [00:16:53] Heather Weiner: I'm one. [00:16:53] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, that's a drug. [00:16:54] Heather Weiner: I'm one. I have been seen with - the fact that the mayor is now proposing open container rules in certain neighborhoods, where people can walk around with open containers - but they're not allowed to be seen with a different substance? Yeah, just the irony, the inconsistency - call Alanis Morissette. [00:17:10] Crystal Fincher: The irony and inconsistency and - look, drug laws, very punitive drug laws have been a major contributor to mass incarceration, to an incredibly disproportionate impact on Black and Brown people. And what we're seeing now. Yeah, I have some thoughts. So one - [00:17:32] Heather Weiner: Do you? [00:17:33] Crystal Fincher: I do. [00:17:33] Heather Weiner: Maybe you should start a podcast. [00:17:35] Crystal Fincher: This should not be a surprise to a lot of people. But this posturing and grandstanding, just - number one, there is talk of a special session. And they're trying to figure out if they can get to a place on this, where they can agree and do something that's actively being talked about. There may be a special session. This has been reported on. So because they're working on this and because people at the county level are talking about dealing with this - all this talk from mayors and city council members is just premature. It's putting the cart before the horse. And it's grandstanding. And it's so plain to see. Allow the people who are working on this to continue working on this. Notice they didn't have any issue with doing that over the past few years. They just recognize that - Ooh, maybe this is an issue we can capitalize on. But I would caution them that it didn't turn out too well for them last year when they tried to bombard, to flood the zone with all of the voter, direct voter contact, media talking about crime and drugs. And they're gonna try and crack down and make drugs illegal again, all that kind of stuff. [00:18:48] Heather Weiner: Look, let's go ahead and let's blame people who are actually symptoms of the larger problem. And the problem is number one, we don't have enough affordable housing. Number two, we have a ton of people who are suffering from trauma and for all different kinds of way - whether it's in the military, in their own households, in their own family. And one of the ways that the body responds to trauma is to try to find a way to not feel the trauma. And that's a lot of what substance use disorder is. Three, we - the Republicans and some Democrats 12 years ago - cut massive funding from mental health and addiction services. And now we don't have enough places for people to go, as we see where the hospitals are overloaded with people who are suffering from mental health disorders. And now the chickens have come to roost. Look, I brought it back to chickens. [00:19:33] Crystal Fincher: There you go. You have brought it back, we're full circle. [00:19:36] Heather Weiner: Brought it back to chickens, to the chickens. [00:19:39] Crystal Fincher: To the chickens. [00:19:40] Heather Weiner: So these are all symptoms of this massive problem. Inslee tried to do something where he wanted to float a massive bond to raise money for housing - that didn't pay out. Some Democrats at least tried to raise some money from a REET on luxury housing and massive buildings that would fund affordable housing - a tax on real estate sales. The real estate lobby killed, the realtor lobby killed that. We tried to get rental caps this year to make sure that landlords, corporate landlords are not egregiously raising rents and causing economic evictions and destabilizing communities - that didn't pass. So let's just crack down on people and put them in jail. Are the jails empty? Is that what's going on? Is there a massive demand? [00:20:20] Crystal Fincher: Oh, totally empty. We're totally not experiencing issues of overcrowding, suicides, deaths from illness, injuries, understaffing - none of that is a problem that they're actively having to spend millions of dollars to deal with and facing lawsuits. No, not a problem at all. But yes, that whole situation is there. So we'll see how this unfolds. But I also want to - some people have tried to characterize this as a Democrat versus Republican issue - on the drug - it is not. This is an issue where there are a variety of stances on the Democratic and Republican side, really. And Democrats control the Legislature and they came forward with a bill, after all the talk and compromise, that landed at gross misdemeanor. The sky-is-falling argument was - Well, we have to do this because otherwise they're going to really criminalize it locally. So this is good enough. I have noticed that no proposal from conservative or Republican mayors or city councils have gone further than the Democratic legislature did. So were they negotiating themselves down? Again? [00:21:21] Heather Weiner: Fair. [00:21:22] Crystal Fincher: And is what we're actually going to wind up with worse than having that statewide? Would we rather have a significant recriminalization statewide, or have lower penalties and more treatment access across the board, or in more places in the state? That's something that they're going to have to deal with, but - [00:21:41] Heather Weiner: When do we think this special session might be called? It feels like there is a hard deadline, right? Of June. [00:21:47] Crystal Fincher: It feels like it, but I don't know. I have no inside information on those conversations or anything. [00:21:53] Heather Weiner: And when they have a special session, they can only address the issue that the special session has been called for. So there's no sneaking other things in there at the same time, which is good. Although there's a lot of things that were left unfinished. [00:22:04] Crystal Fincher: There is. And also legislators don't like special sessions often because it takes them away from campaigning - because they can't raise money while they're in session. [00:22:14] Heather Weiner: That's another reason why we need a full-time legislature and not a legislature where people have other jobs that they have to go do. They're paid so little, they have to have other jobs. And as a result, they just don't have time to do all the things that need to get done. And they don't have time to do it in a really thoughtful way, unfortunately - that things do get rushed. [00:22:30] Crystal Fincher: And that's why we have a disproportionate amount of wealthy and out-of-touch people in our legislators. [00:22:36] Heather Weiner: And white. Yes. And why we keep losing our legislators of color. [00:22:40] Crystal Fincher: Talking about some of the other things you touched on that we were able to see at the conclusion of the Legislature, of this legislative session - certainly, as we talked about last week, some significant movement on some housing bills. But as you mentioned, no relief for renters, which is a major component of keeping people in housing, preventing displacement, and keeping housing more affordable. [00:23:03] Heather Weiner: Yeah. 40% of Washingtonians are renters - 40%. That's a significant portion. And our rents are skyrocketing. There's articles in Crosscut about Walla Walla - retirees who are getting pushed out, they're having to do all kinds of crazy things in order to keep their housing. And a lot of this is because corporate landlords are using algorithms - kind of like what Airbnb does - to jack up prices in response to how the other corporate landlords are doing things. And so I wouldn't really call it collusion, but they are using these formulas to maximize the amount of profit that they make. And as a result, what we're seeing is massive community destabilization. Single parents with children have to move their kids from school district to school district. Retirees, our elders are leaving their neighbors - they don't know anybody around them, they don't know how to ask for help. Our veterans, who may already be facing a lot of challenges, are also being moved and destabilized. It's not good for communities. It's not good for Washington state. And when I see things like in today's news where they say - Half of people are thinking about moving out of Washington state - they don't really say why, but the reason is the rent is too high. It's time for the State Legislature to do something to provide relief for 40% of the state's residents. And I myself am a landlord - I have a small house that I rent out and I 100%, like many landlords, support rent caps and rent stabilization. [00:24:35] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. I didn't even know you were a landlord. [00:24:36] Heather Weiner: Well, landlady. I don't know. It's kind of gendered. [00:24:40] Crystal Fincher: And yeah - I could talk a lot about that. But there are, we are suffering certainly at the hands of big corporate landlords. And they love nothing more than to try and paint all of the landlords - it's we're just little ma and pa, just we just had an extra house, and we're just out of the kindness of our hearts, just being housing providers. Some lobbyists are calling them housing providers. They're not housing providers. They're housing dealers. [00:25:05] Heather Weiner: I know - it's like job creators, right? [00:25:07] Crystal Fincher: Which is fine, but let's call it what it is. [00:25:10] Heather Weiner: Look, the way that the law was drafted, that was supported by the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, the way that the law was drafted is for the first 10 years of a building's - that a building is, or a unit, is being rented out - there's no rental cap on there as it adjusts to the market rate, figures out what's going on. And then you could always increase the rent once somebody moves out. But if somebody is living in that unit, you can't raise the rent - according to this law, you couldn't raise the rent more than 7% based on inflation and essentially economically evict them. And there is nothing wrong with that. There were lots of landlords who came out - family, mom and pop landlords, like me - who came out and said - Yeah, that sounds completely reasonable. That's what I would like to do. But it's the big corporate real estate lobby that once again came in and killed it. [00:25:56] Crystal Fincher: Yeah - once again. And so I guess what I would say is - there was a big, broad coalition that was put together by the legislators who sponsored this legislation - by organizations, activists, Futurewise certainly was huge in helping to get this passed. I hope that coalition stands up as strongly over the next year - through the next session - for mitigations, for rent relief, for helping people stay in their homes. Because that is as critical to getting costs in line, to keeping people in the communities where they are and their houses where they are, and reducing homelessness. It is as critical - this isn't an either-or - this is we absolutely need both. And so I hope this coalition continues to show up for the communities that have showed up for them and work to get this passed. Also, just want to talk about a couple other things they were highlighting. The budget was worked on until the very end. Democrats are touting investments in ferries, some modest investments in traffic safety. We had the first allocation of funds from the Climate Commitment Act that came in - still need to dig more into that to see where it's going and if they are living up to their promises to make sure that they are centering communities that are most impacted by climate change and pollution. And also workforce investments, workforce equity investments across the board. They did increase the cap for special education, which does increase funding, but not nearly at the level that is needed. There was a bill that didn't make it through that started off as free lunch for everyone, which we've talked about a few times before on this show, which - was a huge supporter of and thinking that - Of course, that totally makes sense. How is this controversial? Unfortunately it was - there was a trimmed down bill that increased access, that increased the number of people that could get school lunch programs. Basically, I think it's in schools or districts that met a certain threshold - if a kid asked for a free lunch, then it could be given to them in those districts. I want to say that it was 50 - I'm just throwing out numbers, but I'll figure that out and put it in the resources and show notes. But it was a trimmed down bill. A lot of good things happened - like many sessions - a lot of good things happened. A lot of disappointing things happen, and we just move forward and we continue to work and we continue to push and we hopefully continue to hold our legislators accountable for the decisions that they're making. [00:28:29] Heather Weiner: Let's have - let's end on a good note, on a positive note. Here's some good news. So article just came out in Bloomberg Tax - I know you read that every morning, Crystal, I know you do - and the new capital gains tax that was passed about two years ago is now finally being collected. The Washington Supreme Court ruled that it was legal and it's now being collected for the first time. There were estimates by policy experts that it would be, probably in the first year, somewhere around $450, maybe $500 million raised from taxes on the sales of huge stock market gains. Doesn't apply to 99.8% of us. And they thought it would raise maybe $500 million. According to the Department of Revenue, $833 million raised for schools, childcare, preschool, and other education. Amazing amount of money. But here's what you got to think about is how rich are people that they are having stock market gains where a 7% tax on their stock market gains over a quarter of a million dollars is raising nearly a billion. That's a lot of money being moved between stocks over there in rich people land. I couldn't believe it. It blows my mind. [00:29:37] Crystal Fincher: It is - absolutely, and more there. So I also hope that the work of the wealth tax picks up next session because it's absolutely needed and we can see how much of an impact that it does make. Also, we had a special election this week. In King County, there were - depending on where you were at - everyone voted on the Crisis Care Centers Levy, which passed. And so we are going to be having five new regional crisis care centers in the County. There are also provisions for helping to boost the workforce, increase the staffing levels in an area that's already really stressed and really hurting for staff. And what was your take on this? [00:30:18] Heather Weiner: I think it's great, but also people are going to come into these crisis centers and where are they going to send them? There's not any housing. So I think it's a great idea. It's a good first step to get people through. But I'm concerned that you're still in crisis at the end of the day. [00:30:32] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, I feel similarly - a lot is going to be about the implementation. We absolutely need more resources. And if this is done well, and if this is done right, it'll be helpful. We have also heard a ton of stories about challenging care, especially when that care is involuntary - when someone is in a major crisis. And so I think it's going to be really paying attention to the implementation of this and making sure that they are following best practices, and that people are treated with dignity and respect, and really the focus is on their healing over everything else. We'll see how it turns out, but I deem it to be a helpful - these are absolutely resources that we need. And we can do this better than we have done it before. And we should - we owe it to everyone to do that, so we'll see. Also, Kent School District had a bond vote, also on this same ballot, that failed. School bonds raise for buildings, for capital expenditures - those races, elections carry a higher threshold to pass a bond. It's 60% as opposed to 50% - which is a big, big difference between 60% and 50%, when you just look at elections across the board. This one actually didn't even make 50%. And I, once again, am begging school boards, people in school districts to stop putting these ballot measures on special election ballots. Put it on the general election ballot. If you must, put it on the primary ballot. But stick to those, especially in a district like King County, when turnout is everything. When it comes to these school levies, school bonds - having them in higher turnout elections obviously is going to increase the support. In the same way that we know in Seattle - if it's a very high turnout election, that's going to be a more progressive election than a really low turnout election. So let's just stop doing this, please. Do you have any thoughts about special elections and school levies? [00:32:25] Heather Weiner: Look, the big thing is we keep going back to the people over and over again to pass what are essentially regressive taxes, whether it's for the school levies or for the crisis center. I want to point out that one of the major funders of the crisis center levy - which I supported - one of the major funders was John Stanton, who is on the wall of shame for his work to kill the capital gains tax, to hit up the taxpayers to pay for his stadium to the tunes of hundreds of millions of dollars. And yet he wants to put a regressive tax on the rest of us. The solution here is not to keep passing, or trying to pass, these little regressive taxes to patch the leaky roof. See, I'm back to that analogy. It is to pass wealth tax and other taxes on the incredibly super rich billionaires and ultra millionaires that we have in this state. [00:33:13] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. Thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks on this Friday, April 28th, 2023. The producer of Hacks & Wonks is Shannon Cheng. Our insightful co-host today is political consultant and urban farmer, Heather Weiner. You can find Heather on Twitter @hlweiner, that's W-E-I-N-E-R. You can follow me on Twitter at Hacks & Wonks - that's @HacksWonks. Or you can follow me on Twitter @finchfrii, or on Blue Sky, or basically any platform at finchfrii - that's F-I-N-C-H-F-R-I-I. You can catch Hacks & Wonks on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts - just type "Hacks and Wonks" into the search bar. Be sure to subscribe to get the full versions of our Tuesday topical and Friday week-in-review shows to your podcast feed. If you like us, leave a review wherever you listen. You can also get a full transcript of this episode and links to the resources referenced in the show at official hacksandwonks.com and in the podcast episode notes. Thanks for tuning in - talk to you next time.

Bob Scales shares his insights and experiences with Seattle PD and their Consent Decree.  Fair-minded, reasonable, and academically rigorous Bob is a pleasure to listen to and has a lot to say.

The gang discusses the final meeting of the panel assigned to assess Seattle PD's response to the 2020 anti-police protests. We learn about how the police are going to “do better” and how this is definitely not going to happen again.

What's Trending: It's time to fire everyone at Sound Transit and start from scratch and a Franklin HS teacher was arrested for having sex with an underaged student. // Seattle PD is investigating a child found dead and some lawmakers want to reduce reasons for traffic stops. // Don Lemon was back at work after 'prime-gate' and many people are unhappy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pierce County prosecuting attorney says she is powerless to act on drug crisis under current laws. KNOW IT ALL: 1) Pete Carroll praises 49ers ahead of playoff game this Saturday. 2) Seattle PD and DEA make a fentanyl bust. 3) Washington Post story on China and Covid. // Biden in Mexico City. Fentanyl ruled cause of death for Tacoma student who died last year. // Teens robbed 2 children at gunpoint and got away with sandwiches. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 129 I sit down with Demi Behn. Demi has been a police officer for 9 years, starting her career with Seattle PD but changing agencies as Seattle continues to degrade as both a city and a policing agency. I was excited to sit down with Demi and gain a female perspective of a profession that is mostly dominated by masculine energy. Demi has dreams and aspirations outside of the profession of law enforcement which I think is crucial to maintaining a healthy life balance. I was excited to have her on and tell her story of both her journey inside the profession and the path she is paving for the next phase of life. Please enjoy episode 129 of the Endless Endeavor Podcast. — Connect with Demi Behn: Instagram: @demi.behn Demi's Facebook Page: The Red & Blue Wave - Cold Water Fans Connect with me: Instagram: @granderson33 Website: www.theelectricnorth.com for podcast apparel and gear Email: gregandersonpodcast@gmail.com Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/Granderson33 Episode sponsors: Bio Pro + https://bioproteintech.com/bioidentical-alternative-to-human-growth-hormone coupon code ENDLESS saves 10% Cured Nutrition https://www.curednutrition.com coupon ENDLESS 10% Off Allegiance Holster Company https://www.allegianceholsters.com coupon ENDLESS 10% Off If you enjoy the show, make sure to give the Endless Endeavor Podcast a rating via your favorite audio platform OR on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCieFsr26t9cyPDKMbLQJzXw/featured!

This is a special Legacy Podcast. On November 29, 2009, four Lakewood, Washington police officers were fatally shot at the Forza Coffee shop, near Tacoma. A gunman, later identified as Maurice Clemmons, entered the shop, shot the officers while they worked on laptops, and fled the scene with a single gunshot wound in his torso. After a massive two-day manhunt, Officer Ben Kelly of the Seattle PD, recognized Clemmons near a stalled car in south Seattle. Kelly's confrontation with Clemmons ended the life of a cop killer. On this original 2010 Policebackground.net Podcast, we interviewed Officer Kelly. Officer Kelly detailed how he survived this critical incident. ___________________ You're now able to support our podcast! Monthly donations: https://anchor.fm/pdbackgrounds/support One-time donations: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=VM6AE5B2A6VF2 Go here for background consultation information: www.policebackground.net --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pdbackgrounds/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pdbackgrounds/support

What's Trending:  Seattle PD is effectively legalizing DUI, the Mariners won in dramatic fashion, the Seahawks lost and the Sounders were too busy worrying about social justice to make the playoffs. // It was another violent weekend across Puget Sound: homicides in Tacoma, a sexual assault in the U District and a home invasion in Kirkland. // The LA city council president made some vile racist comments about a child. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Monologue: Local reaction to Seattle PD's search for a new chiefThe Interview: Tad Walch (Deseret News) gives us the latest on what appears to be a racism hoax (or a giant misunderstanding) with BYU and Duke.      The Interview: Avi Goldwasserr (Jewish Leadership Project co-founder) explained why he is calling on ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt to resign.LongForm: Angela Morabito (Fmr. Dept. of Education Press Secretary) weighs in on the school closure study and how teachers' strikes hurt kids.  The Quick Hit: Disney almost bought Twitter      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's Off the Cuff episode of the Failure to Stop podcast, Mike the Cop and Dave discuss current law enforcement related news including: (05:36) Cop uses BJJ to break someone's arm (13:09) Brian Laundrie's Confession released by FBI (22:53) Louisiana Rape Victim has to pay child support? (33:40) AOC and others call SCOTUS illegitimate (55:03) Man Calls Seattle PD while being chased by Seattle PD (01:03:14) Lightfoot says Cops get plenty of time off   Mike may or may not have a complete meltdown over how stupid people can be about legal knowledge and how hypocritical politicians are and Dave finally falls in line and actually sticks to law enforcement news. 
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THE THESIS: Seattle is spiritually dead, most of its citizens hate God. Now, the body of Seattle is being murdered. THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES:  Proverbs 6:31 31 Yet if [the thief] is caught, he must pay sevenfold,     though it costs him all the wealth of his house. Matthew 5:11-13 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Salt and Light 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. THE NEWS & COMMENT: Four teens arrested after gunfire erupts in Tacoma neighborhood Officers arrested a man Thursday morning in Capitol Hill after he stole a car with an infant in the back seat, rolled the car over in a collision, and then fled the scene: Burglar caught by Woodinville seven-year-old in family living room A man allegedly terrorized a Seattle school, grabbing two students according to the custodian, yet BLM-supporting Principal Ric Baileykaze refused to cooperate with police, according to the SPD."Principal R. Baileykaze... would not speak to me." -officer Resignation Letter (This resignation Letter was sent out to SPD Chief Adrian Diaz and CC'd to all SPD employees. Some words have been altered to avoid waking Facebook's pernicious nanny bots.) Chief Diaz and Whomever it May Concern: Recently I was advised that my employer, the Seattle Police Department was unable to find a reasonable accommodation for my religious exemption from the kØhѵiɗ ѵ@ɔɔinϵ mandate that took effect October 2021. For clarification, the reasonable accommodation I requested was that I be permitted to receive the ѵ@ɔɔinάɫiѳn upon such time that my daughter is weaned from breastfeeding. Such gall! After I was already informed in November that I would not be granted an accommodation, then a day later advised that was sent to me in error. It is clear despite the Department's responsibility to consider each request individually, in good faith, with care and diligence, there was never any intent to grant any accommodation to anyone. This was demonstrated time and again by the Department's actions and proven by notes we were never supposed to see that were attached to some of the documents. Over the many months of this “interactive process” I was contacted by SPD HR three times, including the once in error, and not from a lack of trying on my part. Several emails and inquiries from both myself and SPOG were ignored. There was no interaction, nor any process. The decision was predetermined. Any delays were merely for crafting the decision in the most liability-reducing manner possible. Any appeal on my part entertained merely to build a legally defensible façade that accommodations were actually being dutifully considered as required by federal law. From the outset requestors were expressly forbidden from making arguments with reason or science. Previous kØhѵiɗ infϵkshuns such as I had, given the superior protection imparted, were preemptively struck down as exemption from the mandate. The only possible explanation for this is that reason or science, aptly applied, could defeat the rationality of the mandate. This is the conduct of cowards. I no longer wish to serve such cowards. The brass at SPD and the officials within the city government regard themselves as the betters of their employees, superiority granted and confirmed by their positions. But these are positions not gained by merit or effort, but by nepotism and chicanery. Leaders aren't promoted for their leadership skills, but rather their fitness as sycophants. In reality they aren't fit to do the officers' laundry. In reality they are being propped up by the labors of their betters and they feel no shame using officers' bodies as ladder rungs to their next position. I had the honor and privilege to serve with true heroes. People who willingly stand between violence and innocence daily. People who as a routine matter of survival must wear body armor, drive cars with bullet-resistant panels, and carry bullet-resistant shields to calls for service. People who are routinely called to hold the most violent to account for their crimes and address situations no one else wants to, and would scarcely be able to, and are expected to perform with superhuman ability. They are not permitted basic human error, or fatigue, or feeling. They do this under the scrutinizing eyes of no less than six oversight entities who all desperately want nothing more than to find officers making mistakes but fail so miserably that they must go out of their way to suspend officers for using no-no words. City Hall has been operating under the illusion that those who stand between violence and innocence are unnecessary, exemplars of a racist system even. Now those officers I described are all but gone, and the innocent remain, will the violent magically disappear? Or, Or, facing little consequence, will they simply revel in their newfound access to victims? In spite of the wonderful people I worked with who routinely stuck their necks out for me, my career at SPD was punctuated with abuse at the hands of so called leaders. From being photographed while dressing in the locker room, to being chastised for using sick time when I suffered complications following a surgery and nearly died, to being denied a transfer for my choice of dress while off duty (I was described as a distraction whilst wearing fairly standard exercise clothes). Instead, I was forced to transfer elsewhere against my will. I was put in unsafe situations as a young undercover and railroaded by those running an operation because they didn't want to admit they had screwed up, so they lied, and they expected me to lie for them. I didn't. I was later again chastised for my hairstyle, a ponytail, also while off duty. Other (male and transgender) officers who were knowingly and flagrantly violating the grooming policy every day were given a pass. I was attacked and drug through the administrative mud for having a ponytail off duty because supervisors thought they could leverage it against me. And those who did so lied about their malicious disrespectful conduct. I was once accused of being unprofessional for mentioning to a colleague that I felt like a target was painted on my back. The accuser in this instance was another SPD employee who was actively monitoring my communications and activity, exactly as one might expect if a target was painted on my back. The entire episode was proof that there was indeed a target on my back. I was punished and ordered to officially acknowledge that I didn't feel this way, I refused. This is Orwellian thought police in action. I was stalked for years by another employee who used police systems to track me. Not only did the department do nothing about it, but they in fact also knowingly allowed this person to continue to stalk me with their systems for two years. I was told derisively and flippantly I should get an anti-harassment order by department admin, because they weren't going to do anything, and clearly doubted that I could or would. So I did. Even still, despite having a valid, legal, court-ordered anti-harassment order that I brought to the attention of the chain of command, the department did nothing and allowed this person to violate the order. During this ordeal OPA even fed my stalker confidential information about me. Legal counsel have told me that this conduct is certainly illegal, but simply not worth the cost of bringing suit because it didn't cost me any tangible monetary value. Every step of the way the SPD leadership lied. They lied naturally, repeatedly, and shamelessly to cover their own self-interests. They lied with the comforting knowledge that their subordinates would suffer for it in their stead. They don't care. They routinely issue orders to officers based on political expediency, not law or prudence, certainly not public safety. When questions inevitably arise about the poor decision making, they lie and profess they never made any such order, forcing the officers to take the blame. Some notable examples include orders to use blast balls and other crowd control devices during the summer of 2020 riots, and orders to allow Antifa to assault Back the Blue demonstrators at Green Lake Park. So pervasive is this incompetence and festering cowardice, no one seems to know who ordered the surrender of the East Precinct, nor the orders to stand idly while the resulting utopia project rapidly and predictably fell into chaos and cost lives. To be clear, they know exactly who made those orders, this is why they unlawfully deleted all their communication from this time. They're cowards. The total lack of competent leadership during this time will forever be a disgraceful blemish upon our history. The officers performed admirably, with no direction, no leadership, and no support. And at every chance the brass was afforded, they used the officers as so much fodder then tossed them aside when their utility waned. Seattle and Seattle PD are now the laughing stock of the world. Not one of SPD's brass were concerned about anything but self-aggrandizement, political optics, and liability control. Only how something looks, never how something is, and most certainly not public safety. Not one of them ever had any interest in my performance as a competent and effective police officer, nor were any of them ever concerned the least bit about my welfare. But my ponytail is a severe transgression. My off-duty clothing choices threatening to the cohesion of the entire department. My very thoughts and feelings considered a security threat. These are not isolated incidents. This is business as usual at SPD. SPD cultivates and even enforces an attitude of caution over reason, “de-escalation” over intervention, prioritizing “optics” over reality, how something appears rather than how it works, a wait-and-see approach that puts people at risk. This is ultimately just desperate justification for their own cowardice. Just as they order officers not to pursue armed robbers and would-be drive-by murderers who even fired on officers, these are exactly the sort of people who would order officers not to make entry into a school when a psychopath is actively murdering children. I pray that day never comes, but if it does, I truly hope the officers who remain have the courage to disregard such orders, but the officers who do are now few, and far between. Sometimes it seems SPD doesn't want courageous officers, but rather those who simply follow orders without question. The last day I wore the uniform of a Seattle Police Officer, when it was determined my presence was too great a risk due to not being ѵ@ɔɔin8ed, I was unceremoniously ordered to vacate by a man who was entrusted with the command of a police precinct and has numerous arrests for DUI and one for domestic violence, and clearly suffers from an inferiority complex. How appropriate. Since then, he has been arrested once more for DUI, and probably thinks no one knows. We all know. Also since then, SPD suffered the highest rates of kØhѵiɗ infection since the ҏ@ԯdԑӎic began. Very nearly every kØhѵiɗ infection at SPD happened after the mandate took full effect, meaning very nearly everyone at SPD who suffered a kØhѵiɗ infection, was fully ѵ@ɔɔin8ed against it. That makes for the crappiest ѵ@ɔɔinϵ ever. So crappy in fact that mandates have been rescinded all over the country. There is now established case law supporting iꝳꝳunity following infekshun can and perhaps should be accepted in lieu of requiring ѵ@ɔɔinάɫiѳn. Even Portland has rescinded their ѵ@ɔɔinϵ mandate. But not Seattle, never Seattle.  It's clear that this mandate is not about science, and certainly not public safety. As we all know Seattle leadership cares little if anything about public safety. This mandate was only ever about conforming to ideology. Well, I won't. I've therefore been on unpaid leave for eight months. And despite promising to receive the ѵ@ɔɔinϵ just after my child is no longer breastfeeding, which could be a matter of weeks, SPD sent me a new letter stating again that no accommodation was available, and my choices are either get ѵ@ɔɔin8ed now or resign. SPD also sent out letters dated May 9, 2022, advising those of us who have not been ѵ@ɔɔin8ed that our benefits will be getting terminated as of October 31, 2021. That is, retroactively. This strikes me as radically illegal. Not to mention unethical and childishly petty. And a contract violation. If there's one thing Seattle knows, it's that they can violate contracts with impunity because it will take years to find resolution. Despite all of Seattle's posturing and threatening they have yet to fire a single officer who was denied an exemption from the mandate. They simply placed everyone on unpaid leave. Just as with everything else they do, Seattle's leadership is so craven and risk averse they don't even have the minerals to stand by their policies and terminate the unѵ@ɔɔin8ed as they threatened nearly a year ago. They know it will be considerably liability-inducing. They know they did not follow the law in the denials. So instead, they try to make life as uncomfortable as possible for these people such that they, like me and so many before me, simply resign. With pride and dedication I served the people of Seattle for eight years. Everyday risking my life for theirs. Enduring repeat abuse and garbage leadership for the sake of doing right and being there for my colleagues. For eight years I was a good cop. But Seattle doesn't want good cops. I hope those leaders and competent supervisors at SPD don't take offense to this. If the manner I described SPD's leadership rings true for you and you're feeling inexplicably defensive, well, if the shoe fits, Cinderella. This is obviously not the case for every supervisor at SPD. I've had many great ones, they're unfortunately terribly outnumbered and hamstrung in their ability to do good. They face harsh scrutiny for protecting their officers and are often transferred to positions with few or no subordinates to care for, many have preceded me in leaving. Among the superior leaders at SPD one can count Chief Wilske, Chief Green, Lt Curtis, Lt Geoghegan, Lt Nguyen, Lt Aagard, Sgt Sauer, Sgt Hadley, Sgt Jones, Sgt Waltz, Sgt Janes, and Sgt Patterson. Some were demoted as a result of their devotion to public safety and their officers, and some are no longer with SPD. After serving alongside some of the most respectable, selfless, professional law enforcers and people of the utmost integrity, the conduct of the administrative staff and officials of the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Department is nothing short of egregious dereliction, utter incompetence, and malicious persecution. The routine treatment of the officers at the hands of their supervisors is disgusting and appalling. Now the majority of those good officers are gone. Run out by systemic mistreatment and persecution. The people of Seattle suffer for it. That I as a veteran female officer, a Christian, breastfeeding mother, am being forced out by corrupt, indelibly arrogant, and chauvinistic administrators for the nature of my convictions, being stronger and ethically superior to their own, seems a fitting end to my career. I therefore tender my resignation, effective immediately. Ofc. M. Reynolds #7745 South Precinct Patrol See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.