We're now beginning our 3rd panel with the City's civilian-led police accountability system: @SeaCPC, @SeattleOPA, and @SeaOIG. These three offices make up the "three legged stool" of our police accountability system.
Co-chair Prachi Dave starts by "acknowledging historical and generations of trauma, and that community has asked for fundamental change" and that they are "reviewing the many pictures and posts of what has been shared" from Seattle's #JusticeForFloyd demonstrations
OPA Director Meyerberg starts by sharing that "we have received about 15,000 complaints and that number is growing. A lot are related to the pepperspray incident. Monday night's dispersal and gas. Right now we have 14 separate investigations, each with individual case numbers
"I want to caution that an OPA investigation as a panacea for all that is going on...we are committed to these investigations, but these do take time. We're using 100% of our resources to work on these cases."
We are now joined by Inspector General Lisa Judge of the Office of Inspector General. She shares how OIG works with Director Meyerberg's office. Acknowledges the importance of what earlier speakers and community have shared
and she says "this moment as a catalyst for change on the systemic issues. It is important to not repeat previous mistakes...Change is long overdue, and it's coming with or without us...OIG has a role to provide systemic oversight of SPD.
"We are working on ways to community input into audits.
Currently, CM Pedersen shares that he has read the many emails his constituents have sent and says "Black Lives Matter."
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