Weasels On Display!!!

On Monday October 17th I attended the Seattle City Council Candidates Forum on Racial Profiling and Housing at the Yesler Community Center. This was a community forum sponsored by many activist groups concerned with Police Brutality , Racial Profiling and lack of affordable housing and gentrification.

In one of the most shameful and revealing moments in an evening of what I like to call "Weasels on Display" the question was put to all the council members and new candidates running for office if they would simply support an elected civilian Police review board to replace the useless and impotent OPA orOffice of Public Accountability that we now have to over see Police conduct. To the shock and gasps of the audience in attendance every single council person and candidate except for one said they would not support such a review board or needed "more information".

Paul Bascomb who is running against council member Nick Licata for City Council Position 6 was the only person on the panel of candidates who showed he understood the purpose of the forum and the pain of victims of Police Repression and Abuse who testified at the forum by saying he would unequivocally supported civilian review over the Police Department.

Topping the List of Shame of Council members and candidates who would not support the review board is Seattle token Lefty Nick Licata. Based upon this most recent lapse in showing any political backbone I believe it is time for Nick Licata to go.

Finishing the list of Shame are:
Richard Conlin
Casey Corr
Jan Drago
Paige Miller
Richard McIver
Dwight Pelz