Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has proposed new legislation on Wednesday to ban face coverings for law enforcement officers.
Mayor Harrell says the proposal aims to increase transparency and accountability during enforcement activities, requiring officers to clearly display badges and emblems of which agency they work for.
If passed, it would make Seattle the first city in Washington, and one of the first major cities in the U.S., to implement such a ban, according to a release from the mayor’s office…