1.During a debate sponsored by the Urban Community Councils of Seattle Thursday evening, City Councilmember Sara Nelson casually said she and Councilmember Debora Juarez had laughed at people who showed up at council meetings to oppose the expansion of police surveillance cameras around the city.
As we reported at the time, every council meeting about police surveillance has included comments from dozens of people vehemently opposed to police surveillance of Seattle residents. Tthe new CCTV surveillance program began, ostensibly, as a “pilot” in July; just two weeks later, long before there was any data to demonstrate the effectiveness (and risks) of the cameras, the council took up legislation to expand the program.
Supporters have dismissed concerns that the Trump administration or red states could subpoena the city for footage to help them pursue and prosecute immigrants or people seeking abortions and gender-affirming care…