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Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig... by anthonyrstevens on Friday October 16, 2020 @03:15PM (#24804037)
The "steep" budget cuts in Seattle's LE budget amounted to 3MM out of over 400MM. Less than 1%. Is that steep to you?

From https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-c...:

"The Police Department reductions passed Monday represent only about $3 million in 2020 savings; the department was allocated $409 million this year — more than the city spends annual on parks and social services."

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Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig... by m0zg on Friday October 16, 2020 @08:07PM (#24806234)
Your comment is disingenuous. This is only for 2020, this is how much they could cut _retroactively_. City council demanded 50% cut for 2021, and overrode the mayor's veto to allow this to proceed: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-c...

Quote: "Though the council’s bills were expected to immediately slice only about $3 million from the Police Department’s $400-plus million annual budget — nowhere close to the 50% that seven council members in July vowed to extract — the council members described the trims as a crucial “down payment” on more sweeping changes to come."

Dig a little deeper next time. Don't fall for fake news.

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