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Re:Police Invested Millions in Shadowy Phone-Tracking Softwa... by mulmen on Sunday January 18, 2026 @09:17PM (#46674355)
> Such consequences will never come from the state.

Seattle’s consent decree directly contradicts this.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-returns-fu...

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Re:Police Invested Millions in Shadowy Phone-Tracking Softwa... by greyface- on Sunday January 18, 2026 @09:39PM (#46674490)
The idea that the SPD consent decree constituted "severe consequences", or was successful at all, is a joke.

https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2026/01/video-cops-rallie...

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