“That’s not in the DNA of American policing”: a former chief calls for change
What 50 years on or observing the force has taught Norm Stamper. A chat with the county executive. And what a KUOW reporter saw last night at the East Precinct.
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Norm Stamper, Seattle policing and change
Former police chief Norm Stamper led SPD during the World Trade Organization protests twenty years ago. And one thing he learned, he said, is that tear gas will always provoke a strong response – which frequently backfires. Once the first canister of tear gas was thrown, the protests ceased to be about child labor and worker rights and became about police tactics. These are tactics he says we need to take a hard look at, and think about change.
King County Executive Dow Constantine 6.9
County Executive Dow Constantine knows a thing or two about attempted police reform, and about being sued for it. He joined Bill Radke to discuss his proposed changes to the inquest and investigation processes, as well the youth jail.
Casey Martin and the Ballad of the 8th Precinct
KUOW’s Casey Martin has been at the East Precinct night after night. It’s been a cycle of action and reaction between protesters and the cops – until last night, when the police left the building. He joined Bill Radke to share how the night went and what he expects moving forward.
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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