The Seattle Police Department will stop using tear gas on protesters, its chief says. The suspension will last 30 days and does not apply to SWAT officers in a standoff situation. KUOW
Carmen Best, chief of the Seattle Police Department, announced on Friday that her officers would stop using tear gas on protesters.
Protesters have gathered every day in Seattle since Friday, a week ago, to protest police use of force, and specifically the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Floyd became unresponsive as an officer kneeled on his neck.On Saturday, the protest, which began peacefully, became aggressive. More demonstrators joined in the afternoon and evening, and clashed with police. A cloud rose above downtown as flash bangs were thrown and gas sprayed to disperse the crowd.
Tear gas is controversial, and deemed a “method of war” by the Geneva Protocol. But it has been allowed for riot control. Now Best and Mayor Jenny Durkan say the commission and other oversight agencies will take the lead on reviewing the department’s crowd management policies. In the last week, Chief Best and Mayor Jenny Durkan have eased up on some of their more draconian measures. They have removed the curfew, which started as early as 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and Best ordered her officers to stop obscuring their badge numbers.
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