- Courtesy of Working Washington
- One of yesterday’s arrests.
Eight Fast Food Workers and Their Supporters Arrested in Bellevue Yesterday: As the fight for a $15 minimum wage crosses the water. Protesters were arrested after leading a march across I-90 (which they renamed “WA-$15”) and then blocking a downtown Bellevue intersection in an act of civil disobedience. All eight have since been released.
Two SPD Officers Who Oppose the Department’s New Use-of-Force Policies: Don’t seem to have had any problems using force recently, reports Steve Miletich at the Seattle Times. The two cops, who are married to each other, have both signed on to a lawsuit alleging that new rules for use of force have tied cops’ hands in dangerous situations, and they’ve each been involved in use-of-force situations in recent days. As Miletich writes:
But in the two recent incidents, Myers and Parton appeared to make decisive, split-second decisions they viewed as reasonable during rapidly unfolding events. Based on police accounts of the incidents, the new policies did not appear to hinder or impede the officers’ decisions to resort to lethal force.
- Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
- The president and vice president, with members of the National Security Council, in the Situation Room yesterday.
“This is a core principle of my presidency: If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.” President Obama outlined a new military campaign against ISIS militants in a speech to the nation last night. The campaign will bring new American troops to Iraq and expand the training and arming of Syrian rebels.
Meanwhile, on the Syrian Border: Rebels freed 45 UN peacekeepers who were captured two weeks ago, after fighting between rebels and the Syrian army spilled into a border zone between Israel and Syria that’s been monitored by UN soldiers since the 1970s.
And on Washington, DC’s Capitol Hill: Politico says President Obama pressing Congress to authorize this new military plan means this “isn’t the quick and clean September Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) were hoping for” in the run up to a fall election.
South African Track Star Oscar Pistorius: Was found not guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. A ruling on what is essentially a manslaughter charge (South Africa’s legal system calls it “culpable homicide”) is scheduled to come tomorrow.
Man Hit by Sound Transit Train in Sodo Yesterday: The 45-year-old was rushed to Harborview with “potentially life-threatening injuries,” says Q13.
Take It Away, SPD Blotter Headline of the Week: “Man with Horns and Bolts Tattoos on his Face Stabs Couple and Skates Away.“
American Unemployment Claims Higher Than Forecast: They’ve been declining, but just spiked to a two-month high last week.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Has a Tumor: In his abdomen, and is in the hospital awaiting a biopsy. (Thanks, Slog Tipper boygobong.)
As the Calendar Reminds Us: Today is September 11. Take a moment.
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