State Attorney General Won’t Charge Pasco Police Officers With Murder: “The Pasco officersโ actions on February 10, 2015, did not exceed the legal standards for the justifiable use of deadly force,” says Washington attorney General Bob Ferguson. The officers shot 35-year-old Antonio Zambrano-Montes as he ran away, after throwing rocks. A state task force has been putting off discussion of the state’s controversial police deadly force statute, which requires prosecutors to show officers acted with “malice,” but is poised to finally take it up next week..
An Update on That Possible Seahawks Political Action: “The team is considering a show of unity in order to promote justice and equality for all Americans, regardless of skin color,” said Bobby Wagner. That doesn’t sound like solidarity with Colin Kaepernick or Black Lives Matter. Also, for the love of god, stop sharing that bullshit US Uncut story on Facebook.
Seattle Police Aren’t Investigating Any Specific Cases of Drugging at Bars: “Thatโs not an indicator it isnโt happening,” SPD spokesperson Sean Whitcomb tells Capitol Hill Seattle. Police say they’re working with Capitol Hill business leaders to do a better job of tracking the cases and holding perpetrators accountable.
You Have to Read this BuzzFeed Report on Police and Rape:Police departments “routinely mark an extraordinary percentage of rape allegations as false or baseless,” often marked ‘unfounded’ by officers who blithely don’t bother investigating.
U-District Residents to Apartment Building: “The developer plans to turn a two-story house into a seven-story apartment building,” KIRO reports. “People say they’re against building higher and denser.” ๐
Council Considers Upzone on 23rd and Union: The city council’s land use committee will vote on whether to grant Lake Union Partners 25 additional feetโfrom 40 to 65โin height for a building of “market rate” apartments.
What is the Northwest Detention Center? It’s the Northwest’s own private prison, used to jail immigrants, situated in Tacoma. (Yes, the Department of Justice banned the use of private prisons last month, but the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t said if it’s following suit.) Crosscut offers an explainer.
Wells Fargo Secretly Opened Credit Card Accounts: The bank had been “opening millions of unauthorized deposit and credit card accounts in a bid to boost its finances,” but it’s been fined $185 million and fired thousands of employees involved in the scheme, USA Today reports.
Prisoners in 24 States Plan to Launch a National Strike Today: ๏ปฟ”Inmates are sick of poisoned water, solitary confinement, and forced labor,” The Nation reports.