As Twitchy sister-site Hot Air reported this weekend, “the staffing situation at the Seattle Police Department has reached such a dire level that they have declared a ‘stage three’ emergency condition.”
Jazz Shaw reports:
The timing couldn’t be worse because the deadline is approaching on Monday for all police officers to obey the executive mandate that they receive the COVID vaccine or be placed on extended leave without pay. To date, 98 officers are in the process of seeking exemptions. Another 186 haven’t turned in any paperwork regarding their vaccination status. Since exemptions have rarely been granted, this potentially puts the city at risk of losing more than 250 additional officers this week, and they simply can’t absorb that sort of loss.
"Seattle reaches "stage 3 emergency" over police shortage"
Means *every* officer who's still on the force will be reporting to duty in uniform so they can handle 911 calls. Monday the vax mandate goes into effect, which could see 250 or more be terminated.https://t.co/nfiKIoaUO3— Gray Wolf (@graywolf442) October 18, 2021
We’ve never heard of Malcontent News, but they seem pretty upset that uniformed Seattle police officers had allegedly been spotted giving thumbs-up signs and honking in support of an “anti-vax” protest at City Hall.
Can the @SeattleOPA or @SeattlePD or @MayorJenny explain why uniformed SPD officers in city police vehicles are honking and giving thumbs up in support of the antivax protest at City Hall?
Is this the official position of SPD and the City of Seattle? Do they speak for the city?
— Malcontent News (@MalcontentmentT) October 18, 2021
— TeaPartyTrumper (@TeaPartyTrumper) October 18, 2021
Are you going to be okay?
Sounds like a very serious violation of your feelings.
— Let’s go Brandon! (@Antileft12) October 18, 2021
You were a hall monitor in elementary school weren’t you?
— The Galactic Ostrich (@GalacticOstrich) October 18, 2021
Kind of a whining little girl, aren't you.
— Ken (@kpiper143) October 18, 2021
I believe you meant to say antivax MANDATE protest.
— Peter Blomgren (@peteybz) October 18, 2021
Quite a few people don't understand that there is a difference.
— Seattle Is A Mess (@RVs_Of_Seattle) October 18, 2021
911 Operator: Hello 911, what’s your emergency?
You: Help, I’m being assaulted, please send only vaccinated officers.— Colt Seavers (@Iamawesome169) October 18, 2021
OK Karen. I bet you’d tweet nothing if they were promoting the vaccine.
— William Munny (@RoyWalley1) October 18, 2021
You do know there are millions of people out here that disagree with being mandated for anything plus we have the freedom of speech to convey it.
— Miss Risa (@texasrighty) October 18, 2021
Never fear … the Seattle Police Department has replied to Malcontent News and assured them they’ve forwarded their tweet to the Office of Police Accountability.
The official position of SPD is vaccines save lives. If you believe you've witnessed inappropriate behavior by officers & have add'l info, please contact @SeattleOPA. We've forwarded this, and another incident involving the use of the Gadsden flag on police vehicles, to OPA. https://t.co/4TJbAm8kVT
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) October 18, 2021
Good God, you are such a disappointment.
— Let’s Go Brandon (@corrcomm) October 18, 2021
The protest was probably not anti vax. I would assume it was a protest against vaccine mandates. I don't think you should hold it against your officers.
— Nate Cameron (@NateCameron18) October 18, 2021
Hey @SeattlePD , your officers aren’t anti-vax, they’re anti-mandate. Stop framing them into positions they don’t take.
— King Jay Inslee, Ruler of WA – Parody (@KingInslee) October 18, 2021
I guess you guys can afford to lose even more officers during a severe staffing shortage because someone is upset they saw an officer give a thumbs up to a person who doesn't hold the accepted belief system of the most vocal groups in Seattle.
— CHEX QUEST (@ImpNasdaq) October 18, 2021
Weak
— Honk activist, watch out here come the honks! (@YeehawwElliot) October 18, 2021
Imagine continuing to cater-to and appease the sniveling betacucks who don’t like you.
— Let’s go Brandon! (@Antileft12) October 18, 2021
Don't you have a gender studies course or something else to do?
— Robert Hansen (@RJH_Texas) October 18, 2021
SPD can only support antifa, amirite?
— John (@Opposed_Twin) October 18, 2021
Trigger warning: Here’s a photo of that Seattle police cruiser flying the Gadsden flag:
WOW! @SeattlePD officers make a huge statement day before officers get fired over the vaccine mandate. pic.twitter.com/bzZo6VpsL9
— Katie Daviscourt🇺🇸 (@KatieDaviscourt) October 17, 2021
Related:
Blame the weather? Photo of Gadsden flag hanging from a certain airline’s cockpit window is making the rounds https://t.co/VEPKnnFm1R
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 12, 2021
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