Seattle council passes bill letting police use certain weapons on crowds
Past councils restricted the use of so-called less-lethal weapons following the department’s violent response to racial justice protests in May 2020.
Seattle council approves new policy on police crowd control weapons in 6-3 vote
The rules around how Seattle police can control crowds with less leathal weapons like blast balls, tear gas and pepper spray hinge on a final vote by city counc
Seattle lawmakers vote to bring back blast balls for crowd control
One issue being debated among the Seattle City Council is whether police should be allowed to use less-lethal weapons, specifically blast balls.
Seattle City Council approves use of less-lethal weapons for crowd management
The Seattle City Council voted 6-3 on Tuesday to allow police to use less-lethal weapons for crowd control, including blast balls and tear gas.
Seattle City Council approves new police crowd control rules with oversight, accountability
The Seattle City Council voted to approve legislation that sets ground rules on crowd management for the police department. On Tuesday, the council voted 6-3 in favor of the legislative language that will include amendments that provide additional oversight,
Seattle council approves limited use of blast balls, tear gas for crowd control
The Seattle City Council voted 6-3 on Tuesday to allow police to use less-lethal weapons for crowd control, including blast balls and tear gas.
Seattle City Council approves police use of blast balls, pepper spray, tear gas during protests
The Seattle City Council Tuesday reauthorized the use of blast balls, pepper spray, and pepper by police for crowd-control purposes, despite the objections of people who said they were impacted by those non-lethal weapons during the 2020 racial justice protests.
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