180 in the Press: Mistrust of Police

KUOW Seattle Now podcast features Sean Goode, in an episode about community relations with law enforcement.

Take a listen to KUOW Public Radio podcast episode. Sean Goode and Patricia Murphy speak into deep issue of broken trust between law enforcement and our communities.

"Young people's behavior is telling you something. Let's listen to what they are saying... if a young person is breaking into a store and looting, their behavior doesn't say, 'I'm criminal'. Their behavior says "I'm hurting". Their behavior says many things, but if we stop listening by simply pushing them further to the margins, then we are only emphasizing the reason the protest exists in the first place-- which is that for so long our communities have been told their voice doesn't matter." ~ Sean Goode

"Seattle has a long history of biased policing, which is why SPD has been under federal oversight since 2012. And despite reforms, the department still has a trust problem...The office of police accountability said on Monday that it is processing more than 12,000 complaints about SPD conduct during the weekend's protests." ~ Patricia Murphy | KUOW