lt jessica taylor

I have a copy of the 15-page letter from Seattle Police Department Lieutenant Jessica Taylor that announced her departure effective August 1, 2023, because the job had become impossible to do. She was on the force for 23+ years.

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“Chief Diaz, let me tell you, the state of the Seattle Police Department and this city is a disgrace. The toxic mix of the Seattle City Council's absurdity, the spinelessness of the mayor, the leniency of the prosecutor's office, and your failed leadership has accelerated this city's downhill slide straight to rock bottom. The problems were already brewing before you came on the scene, but since your arrival, it's been a free fall into anarchy & chaos.”