Mayor Harrell and challenger Wilson debate public safety and police leadership in Seattle.
SEATTLE — Policing in Seattle’s past and future took center stage Friday night as Mayor Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson clashed in a debate over public safety and the city’s troubled police leadership.
Harrell accused Wilson, co-founder of the Transit Riders Union, of supporting efforts to defund the Seattle Police Department.
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“My opponent has never hired one employee. My opponent has no background in public safety except arguing to defund it,” Harrell said.
Wilson countered that
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