In their three year careers with SPD, they have amassed a combined 10 OPA complaints for excessive use of force and bias. They each draw a salary of more than $95,000. Jason Marchione #8490 works the same beat as Caitlin Rochelle - ThreadSky

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taxninnyjinny.bsky.social • 7 days ago

In their three year careers with SPD, they have amassed a combined 10 OPA complaints for excessive use of force and bias. They each draw a salary of more than $95,000.

Jason Marchione #8490 works the same beat as Caitlin Rochelle

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taxninnyjinny.bsky.social•7 days ago

and has had six OPA complaints since 2017, one of which was for breaking a man’s wrist during arrest. Marchion uses force against Blacks significantly more often than the SPD average. Fully 45% of his uses of force were against Black people. His salary is $107,000.

taxninnyjinny.bsky.social•7 days ago

Sgt. Scott Bach #6711 has been with SPD since 2001 and has a salary greater than $138,000. He was previously the acting lieutenant of the Major Crimes Unit. The day after the Capitol riots, he was transferred to the Southwest Precinct and possibly demoted to sergeant.

taxninnyjinny.bsky.social•7 days ago

Bach currently has three active OPA investigations against him, and had been named in a lawsuit from 2008 alleging illegal search and seizure.

Sgt. Detective Michael Settle #6625 works on the vice squad and has a base salary of $117,500.

taxninnyjinny.bsky.social•7 days ago

Borne out of the national uprising against racism that erupted after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, DivestSPD is an organization of activists, journalists, and citizens working to cut off the hose of money given to the Seattle Police Foundation by corporations in the city.

taxninnyjinny.bsky.social•7 days ago

The Seattle Police Foundation is SPD’s non-profit arm, and is used to supplement the department’s already bloated budget to purchase equipment and fund projects. Police foundations are not required to list their donors.

taxninnyjinny.bsky.social•7 days ago

They are massive pools of dark money and serve to influence the department and provide a protection racket for corporations.

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