SEATTLE OFFICE 3600 15th Ave. W. # 300 Seattle, WA 98119 206.448.1777
January 13, 2025 From: Karen Koehler To: The Seattle City Council Re: Opposition to the SPD’s use of blast balls in crowd control management.
Warning: graphic content Dear Members of the Seattle City Council. In 2024, following four years of litigation, the City paid $10 Million to settle the claims of 51 peaceful BLM protesters for unconstitutional physical assaults perpetuated upon them by the SPD during the George Floyd/BLM protests of 2020. As the lead plaintiff attorney in that lawsuit, I ask that you honor the City’s pledge to our citizenry to do much better in the future, by permanently prohibiting the use of blast balls during crowd control.