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Seattle's woke mayor Katie Wilson abruptly interrupted an interview to defend her ban on surveillance cameras amid scrutiny on her handling of the city's safety and policing.
The socialist mayor controversially blocked the activation of surveillance cameras earlier this year, which would have connected to the city's real-time crime center system to monitor threats.
Wilson has cited privacy concerns and the use of surveillance camera systems by federal immigration authorities as her reason for banning the cameras, despite Seattle ranking among the most crime-ridden cities in the nation.
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Seattle → see → nation
In an interview this week with KOMO News, Wilson said her decision not to activate the cameras would be reviewed, and said she 'will be making a decision' on their use at the end of the month following the results of the audit.
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she → say → audit
Interviewer Chris Daniels then asked Wilson's assistant police chief Nicole Powell if the cameras are 'a tool that could help in any unsolved cases.
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Powell hesitated to answer and paused, leading Wilson to then interject before Powell could disagree with her use of the surveillance camera systems.
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'Cameras are obviously a useful tool,' Wilson interrupted, saying that separate cameras from stores had been helpful in arresting the gunmen who killed three people at the Bite of Seattle food festival in July.
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who → interrupt → July
Wilson cited the food festival shooting even though she was criticized for her response after she failed to activate the city alert system and released misinformation to the public that confused the investigation.
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Seattle's woke mayor Katie Wilson abruptly interrupted an interview when her assistant police chief Nicole Powell (right) was asked about her ban on police surveillance cameras in the city
Wilson has cited privacy concerns and the use of surveillance camera systems by federal immigration authorities as her reason for banning the cameras, despite Seattle ranking among the most crime-ridden cities in the nation
Wilson controversially fired her police chief Shon Barnes following the Bite of Seattle shooting, a move that sparked small protests in her city as Barnes's supporters accused the mayor of not taking accountability.
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supporters → interrupt → accountability
Text messages released this week also revealed the chaotic internal communications between her top police leadership during the aftermath.
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messages → release → aftermath
The texts showed that Chief Operations Officer Sarah Smith first alerted leadership that there was a mass shooting at 6.39pm, and asked nine minutes later: 'Is there a conference call on this?'
Assistant Chief Tyrone Davis responded at 6.49pm: 'I hope not.
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I → show → 6.49pm
Let the incident stabilized [sic] 1st please.'
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incident → let → ?
An internal briefing was then scheduled for 8.30pm, and another for Wilson and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson at 9pm.
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A press conference was scheduled for 9.45pm, but at 9/42pm mayoral public safety director Alison Holcomb told the police leadership that Wilson was not on time, the texts showed.
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texts → schedule → time
Please wait for her,' Holcomb told the group just minutes before the press conference, reports Fox13.
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Fox13 → wait → conference
Wilson controversially fired her police chief Shon Barnes following the Bite of Seattle shooting, a move that sparked small protests in her city as Barnes's supporters accused the mayor of not taking accountability.
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supporters → fire → accountability
The socialist mayor has drawn scrutiny for her handling of a mass shooting at a food festival in Seattle in July, where three people were killed and five others injured
At 10.22pm, the messages show that Smith was telling Barnes the briefings were still being 'delayed, because they were waiting for the mayor to arrive.
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Now they are waiting for the Governor to show up before they do it.
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So it's gonna happen, but they're still just waiting for him now,' Smith added minutes later.
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Smith → go → him
The messages indicate the Seattle policing leadership was confused and miscommunicating at the time of the shooting, with scrutiny since falling on the nearly five-hour delay to hold public press conferences about the tragedy.
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leadership → indicate → tragedy
Three people were killed in the shooting and five others were injured.
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Police said the incident was gang-related and at least one suspect remains at large.
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A Public Safety Committee hearing has been scheduled for September 22 to address public concerns over the handling of the investigation.
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The Daily Mail has contacted Wilson for comment.
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