Mayor Katie Wilson gave an emphatic “yes” to the immediate expansion of police surveillance in Seattle on Tuesday, with no immediate policies to reduce the risk of abuse by local and federal law enforcement power in 4 to 6 months. The decision follows nearly a year of foot-dragging over expanding, freezing, or gutting…

By Erica C. Barnett Mayor Katie Wilson announced she’ll proceed with an expansion of police surveillance in the Central District,… The post Wilson Says Expanding Police Surveillance System Will Help Make Seattle “The Safest Big City in the Country” appeared first on PubliCola.