Former Seattle police chief Carmen Best calls proposed budget cuts 'highly reckless'
Seattle's former Police Chief Chief Carmen Best is among those now openly questioning the city council's proposed $5.4 million in police cuts.
The Seattle City Council is discussing whether to shave millions more of the public safety budget, at a time when the department says it is down nearly 200 officers.
"All of that money matters in terms of having resources in the field, and to arbitrarily take it at this juncture, it's highly reckless in some ways," said Best, now a KING 5 law enforcement analyst.
Best said the Seattle council's latest budget discussion — to remove $5.4 million — will take the department in the wrong direction.
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