Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The city of Seattle and the Justice Department are engaged in intense negotiations with a mediator over how to bring about sweeping changes in the Seattle Police Department, the Seattle Times reports.
Negotiations come six months after the Justice Department revealed troubled findings about a department that engages in a “pattern and practice” of using excessive force, mainly against minorities and the chemically and mentally impaired, according to the Seattle Times.
Also found was inconclusive evidence of biased reporting.
Both sides pledged quick action to avoid a lawsuit, the Seattle Times reported.
