In December, the Seattle City Council approved a 2022 budget that cut police department spending by more than $7 million
Seattle is not different, but I’m sure such stories help the DailyMail sell papers and fool gullible people.
Perception is reality insofar as it is treated and reacted to.
So you’ll have to talk to them about your perception of their perception.
Allow me:
**The budget for SPD shows a nearly $3 million increase in appropriations compared to the adopted 2021 budget, going up from nearly $363 million to about $365.5 million, but the additional funding is not focused on significantly increasing the police force...A statement from the city council following approval states there are no cuts to officers or their salaries and "fully funds" SPD's hiring plan of 125 officers next year.**
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-cou…
So the Daily Mail reports a $3 million increase as a $7 million dollar cut. What happened is SPD didn’t spend $10 million of their budget last year due to officer attribution. So SPD is getting a $13 million increase over last year’s actual spending.
Calling an “increase” a “cut” is an interesting word choice, for sure. I’ve observed the Daily Mail makes lots of interesting word choices. It is almost like they are trying to fool people.