Carmen Best, the first Black police chief in Seattle's history, left her post Wednesday, saying on her way out that the city council's police budget cuts had put her in a "position destined to fail," according to a report. "How are we going to provide for adequate public safety in that environment?" “What we saw today was not peaceful,” Best said at the time, according to the Seattle Times. On her last day, Best remarked how she had mixed feelings about leaving the department amid nationwide protests, as well as an ongoing debate on police tactics. Best, who had been Seattle’s police chief since August 2018, served with the Seattle PD for nearly three decades and held almost every position within the department.

Source: Fox News September 03, 2020 03:56 UTC