Protestors demand Seattle mayor shut down surveillance cameras on her 100th day
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Protesters gathered outside Seattle City Hall to demand that Mayor Katie Wilson shut down the city's police surveillance camera network. The protesters argue that the cameras pose a risk to immigrant communities and that the funds used to operate them could be better spent on affordable housing and other community needs.
Over 50 activists and community organizers rallied outside Seattle City Hall on April 10. They called on Mayor Katie Wilson to deactivate the city's police surveillance cameras. The cameras are currently operated by the Seattle Police Department's Real Time Crime Center. Protesters say the cameras pose a risk to immigrant communities, who could be targeted by federal immigration enforcement. The city has spent over $8 million on the cameras, which protesters argue could be better spent on affordable housing. Mayor Wilson has announced a pause on camera expansion and a privacy audit, but protesters say this does not go far enough.
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