{"id":1989216,"date":"2023-08-02T20:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T00:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-mayors-office-requests-fewer-white-men-veterans-be-represented-in-police-recruitment\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T20:44:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T00:44:58","slug":"seattle-mayors-office-requests-fewer-white-men-veterans-be-represented-in-police-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-mayors-office-requests-fewer-white-men-veterans-be-represented-in-police-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Mayor\u2019s Office Seeks More Diversity in Police Recruitment, Encourages Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseattle-mayors-office-requests-fewer-white-men-veterans-be-represented-in-police-recruitment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1989216&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell speaks\u2063 onstage. (Photo by Mat\u200d Hayward\/Getty\u200c Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>4:39 \u200bPM \u2013 Wednesday, August 2, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>According to a memo obtained by \u201cThe Jason Rantz \u2062Show\u201d\u2062 on the \u2063Seattle radio station KTTH, Seattle Mayor Bruce\u2064 Harrell\u2019s office recently issued guidelines calling for fewer White men and veterans to \u2062be featured in Seattle Police Department\u2062 (SPD) recruitment materials.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cmemo, titled \u201cSPD Marketing More and Less,\u201d was authored by Ben Dalgetty, \u200cthe mayor\u2019s office\u2019s Digital\u200b Strategy\u2062 Lead\u2062 in charge of SPD recruiting efforts. <\/p>\n<p>Dalgetty requested that \u2063more images and video clips of <strong>\u201cofficers\u200c of color\u201d<\/strong> who are <strong>\u201cyounger\u201d<\/strong> and of <strong>\u201cdifferent genders\u201d<\/strong> be used in the department\u2019s marketing materials in the document, \u200dwhich was originally reported by Rantz.<\/p>\n<p>Dalgetty\u200c demanded that there be <strong>\u201cfewer\u201d<\/strong> photos\u200b and videos of <strong>\u201cWhite, male officers\u201d<\/strong> and \u2062 <strong>\u201cofficers with \u2062military\u200c bearing,\u201d<\/strong> \u200b a command that opponents have dubbed <strong>\u201cblatant discrimination.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis doesn\u2019t \u2062mean no officers who are White or male or only\u200c young officers of\u200d color, but guidelines to shift the proportions\u200d of our photo [and] video\u2063 collateral to more of some things and less of others,\u201d the March 2023 memo to \u2062SPD human resources staff said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Officer\u2063 Mike\u2064 Solan,\u200d president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, was enraged\u200c by the new memo.<\/p>\n<p>Sloan told Rantz that while the police union supports \u201c95% of\u200d what is listed in this recruiting document,\u201d it cannot tolerate \u201cdiscrimination.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhat I condemn\u2062 and will forever continue\u200d to push back on is the verbiage within\u2064 the recruitment document that \u2062calls for \u200cless white male officers. Less of people in leadership positions, and less of humans \u200bwith military backgrounds. This is flat-out discrimination. Period. It is an affront to decency, reasonableness and further divides our communities,\u201d\u2063 Sloan wrote in a statement to KTTH.\u2064 \u201cWhen politics is intentionally inserted into the public \u2063safety \u200cpolicing conversation, we all lose. It is embarrassing,\u200d shameful, and detrimental to a healthy functioning society.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The announcement appeared\u2062 to be related to Harrell\u2019s vow to \u200cestablish a diversity,\u2064 equality, and inclusion \u200c(DEI) plan while police recruiting lags.<\/p>\n<p>The Seattle City Council approved the mayor\u2019s Comprehensive Police Recruitment and Retention \u200bPlan\u200b last year, which favors candidates with <strong>\u201cdiverse racial and immigration backgrounds.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dalgetty collaborated \u2064with SPD\u200d human resources employees in March 2023 \u200cto design promotional materials for the anticipated recruiting drive \u200din April.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064campaign\u200c would \u200crun advertisements on the Seattle Medium and Urban Contemporary stations KYIZ,\u2063 which cater to the \u200dcity\u2019s Black population, as well as on the classical regional Mexican radio station El \u2064Rey and the International \u200dExaminer, a \u2063publication geared toward the\u200d Asian American community.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities who discussed the new\u200b memo \u2062with\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-mayors-office-requests-fewer-white-men-veterans-be-represented-in-police-recruitment\/\" title=\"Seattle Mayor\u2019s Office Seeks More Diversity in Police Recruitment, Encourages Inclusion\">radio station host expressed disbelief<\/a> that the state\u2019s mayor would sign off on \u200cany marketing materials declaring racial and gender preferences.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI thought, \u2018Are you kidding me? You put\u200b this in writing?&#8217;\u201d one\u2062 SPD source said. \u201cIt\u2063 shows not only a lack of respect for \u2062officers, but a lack \u200bof respect for the military. They have no understanding of someone willing to put\u200c their lives on the line for their\u2063 fellow man. They don\u2019t\u2063 have respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to \u200dthe revision history on the document file, the mayor\u2019s staff reportedly sought to amend\u200d the memo after discovering \u2064that it was causing\u2063 controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Dalgetty eliminated language demanding fewer images and \u200bvideos of White men in one edit. In another edit, he deleted the mention of \u2064officers with <strong>\u201cmilitary bearing.\u201d<\/strong> Dalgetty also omitted the phrase, <strong>\u201cThis doesn\u2019t\u2063 mean no officers who are White or male or only young\u2062 officers of color, but guidelines to\u2062 shift the proportions of our photo [and] video collateral to more of some things and less\u200c of others.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u2064 Jason Rantz Show\u201d stated that a\u200c public records request for\u200c the initial memo went ignored for months before\u200c the mayor\u2019s office eventually issued an amended version. <\/p>\n<p>In response to the request, a\u2064 public disclosure officer also falsely claimed that the original form of the document could\u2062 not be recovered after the \u200dalterations were made.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have you heard? SPD \u200dis hiring\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9qkkRMZWfd\">https:\/\/t.co\/9qkkRMZWfd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xUU4fR3seq\">pic.twitter.com\/xUU4fR3seq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattlePD\/status\/1637940688179560449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March\u200c 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay \u200dinformed!\u200c Receive\u2064 breaking news blasts directly to your\u200c inbox\u200d for free. Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>President Joe Biden\u2019s Department of Justice indicts Former President Donald J. Trump for a third time with many questioning the timing of it all<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-fitch-downgrade-entirely-unwarranted-amid-us-economys-strength\/\" title=\"Yellen dismisses Fitch downgrade as unjustified despite strong US economy.\">longtime\u200b democrat lawmaker<\/a> from New\u200c York who spent 36 years in the assembly said he\u2019s leaving the part for the Republican party.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>In the\u2062 second part of \u2062an exclusive interview, Oversight Committee member Representative Andy Biggs tells One America News after witnessing Devon Archer\u2019s closed-door\u200d testimony, he is convinced Joe Biden was \u201ctaking a cut\u201d of\u200c hunter\u2019s business deals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Clearfield, Utah \u2062City Councilor Karece Thompson addresses his concerns about Florida \u2064Governor Ron DeSantis\u2019 new African American history curriculum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>(Reuters) \u2013 Apple\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-presidential-candidate-vivek-ramaswamy-sues-doj-over-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy, GOP candidate, sues DOJ for Trump indictment.\">high-yield savings account offered<\/a> by its partner\u2063 Goldman Sachs has \u2063reached over $10 billion in customer deposits, the technology\u2026 \u2063 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>(Reuters) \u2013 Apple\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-backed-board-abolishes-disney-world-district-dei-programs\/\" title=\"DeSantis-supported board ends Disney World DEI programs.\">high-yield savings account\u200c offered<\/a> by its partner Goldman Sachs has reached over $10 billion in customer deposits, the technology\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>(Reuters)\u2063 \u2013 Cognizant Technology Solutions forecast\u200d third-quarter revenue above estimates on Wednesday as more businesses turn to the IT services provider to\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>(Reuters) \u2013 Cognizant \u2064Technology Solutions \u200cforecast third-quarter revenue above estimates \u200con Wednesday as more businesses\u200c turn to the IT services provider to\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell&#8217;s office has issued guidelines, as per a memo obtained by &#8220;The Jason Rantz Show,&#8221; urging reduced representation of White men and veterans in Seattle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":1989217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1989216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1989216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1989217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1989216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1989216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1989216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}