{"id":2242756,"date":"2024-05-12T08:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T12:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-candidates-for-governor-spar-over-public-safety-plans\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T08:44:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T12:44:27","slug":"washington-candidates-for-governor-spar-over-public-safety-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-candidates-for-governor-spar-over-public-safety-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington gubernatorial candidates clash on public safety strategies"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fwashington-candidates-for-governor-spar-over-public-safety-plans%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=2242756&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--><p>Gubernatorial candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert clash over public safety plans in Washington. Ferguson criticizes \u200bReichert for allegedly copying his strategy, while Reichert emphasizes his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-sheriff-joe-lombardo-shows-double-digit-lead-in-nevada-gubernatorial-race\/\" title=\"Poll: Sheriff Joe Lombardo Shows Double Digit Lead in Nevada Gubernatorial Race\">law enforcement background<\/a> in proposing\u2062 a\u2063 10-point plan focusing\u2064 on officer \u200crecruitment, law\u2062 enforcement enforcement, and combatting crime, including fentanyl trafficking and domestic violence.\u2064 Ferguson&#8217;s\u2063 campaign \u200cquestions the originality\u200c of \u200dReichert&#8217;s proposals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Gubernatorial candidate and Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not impressed with Republican candidate Dave Reichert\u2019s newly released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-mayor-declares-state-of-emergency-in-tenderloin-district\/\" title=\"San Francisco Mayor Declares 'State of Emergency' in Tenderloin District\">public safety plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDave Reichert must really like Bob\u2019s public safety plan, because he copied much of it,\u201d Ferguson\u2019s campaign told The Center Square in an email.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson\u2019s public safety plan, unveiled in March, was criticized by Reichert, who told The Center Square at the time he blames Ferguson\u2019s lack of leadership and lack of understanding of law enforcement for the current state of public safety in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the lowest number of officers per capita in the entire country,\u201d he said. \u201cSeattle is down almost 400 officers, King County is close to 150 down and in some of the smaller community departments, if you\u2019re down 5, 8, 9 or ten cops. That\u2019s a huge chunk of your resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the findings of the annual Crime in Washington report for 2022, the state\u2019s per capita total of officers was 1.36 that year, the lowest on record, compared to the national average of 2.31 officers per capita.<\/p>\n<p>Reichert, a former King County Sheriff and former U.S. House of Representatives member, touted his law enforcement background in discussing the public safety agenda he intends to implement if elected governor this November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a 33-year long experience in the law enforcement world, beginning with working as a patrol cop, and working in the jail back when King County Sheriff\u2019s had a jail,\u201d he told The Center Square this week. \u201cThen I worked as a detective and homicide detective, also SWAT commander and hostage negotiator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reichert\u2019s 10-point plan emphasizes bolstering efforts to recruit police officers, directing the Washington State Patrol to enforce the law, utilizing grant program funds to identify and arrest cartel and gang members trafficking fentanyl, combating juvenile crime, and prioritizing efforts against domestic violence and human trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you talk about recruiting officers, it\u2019s all about protecting officers who are acting in good faith, without malice,\u201d Reichert said. \u201cThe laws that I worked under for many years were very strong in protecting the community against bad cops, and I\u2019ve fired several bad cops for dishonesty or use of force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Ferguson campaign spokesperson derided Reichert\u2019s plans as duplicative \u201cfrom adopting new technologies and partnerships to prioritizing domestic violence, trafficking, and drug crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ferguson campaign email went on to say, \u201cReichert\u2019s plan does not adequately address the staffing challenges facing law enforcement agencies statewide. We need resources to recruit, train, and retain professionals in communities to promote community safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Reichert called out what he described as Ferguson\u2019s silence regarding ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on campuses in Washington and across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially at the University of Washington and also protesters shutting down I-5 in Seattle and the airport, he didn\u2019t make a single statement or utter a word, and people\u2019s lives are in danger, and these are not peaceful protests,\u201d Reichert said.<\/p>\n<p>The Center Square reached out to the campaign of Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, who is also running for governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDave Reichert and myself have always found lots of common agreement on the importance of public safety,\u201d Mullet said. \u201cOur differences have always been around supporting women\u2019s reproductive rights and marriage equality. While I support reproductive choice and marriage equality, Reichert does not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mullet also differs with Reichert on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-slams-leftist-ftc-nominee-alvaro-bedoya-over-support-for-crt-opposition-to-ice\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Slams Leftist FTC Nominee Alvaro Bedoya over Support for CRT, Opposition to ICE\">local law enforcement cooperating<\/a> with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want undocumented residents to be afraid to call the police out of fear of deportation,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Center Square also reached out to GOP gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird, who last month secured the endorsement of delegates to the Washington State Republican Party Convention in Spokane.<\/p>\n<p>An emailed response from a campaign spokesperson read in part: \u201cJudges and Prosecutors need to honor their oath and hold criminals accountable for their actions and stop releasing them back into the general public, only to re-offend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington AG Ferguson critiques Republican candidate Reichert&#8217;s public safety proposal, accusing him of plagiarism. 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