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You're using the word "exclude" wrong. Proper use of that world necessitates active intent. And your "5:30-7:30" comment is only accurate for people who work specifically from 5:30-7:30. Isn't the standard/stereotypical/typical US workday 9-5?

Your only proof of 'BS by design' is that most of the participants are paid/well paid, so the only people you're going to fool into believing this piece is legitimate are the gullible, and people who think the more $ you make, the more evil you are. The people who want to "divest SPD" are the same strata of people who attend Before the Badge and the people who want more police presence are the same people you say are the most policed because of this thing called crime.

You are attempting to de-ligitimize a black woman because she is getting paid and ignoring the possibility that she may have a good idea of what her community wants. And underlying all of this is, seemingly from your perspective is that G. Floyd in Minnesota, magically made you realize, that if only there were far less police presence in Seattle, there would be less homeless, homicides, rape, drug use, theft and property damage. Brilliant.

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So are you going to tell us how to join the sessions or just complain about how few people are there?

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