Seattle Police Union President Faces Down Calls for His Resignation

Ron Smith, president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild. Ansel Herz
The head of the Seattle police union that represents rank-and-file officers says he faced a backlash after he told his officers to get with the times or get out of Seattle.
"If you don't like the politics here," Smith said to his fellow officers in a no-holds-barred interview with The Stranger on February 18, "then leave and go to a place that serves your worldview."
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