Seattle Cops Sue City for Unconstitutional Restriction of ForceAmanda Warren So why did a policy change occur this year? By 2012, the Seattle Police Department had been under heavy federal watch after numerous incidents of using excessive force, mainly on minorities,Reutersreports. Years of excessive police force were so significant that Seattle worked out a new policy with the U.S. Department of Justice. The lawsuit seeks to dismantle all of it. The reasons why, and what the officers want, are very telling. According to the lawsuit, the officers find that the new policy will unreasonably restrict and burden Plaintiffs right to use force reasonably required, to protect themselves and others from apparent harm and danger. Unconstitutional. Delusion much? The Justice Department and the federal courts say we need to deal with issues of use of force as well as other issues in our police department. In reality, this seems to be another insider tap on the wrist, much as we have seen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There, the APD (Another Person Dead) has come under fire by the Department of Justice for policy changes including a training manual that encouraged more confrontational behavior when dealing with citizens. The DOJ ultimately issued a list of recommendations to help the police maintain some outward semblance of accountability. Apparently, the Police State in Seattle didnt get that memo of behavioral protocol, and has decided to publicly state that it simply cant do its job unless it is completely unrestrained. Recent other articles by Amanda Warren 