BLACK Lives Matter protesters in multiple cities have been seen chanting at the police: “Quit your job.”
One Seattle cop says he’s done just that.
The video, filmed by a protester, begins as a Seattle police officer sitting in a squad car engages him in conversation.
“You having a good day, bud?” the cop asks the protester, who replies, “Not really, ’cause you’re around.”
The cop then tells the protester not to worry anymore, because,”I am leaving this department. you guys won.”
It is not clear if he was being sarcastic. But goes on to repeat multiple times that he is quitting, specifying that will be gone in two months.
“Two months baby! I’m out,” he can be seen saying.
When the protester asks if his resignation was prompted by police brutality, the cop denies it vehemently, saying he is resigning because of the protesters.
Black Lives Matter protesters across the country have carried a demand to defund the police and redistribute the money to social services, as well as reducing interactions between police and the community.
Under pressure from protesters, the Seattle City Council on Wednesday voted in budget cuts amounting to $3 million of the department’s over $400 million budget.
Police chief Carmen Best also resigned following the budget cuts.
The new budget will require layoffs of up to 100 officers, but not until November. There is no indication that the officer in the video is one of the 100 laid off.
When the protester presses the officer to share the reason for his resignation, the officer rolls up his window.
He then gets into a verbal altercation with another protester before rolling his window back down and suggesting he and the protester will become friends after he is out at SPD.
The protester responds, “we are never going to be friends.”
The origin of the video could not be confirmed. Twitter user @odonnell_r reposted the video from @robbiegarciahawaii, a pro-Trump account that has since deleted the video. The details of the police car and uniform do match those of the Seattle Police Department.
