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Seattle Faces Backlash After Easing Up On Punishing Crimes Involving Mental Illness

In this incident in April, captured on a police officer's body camera, it took nearly two hours of negotiations and at least a dozen police officers to safely subdue a man with mental illness who had taken over an alleyway. (Courtesy of city of Seattle)
In this incident in April, captured on a police officer's body camera, it took nearly two hours of negotiations and at least a dozen police officers to safely subdue a man with mental illness who had taken over an alleyway. (Courtesy of city of Seattle)

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