Tacoma Police Department announcement.
Tacoma, Wash. – As part of ongoing efforts to respond to, investigate and address hate crimes, the Tacoma Police Department has joined more than 275 other law enforcement agencies to launch a Safe Place Initiative.
“Tacoma is a compassionate and welcoming city, and the Safe Place initiative will help demonstrate to our LBTQIA and BIPOC residents and visitors that we stand with them and will address instances of hate swiftly and with respect,” said Mayor Victoria Woodards.
The initiative, pioneered by the Seattle Police Department, encourages local businesses, schools and community organizations to:
- Call 911 immediately, if a victim of any crime (especially a hate crime) enters their premises
- Allow the victim to remain on their premises until police arrival
- Call back 911 and provide a physical description of the victim and/or suspect(s), direction of travel and any injuries observed if the victim leaves prior to police arrival
“Inclusivity rooted in love is the only way to drive out hate,” Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore affirmed. The Safe Place Initiative is designed to address all hate crimes, including those crimes committed because of someone’s:
- Race
- Color
- Religion
- Ancestry
- National origin
- Gender
- Sexual orientation
- Gender expression or identity
- Mental, physical, or sensory disabilities
- Homelessness
- Marital status
- Political ideology
- Age
- Parental status
For more information about the Safe Place Initiative in Tacoma, visit cityoftacoma.org/safeplace. To learn more about the efforts the Tacoma Police Department is implementing to make Tacoma safer for all, visit cityoftacoma.org/police.
Oh, so, just going to enforce those laws. Selective enforcement, interesting.
Unbelievable hypocrisy, my life was threatened January 25th in the Lincoln District, the criminal had no fear of police, I found a safe place for a hour in Big Vac, took police six hours to show up, I was gone, criminal still there, police told the business owner they couldn’t arrest him because me the victim had left, they had my phone number, pathetic. Possibly no concern because I am Caucasian!
If you were black and the perpetrators white it would have been on the national news.
It’s the narrative these woke people are constantly trying to push. I don’t know anyone who cares about someone’s color except the woke media. They seem to be obsessed.
Isn’t this what happened in Germany?
Get everyone angry at each other so they don’t pay attention to what’s REALLY going on around them.
Life’s a gift, don’t waste a second of your time feeling hate for anyone, live your life like you’re the star in your life’s movie, not a brainwashed extra, in someone else’s.
The entire business community of Tacoma is screaming for help from continuous attacks of drug-fueled idiots, and idiots in general.
But instead of responding to that, the mayor and chief are shaming us into the hate-con, where if you don’t go along to get along, you’re labeled a bigot or any number of hateful titles.
How about focusing on real crime instead of capitalizing further on made-up exclusive crime?
I understand helping a person in need of protection. I’ve done it many times with zero fanfare.
But that rainbow is starting to look a lot like a swastika these days.