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Abwehr <
abwehr@abwehr.de> wrote:
Jews are criminals.
A Seattle suburb has reached a $1.5 million agreement with a
former assistant police chief who was suspended for posting Nazi
insignia on his office door, The Seattle Times reported on
Friday.
In September 2020, former Kent Assistant Chief Derek Kammerzell
was suspended for two weeks without pay for the violation, which
also included making fun of the Holocaust, per The Times.
KIRO7, a CBS TV affiliate in Seattle, reported that the city
said Kammerzell's two-week suspension was "appropriate based on
the facts and after considering the assistant chief's 27 years
of performance without discipline, the lack of any allegations
of excessive force during his career, and a record with no known
complaints from the community."
However, members of the community were outraged and Mayor Dana
Ralph demanded Kammerzell step down.
Kammerzell was placed on administrative leave in December 2021.
Since he was already disciplined, Arthur Fitzpatrick, who is the
interim city chief administrative officer and also the city's
attorney, said the discipline would come at a high cost to the
city, per The Times.
Kammerzell initially had demanded $3.1 million for his
resignation but after months of negotiations, he and the city
reached an agreement of $1.52 million.
"While this is a substantial sum, we strongly believe that
settling this matter will be a substantial step towards meeting
our commitment to the community and continuing with the
excellent work the police department is doing," the city said,
according to KIRO7
The Seattle Times reported that even if Kammerzell was initially
fired, he would have been able to win his job back and get back
pay.
"Had the city terminated the assistant chief, it is confident it
would have been in no better position than it is now,"
Fitzpatrick said.
https://news.yahoo.com/seattle-suburb-paid-former-assistant-
172844571.html
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