Mayor Katie Wilson may have turned off the Axon-operated cameras in the Stadium District, following the end of the World Cup games—but that doesn’t mean the cameras around the stadium can’t still be turned back on, speakers at a rally demanding the citywide shutdown of cameras, including those in the Chinatown-International District, pointed out.
Protestors demand Seattle mayor shut down surveillance cameras on her 100th day
Handmade signs rejected “total surveillance” and urged Seattle city leaders to “fund housing, education, food, not cameras” as more than 50 activists, community organizers, and neighborhood residents gathered outside Seattle City Hall on April 10.
Letter: The burden of Seattle City government imposition – Three case studies in the Chinatown-International District.
I wrote this after I attended a meeting of the CID Public Safety Committee.
CCTV cameras coming to Seattle’s crime hotspots
The Seattle City Council approved a controversial plan on Tuesday to install outdoor surveillance cameras in areas deemed the most crime-ridden, specifically along Aurora Avenue North, the 3rd Avenue corridor downtown, and in the Chinatown-International District (CID).