The debate surrounding the possible change of Washington's police pursuit law and the data lawmakers are using to make those decisions remains contentious in Olympia. FOX13
and the data lawmakers are using to make those decisions remains contentious in Olympia.
Earlier this week, Morris testified before a House committee that's considering a new bill which would loosen the current rules that restrict police pursuits.wouldn't be a return to the old rules entirely, but it calls for extra training to qualify officers to initiate pursuits. He is the CEO of Police Strategies LLC, a former King County Deputy Prosecutor and Special Assistant US Attorney for the Western District of Washington.
Scales says the data Morris is using was sourced from news reports and social platforms and a website showcasing that data had changed recently, which he said was questionable. A bar graph had also changed to include different years of study and additional data-explainers were also added on why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data undercounted pursuit fatalities and why the"She also added a criticism of the National Highway Traffic Safety Commission Data and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission data, and she explained why that data is no good and that data is better," said Scales.
It read, "He submitted testimony to you claiming that the data I am using to describe the fatalities from pursuits have ‘inflated the numbers’ of people killed during active police pursuits here in Washington. This is not correct."
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