Seattle's interim police chief apologizes for 1986 video mocking homeless

Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 02:30 in Mathematics & Economics

SEATTLE -- Seattle's interim police chief has apologized for appearing in a 1986 video that showed him and other officers mocking the homeless in what the city's police department this week called an "ugly piece" of its history.Interim Chief Jim Pugel, who is implementing sweeping reforms in the wake of a 2012 U.S. Department of Justice report that found the city's police routinely used excessive ...    

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