With the death of Charleena Lyles at the hands of Seattle police officers still casting a long shadow over our community, the Solid Ground Board of Directors unanimously voted to endorse I-940, De-Escalate Washington.

This initiative to the state legislature would require law enforcement to:

• Receive ongoing violence de-escalation, mental health, and first aid training.
  
• Provide first aid to civilians they shoot.
  
• Change standards for the use of deadly force.
  
• Add a “good

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