Lieutenant Jessica Taylor served in the Seattle Police Department for the last 23 years. But she called it quits Aug. 1. And she made sure she didn’t leave quietly, providing a rare and in-depth look into how officers perceive the city and local lawmakers.
Taylor refused to fill out the Exit Form, which asks questions like why an officer is leaving, who is their new employer, and what the officer liked most and least about working in the department. Instead, she offered chief Adrian Diaz a 15-page resignation letter that promised an “unfiltered, raw, and unapologetic” description of why she she made decision to retire.
Taylor did not hold back her criticism. She shared the letter with the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH out of fear the department would make it disappear.