A Seattle police officer wrote a brutal suicide note after retiring, blaming the police chief’s “failed leadership” for criminals taking over the city.
Lieutenant Jessica Taylor, who served in the Seattle Police Department for 23 years, handed in her resignation — but instead of completing a mandatory exit interview, she decided to write a lengthy letter to the police chief.
In her own brutal words, she explained to Chief Adrian Diaz in a 15-page tirade “unfiltered, bluntly and without apology” why she had decided to retire.
Taylor didn’t mince words — attacking nearly every aspect of law enforcement in the city, accusing them of completely failing the public.
She began the scathing letter by saying, “This is going to be a brutally long letter, but after more than 23 years I have a few things to say.”
Lieutenant Jessica Taylor, who served in the Seattle Police Department for 23 years, handed in her resignation — but instead of completing a mandatory exit interview, she decided to write a lengthy letter to the police chief
Taylor also took a stab at the Seattle City Council, calling the institution “absurd” before describing the mayor as “spineless” and criticizing “the forbearance of the prosecution.” But her main speech was for the police chief – Adrian Diaz (pictured)
“Each page is initialed so no one has to do the typical SPD routine of ‘I don’t know what happened. It was just automatically deleted.”
Taylor said the “toxic” police force was “nothing more than a circus of hilarious clowns running amok.”
She called her time in the department “soul-wracking.”
Taylor also took a stab at the Seattle City Council, calling the institution “absurd” before describing the mayor as “spineless” and criticizing “the forbearance of the prosecution.”
In addition, she slammed the police chief’s “failed leadership” that “precipitated this city’s descent to rock bottom.”
She told Diaz, “You’ve become a willing puppet, a spineless ‘yes man’ who was perfectly willing to pressure the entire department to get your coveted job as boss, complete with a fancy corner office .”
“Your approach smacks more of a desperate need for control than a genuine understanding and respect for the autonomy of our officers.”
“Their controlling, bullying, and gaslighting tendencies have wreaked havoc in this department, driving out talented and dedicated officers.”
She added, “You’re a vengeful, power-hungry individual and I wouldn’t trust you as much as I can get you to.”
“You gave me an opportunity to have an honest final discussion and here it is. I will always stand up for what is right and what I believe in……even if I stand alone.”
Lieutenant Jessica Taylor didn’t mince words in her 15-page suicide note
She said of Adrian Diaz, “Your controlling, bullying, and gaslighting tendencies have wreaked havoc in this department, driving out talented and dedicated officers.”
Turning her attention to Seattle, she said the city is “a playground for anarchists and criminals” who have overrun the city – and those responsible “do not seem to care at all about the devastating consequences of their actions.”
According to Taylor, Seattle has become the laughing stock of the whole world.
She added, “There are people getting hurt and killed left and right in this city.”
“I bet most Seattle residents would love to walk outside at night or stroll downtown Seattle without fear.”
“But they can’t, and that’s your fault.” You let them down. You let us down.’
Taylor called for an investigation, saying, “I hope with every fiber of my heart that an outside agency conducts a thorough investigation against you.”
“Her character is truly questionable at best, and the citizens of this once great city deserve to know the whole truth.”
Speaking to The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH, the former lieutenant said, “I wanted to date the truth.”
Taylor (left) is pictured during her 23-year tenure with the department
“The officers on the street are the backbone of this department.”
“And they will do everything they can and fight with all their might to make sure the public is taken care of.”
She ended the letter with, “Did you seriously make your way to the Taylor Swift concert and go to the front lines where people paid $1,000 to be there?”
“And don’t you dare say it was work-related, because you haven’t worked in the police force for years…if at all.”
“If so, please review sections 5.001(12) and 5.020 of the SPD Handbook and report to the OPA immediately.”
A spokesman for the Seattle Police Department responded, “While we are not addressing staffing issues, the Seattle Police Department is working with our city partners to bring the department back to over 1,400 officers.”
“We want our officers to feel valued and respected for their hard work every day. We strive to highlight that work on a regular basis.”