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发布于 2026年9月17日 美国东部时间下午4:34
西雅图左翼市长凯蒂·威尔逊在一段走红网络的尴尬采访中打断了西雅图警察局助理局长妮可·鲍威尔。（图源：KOMO新闻通过YouTube发布 9月15日）
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以采访和公开场合频频陷入尴尬、闹出洋相而闻名的西雅图左翼市长凯蒂·威尔逊，又因一段令人不适的镜头前时刻遭到嘲讽。
此次身为民主党人、自称社会主义者的威尔逊，因一场讨论该市减少枪支暴力计划的奇怪采访遭到批评，一同参与采访的还有西雅图警察局助理局长妮可·鲍威尔以及西雅图社区协助响应与参与（CARE）部门主管艾米·巴登。采访期间，当记者就该市新安装的类似Flock的监控摄像头的实用性向鲍威尔提问时，鲍威尔停顿许久，威尔逊随即插话。
KOMO新闻记者克里斯·丹尼尔斯曾询问鲍威尔，新摄像头是否有助于侦破西雅图一系列未破案件。这位助理警察局长犹豫了一下，低头看了看，两次开口前都被威尔逊打断了。
“摄像头显然是个有用的工具，对吧？我们在‘西雅图狂欢节’枪击案中看到，西雅图中心周边商家的监控录像派上了用场，西雅图中心也装有摄像头，这些摄像头在侦破案件中发挥了作用，这一点毋庸置疑。”威尔逊说道。
西雅图市长就公共安全危机接受质询，居民要求给出答案
西雅图民主党市长凯蒂·威尔逊（左）因一场讨论该市减少枪支暴力计划的奇怪采访遭到批评，一同参与采访的还有西雅图警察局助理局长妮可·鲍威尔（右）。（图源：马特·海沃德/盖蒂图片社；新奥尔良警察局官方新闻网站）
威尔逊插话后，助理警察局长显得颇为不自在，她笑了笑，向市长示意，并反复看向镜头外。
记者继续追问：“成功的衡量标准是什么？”
鲍威尔看向威尔逊，威尔逊的声音略微发颤地回答：“归根结底，我们希望实现零凶杀案，我们希望凶杀案数量减少，我们希望枪击事件减少。”威尔逊发言时，鲍威尔点头附和，再次看向镜头外。
记者不肯罢休，问道：“你们两位有人想回答这个问题吗？”同时向鲍威尔和巴登做了个手势。
巴登迅速接过话头，将话题从Flock摄像头上引开。
“在我看来，除了枪击事件和凶杀案，你还应该关注服务转介情况，以及某人的生活是否出现了实质性改善。”巴登说道。
蓝市警察局长将已知枪支暴力嫌疑人称为“扣动扳机者”后引发审查
上周，一名当地新闻记者就近期枪击事件后该市不断升级的枪支暴力和监控摄像头问题向威尔逊施压后，西雅图市长凯蒂·威尔逊的团队突然中断了采访。（图源：大卫·赖德/路透社）
巴登发言结束后，记者将发言权交给了助理警察局长，鲍威尔笑了笑，终于回答道：“借这个机会补充一下，采取全面的方法，这项策略是有效的。”
“其他类似城市已经证明了这一点，这需要我们所有人的努力。”鲍威尔补充道，同时回头看向威尔逊和巴登。
此事正值西雅图及全美其他城市围绕扩大监控摄像头部署的争论持续发酵之际。在去年的竞选活动中，威尔逊曾反对在该市扩大监控摄像头部署，但就任市长后态度有所转变。
据《城市主义者》报道，去年9月，威尔逊曾表示：“开启更多摄像头不会神奇地让我们的社区更安全，但肯定会让邻居们更容易受到侵犯。”
然而，就任市长后，威尔逊宣布暂停西雅图监控摄像头系统的扩张，等待隐私和数据治理审计，同时允许现有摄像头继续运行。她表示，该市将根据审计结果决定是否以及如何推进进一步的扩张计划。
在本周的KOMO新闻采访中，记者追问她何时会敲定决策日期。她回答：“在这个问题上我听起来可能像个反复唠叨的人，但我们一直在对数据安全、存储和隐私操作进行审计，预计本月底能拿到审计结果。到本月底，我们会公开相关信息，然后我会就是否扩张做出决定。”
西雅图市长承认打破星巴克抵制行动，此前曾敦促居民抵制这家咖啡巨头
2026年8月14日，加州加登格罗夫，一只鸽子栖息在安装在交通信号灯杆高处的Flock安全摄像头上。（图源：艾伦·J·沙本/《洛杉矶时报》通过盖蒂图片社）
这段尴尬的镜头前时刻很快在网上引发了大量批评。
热门保守派账号“终结觉醒”称其为“不可思议的时刻”。
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“西雅图警察局助理局长妮可·鲍威尔被问及重新启用西雅图闭路电视摄像头是否会有所帮助，她紧张地看向凯蒂·威尔逊市长（正是她关闭了闭路电视摄像头）——看看她对着镜头的表情。”该账号写道。
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一些网友表达了不满，比如政治倡导组织“未来42”发帖称：“丹尼尔斯问坐在市长旁边的西雅图警察局局长，犯罪摄像头‘能否在任何未破案件中发挥工具作用’。局长的面部表情和沉默说明了一切，随后凯蒂·威尔逊插话称摄像头实际上是‘有用的工具’，尽管正是她本人做出了关闭摄像头的决定。”该组织补充道：“我们还能说什么呢，凯蒂·威尔逊作为西雅图市长，显然完全不知道自己在做什么？”
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WATCH: Gaffe-prone Seattle socialist mayor cuts off police chief in yet another awkward interview
2026-09-17T16:34:11-04:00 / Fox News
Wilson interjected after the assistant police chief hesitated when asked if cameras could help solve unsolved cases
By Peter Pinedo Fox News
Published September 17, 2026 4:34pm EDT
Seattle socialist Mayor Katie Wilson cut off Seattle Police Assistant Chief Nicole Powell in an awkward interview now going viral. (Credit: KOMO News via YouTube – Sept. 15)
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Already known for awkward, gaffe-prone interviews and public appearances, Seattle socialist Mayor Katie Wilson is being mocked again for another uncomfortable on-camera moment.
This time, Wilson, a Democrat and self-identified socialist, is being criticized for a strange interview about the city’s gun violence reduction plan alongside Seattle Police Assistant Chief Nicole Powell and Amy Barden, chief of Seattle’s Community Assisted Response and Engagement (CARE) Department. At one point during the interview, Wilson interjected after a long pause when Powell was questioned by a reporter about the usefulness of new Flock-type surveillance cameras being installed in the city.
KOMO News reporter Chris Daniels had asked Powell whether the new cameras could assist with Seattle’s slate of unsolved cases. The assistant police chief hesitated, looked down and began to speak twice before Wilson interjected.
“Cameras are obviously a useful tool, right? We’ve seen in the ‘Bite of Seattle’ shooting there’s been camera footage from businesses around Seattle center, we have cameras at Seattle center, those cameras have been useful tools in solving crime, there’s no doubt about that,” said Wilson.
SEATTLE MAYOR GRILLED ON PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS AS RESIDENTS DEMAND ANSWERS
Seattle Democratic Mayor Katie Wilson, left, is being criticized for a strange interview about the city’s gun violence reduction plan alongside Seattle Police Assistant Chief Nicole Powell, right.(Mat Hayward/Getty Images; New Orleans Police Department News official website)
Visibly uncomfortable after Wilson interjected, the assistant police chief chuckled, motioned to the mayor and repeatedly looked off camera.
The reporter continued pressing them, saying, “What’s going to be the metric of success?”
Powell looked to Wilson, whose voice cracked slightly as she answered, “Ultimately, we want to see zero homicides, we want to see fewer homicides, and we want to see fewer guns shot.” While Wilson spoke, Powell nodded along and looked to the side off camera again.
The reporter persisted, asking, “Would either of you like to answer that question?” as he motioned to Powell and Barden.
Barden jumped in quickly, steering the conversation away from Flock cameras.
“From my side, in addition to shots fired and homicides, you want to look at referrals in the services and whether or not somebody is making meaningful improvement in their life,” said Barden.
BLUE-CITY POLICE CHIEF DRAWS SCRUTINY AFTER REFERRING TO KNOWN GUN VIOLENCE SUSPECTS AS ‘TRIGGER PULLERS’
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s staff abruptly ended an interview with a local news reporter last week after he pressed her on rising gun violence and surveillance cameras in the city after a recent shooting.(David Ryder/Reuters)
After Barden finished speaking, the reporter turned the floor over to the assistant police chief, who laughed and finally answered, “Just to piggyback, taking a holistic approach, this strategy works.”
“It is proven in other cities like this, and it takes all of us,” Powell added, as she looked back at Wilson and Barden.
This comes as debate continues over the expansion of surveillance cameras in Seattle and other cities across the country. During her campaign last year, Wilson argued against expanding surveillance cameras in the city but has taken a different tone since becoming mayor.
Last September, Wilson remarked that “turning on more cameras won’t magically make our neighborhoods safer. But it will certainly make our neighbors more vulnerable,” reported The Urbanist.
However, after becoming mayor, Wilson announced that she would pause expansion of Seattle’s surveillance-camera system pending a privacy and data-governance audit, while allowing the existing cameras to remain in operation. She said the city would use the audit’s findings to determine whether and how to proceed with further expansion.
During the KOMO News interview this week, Wilson was pressed on when she would set a date for a decision. She answered, “I’m going to sound like a broken record on this, but we’ve been conducting this audit of our data security and storage and privacy practices, we’re expecting the results of that audit around the end of this month and so, at the end of this month, we’ll be making that information public, and then I’ll be making a decision about that expansion.”
SEATTLE MAYOR ADMITS BREAKING STARBUCKS BOYCOTT AFTER URGING RESIDENTS TO SHUN COFFEE GIANT
A pigeon perches on a Flock Safety camera, mounted high on traffic signal pole in Garden Grove, Calif. on Aug. 14, 2026.(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The awkward on-camera moment was quickly called out by many online.
Popular conservative account “End Wokeness” called it an “incredible moment.”
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“Seattle Assistant Police Chief Nicole Powell gets asked if turning back on Seattle CCTV cameras would help[,] she looks nervously at Mayor KatieWilson (who turned off the CCTV) Look at the face she gives the camera,” the account wrote.
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Some voiced their frustration, such as political advocacy group Future 42, which posted, “Daniels asks the SPD Chief sitting beside the mayor if the crime cameras ‘could be a tool to help in any of these unsolved cases.’ The Chief’s facial expression and silence say it all, which is then followed by Katie Wilson interjecting that cameras are in fact a ‘useful tool’, even though she personally made the decision to turn them off,” the group wrote, adding, “What else can we say, except Katie Wilson still has no idea what she is doing as Mayor of Seattle?”
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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