Posted on 10/10/2021 3:00:58 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The leftist city’s experiment with trimming back law enforcement is about to go into overdrive.
Seattle, more than many American cities, vigorously embraced the “Defund the Police” movement. Last year, the Seattle City Council began the process of defunding the police and it’s been continuing ever since, relentlessly slicing away at the city’s police budget. Crime has risen accordingly and people are making noises about getting the police back. However, the radicals have a new arrow in their quiver to reduce the number of police in their city. An October 18 deadline is looming to fire those police who have refused the vaccination and, with only a week to go, roughly 40% of the police force is still unvaccinated.
Since George Floyd’s diseased heart gave out thanks to overdosing on meds and fighting the police, Seattle has been one of those cities that has most enthusiastically sought to rid itself of its police force. Even the fact that the little autonomous zone known as CHAZ instantly turned into warlord hell didn’t deter the council from its mission.
In August 2020, the City Council cut the police force budget by $3.5 million and, instead, put the money into “community public safety programs.” That was by a 7-1 vote. The only person holding out wasn’t doing so because it’s crazy to leave a big city without a police force. Instead, Kshama Sawant felt that the budget cut wasn’t big enough. It was certainly big enough for Police Chief Carmen Best, who promptly resigned. Ironically, this was just months after Sawant and Teresa Mosqueda, another council member, had insisted that the police do their job after a shooting in CHAZ.
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Victor Davis Hanson keeps saying if you wanted to destroy the USA, could you do any better than the cultural suicide of “Woke.” Xi agrees.
Going to be interesting to see what happens when all the illegals reach Seattle a three way turf fight.
from the article:
According to Neighborhood Scout, Seattle is now one of the most dangerous cities in America, with a crime index of 4, with 100 being the safest number. This isn’t surprising because, after just half a year of budget slashing, 2020 brought to Seattle the highest homicide numbers it had seen in over a quarter-century, with homicides increasing by almost 50%. Police now take over 60 minutes to respond to calls.
The Dims say gun crime is way up and we need to ban them. THIS is why gang (not gun) crime is up.
Hahaha. It’s on the internet, it must be correct! I get it now.
Facts don’t lie bub.
Facts, are one thing, digital maps another. Get a life loser.
The distance is still 132 miles, no matter how slow you drive.
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