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Obviously the Seattle Police could care less..

You don't have a clue as to what's going on.

Let me give you some insight. I could "stake out" a public toilet and hassle all these crack users. "Bust" them for more than one person inside (don't even think it's a city ordinance so enforcement is not an option). They migrate to an residential area which generates even more complaints. That's a winning solution.

Here is another scenario. I see two people go into the toilet, breaking the rule. I kick in the door of a toilet and find two people smoking crack. I get into a fight with one who doesn't want to go to jail. I get both into custody.

The non-resistant one get's released from the pct. with charges requested. The fighter gets booked for Investigation of VUCSA (felony drug possession) and Investigation of Assault (fighting with me).

Since, even though he/she hit me, I did not require a trip to the hospital and did not miss work, the prosecutor will not file felony assault charges. It will be reduced to misdemeanor assault.

The prosecutor then drops the drug felony because two persons were in the toilet and the defense will be "it was the other person's drugs"

Now I've done a complete felony packet worth of paperwork and a Use of Force packet(2 hours minimum), taken one clown to jail, after having to take him to Harborview Hospital for drug tox screening and possible treatment of injuries from the fight (let's be generous and say this only takes 4 hours).

I then have to deal with a pissed off command staff and city councilmembers. I broke an expensive toilet and someone is going to have to pay for it moneywise and political-wise.

I also leave the good citizens to wait hours for an officer to handle their 911 calls because me and another officer have been busy on this for 8 man hours.

And let's not forget the local ACLU gearing up to sue me and the city for civil rights violations. After all I broke in on someone going to the bathroom!!!

Yeah, I'd want that duty.

And no, I'm not too lazy to do my job. I do my job. My job is not to waste govt. money chasing after crimes that won't be prosecuted when other calls are holding.

That's life. But it's easier to say the cops don't care. I've had formal investigations into my actions for "handcuffing a suspect" so don't tell me the stuff I've listed can't happen.