Seattle Is Dying: Drugs And Homelessness In Seattle

[rangerrebew]

Seattle Is Dying: Drugs And Homelessness In Seattle
Posted By Tim Hains
On Date March 24, 2019

KOMO's Eric Johnson explores the impact the drug and homelessness problem is having on the city and possible solutions in this documentary titled, "Seattle is Dying."

"Let me ask you something. What if Seattle is dying and we don't even know it?" Johnson asks in the introduction. "This story is about a wave of seething anger that is now boiling over into outrage. It is about people who have felt compassion, yes, but who no longer feel safe. No longer feel like they are heard. No longer feel protected. It is about lost souls who wander our streets untethered to home or family or reality, chasing a drug, which in turn chases them."

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/03/24/seattle_is_dying_drugs_and_homelessness_in_seattle.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=mixi&utm_campaign=realclearpolitics

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Good. RIP
Let it burn, burn it down, Let it burn...

[truth_seeker]

Many jurisdictions face the same problem, as Seattle.

It is now universally recognized the problem is addiction, mental illness (brought about by the drugs, to a significant degree).

The jurisdictions must provide treatment/living facilities, at taxpayer expense.

But more significantly they must find the political will to exercize involuntary confinement. That is not easily reached.

Lawyers from "civil liberty" orientations argue in favor of having these thieves wander the streets, parks, beaches.

The local PD officers won't risk their careers and pensions, to please citizens.

California's stupid voters, enacted several measures, which just enable the homeless, keeping them on the streets, not in prison.

Honest experts readily admit there are adequate treatment options, but absent the will for involuntary confinement, they wander, defacate, etc.

See Dr. Drew Pinsky.

[Mod5]

Next time, check the date!

[Quasar44]

When naked Marxism has control —. Things die

SF a city of Heroin needles and feces

[NavyCanDo]

Seattle has gotten much worse since Eric did that film in 2019. And still the city does nothing.

[mountaineer]

@NavyCanDo  - would love to hear your impressions of what's going on right now in your city. Are you okay?

[libertybele]

Seattle has gotten much worse since Eric did that film in 2019. And still the city does nothing.

@NavyCanDo  I didn't realize that you lived in the Seattle area.  Hope you are safe.  Yes, interested on your take on what's going on.  The situation seems pretty dire.  Is it true that the governor is denying what is going on?  The National Guard has been turned away?

[truth_seeker]

Seattle has gotten much worse since Eric did that film in 2019. And still the city does nothing.

SF, LA and other jurisdictions have similar problems. Dr. Drew Pinskey has addressed it.

Treatmentprograms exist. But if "patients" will not comply voluntarily with rules, they get "curbed" e.g. left to fare on the streets.

One major problem is "involuntaryconfinement."   We used to enforce laws on vagrancy. We used to enforce laws on drugs. We used to confine comit people for mental ilness.

Today that has been changed so much, in favor of civil libertarians on the left, and on the right.

Seattle and its clones, are the result.

Cities in OC CA are buying facilities for homeless living.

Obamacare mandates treatment.

[dfwgator]

The US is Dying!

[truth_seeker]

The US is Dying!

In 12 Step Recovery jargon, there are references, to Low bottoms, and to High bottoms.

Usually the troubled subject is in denial.

I believe 12 jargon is known widely enough, ffor both Trump and other conservatives, to use in campaigns.

" you want  America to wind up like San Francisco and Seattle?"

FYI most of my AA buds are conservatives. 

[Smokin Joe]

In 12 Step Recovery jargon, there are references, to Low bottoms, and to High bottoms.

Usually the troubled subject is in denial.

I believe 12 jargon is known widely enough, ffor both Trump and other conservatives, to use in campaigns.

" you want  America to wind up like San Francisco and Seattle?"

FYI most of my AA buds are conservatives.

I think the Dems are still stuck on "Sharing is Caring".. (Now, gibsmedat, you rasis (fill in the blank)phobe!)