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Offline rangerrebew

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Seattle reverses course on defunding police as crime ravages locals: 'A huge crisis'
« on: February 23, 2023, 11:59:14 am »
Seattle reverses course on defunding police as crime ravages locals: 'A huge crisis'
Story by Taylor Penley • Yesterday 9:15 AM
 
 
Seattle residents Victoria Beach, Eli Hoshor and Jonathan Choe said police shortages have left their city in dire straits in the aftermath of officials' anti-law enforcement rhetoric.


Homicides skyrocketed by 24% while motor vehicle thefts climbed by 30% in the city last year. Overall crime ticked up by 4%.

Mayor Bruce Harrell pushed for increased police presence to curb the issue Tuesday, saying, "We need immediate action and innovation to respond to our public safety issues… Seattle saw a 4% rise in reported crime last year… We need more officers to address our staffing crisis."

Still, some residents' outlook is less than optimistic.

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Re: Seattle reverses course on defunding police as crime ravages locals: 'A huge crisis'
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2023, 12:35:44 pm »
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

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Re: Seattle reverses course on defunding police as crime ravages locals: 'A huge crisis'
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2023, 03:34:56 pm »
Quote from: Kamaji on February 23, 2023, 12:35:44 pm
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

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Re: Seattle reverses course on defunding police as crime ravages locals: 'A huge crisis'
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2023, 03:55:01 pm »
May you get what you voted for.
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Re: Seattle reverses course on defunding police as crime ravages locals: 'A huge crisis'
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2023, 04:28:31 pm »
I can't imagine how many well qualified applicants Seattle will have for police officer considering the cities history of crapping on the police and rewarding criminals...well actually I can imagine.
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Re: Seattle reverses course on defunding police as crime ravages locals: 'A huge crisis'
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2023, 06:34:00 pm »
Ive said before that I envy the left

They aren’t burdened with any concepts like math, unintended consequences, economics, science

They just implement their policies and assume they’ll work as intended
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Re: Seattle reverses course on defunding police as crime ravages locals: 'A huge crisis'
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2023, 07:15:51 pm »
Quote from: LMAO on February 23, 2023, 06:34:00 pm
Ive said before that I envy the left

They aren’t burdened with any concepts like math, unintended consequences, economics, science

They just implement their policies and assume they’ll work as intended

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