03-29-2022, 01:04 AM
This took a bit to read. You can tell it the author (or authors considering how long this is) attempted to keep it neutral with comments like
Back in my day, that was called rioting and looting. I can't wait till I have grandchildren and they tell me everything they learned about the peaceful protests in Watts in 1965.
As for the article...it tells the story of what many people predicted. Alienating your police while also ignoring criminal activity is an invitation for increased crime.
Here's an article on Seattle's out of control crime:
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-officials-announce-new-measures-to-tackle-violence-and-property-crimes
Fun crime stats from that article:
The population of Seattle is 725k. They have over 1000 officers. I'm no expert but in a city that size, I'm not sure those are numbers I'd be bragging about. I feel like those numbers would be small even if they were only DWI arrests.
Quote:Groups of protesters shattered windows up and down the retail corridors of downtown and emptied many of the stores of their merchandise.
Back in my day, that was called rioting and looting. I can't wait till I have grandchildren and they tell me everything they learned about the peaceful protests in Watts in 1965.
As for the article...it tells the story of what many people predicted. Alienating your police while also ignoring criminal activity is an invitation for increased crime.
Here's an article on Seattle's out of control crime:
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-officials-announce-new-measures-to-tackle-violence-and-property-crimes
Fun crime stats from that article:
- Violent crime rose 20% in 2021 (over 2020) and is a 14 year high
- Overall crime increased by 10% YoY
- Property crime increased by 9%
Quote:"Working with the community, including the restaurant and shop owners of Little Saigon, our police officers in the first 21 days of January made 23 felony arrests, 14 misdemeanor arrests" and recovered stolen property, Harrell said.
The population of Seattle is 725k. They have over 1000 officers. I'm no expert but in a city that size, I'm not sure those are numbers I'd be bragging about. I feel like those numbers would be small even if they were only DWI arrests.
