The Fall of Seattle

[*michaelsean*]

(03-29-2022, 01:04 AM)basballguy Wrote: 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:

• 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%
  

Fun quote 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. 

Well for comparison, Cincinnati is half that size and has the same number of police.