> Most Seattle cops cannot afford to live anywhere near the city or the districts they patrol. I agree that this is a bad thing, but most people in general can

> Most Seattle cops cannot afford to live anywhere near the city or the districts they patrol. I agree that this is a bad thing, but most people in general cannot afford to live near where they work in Seattle because Seattle has severe cost of living issues. This is not unique to police officers. There are other big cities where most of the police officers live outside of town. I'm okay with, in general, saying all public servants should be better compensated so they can live close to work. Suggesting that only cops deserve this for some reason (not firefighters? ambulance drivers?) is weird especially when it's proposed as a solution to police violence. FWIW my first tech job was also in Seattle and I earned less than both you and that police officer for the 3 years I was there. Had to live an hour outside of the city to afford rent!