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> Having actually spent a lot of time wandering around outside in the international district in early 2020, I can say that the current trajectory absolutely did

> Having actually spent a lot of time wandering around outside in the international district in early 2020, I can say that the current trajectory absolutely didn't start around/after the summer unrest. I will absolutely back that up 100%. The 2020 summer unrest imo is first-order irrelevant to the homelessness/crime question, although policing practices/headcount might influence certain things somewhat.

sitkack 5y ago
> The police have always been worse than useless I have lived in the city since 1995 and this has always been true. Six months ago, I watched 7 cops in 3 suvs unable to find and detain a drunk guy that went from unconscious to walking away with his baseball cap pulled down. It literally looked like a Loony Tunes episode. As far as I am concerned, they are all LARPing. https://www.seattle.gov/city-budget/2019-20-proposed-budget/police https://www.seattle.gov/city-budget/2019-20-proposed-budget/...