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Portugal refers criminal cases to drug treatment. Seattle took a hands off approach. The prosecutor can't be bothered with drug related arrests, so the police
by hn72774 3y ago
Portugal refers criminal cases to drug treatment.
Seattle took a hands off approach. The prosecutor can't be bothered with drug related arrests, so the police don't bother responding. There is no diversion opportunity.
- lazyasciiart 3y agoThat’s garbage PR from the campaign of the current city attorney, who loved yelling that the incumbent never prosecuted drug felonies. Unfortunately she and her voters were all so flat ignorant that they didn’t know the city attorney cannot prosecute felonies, only misdemeanors - so she hasn’t done so either. But she has cancelled drug court programs and cut options for rehab and services! And she claims to have caught up on a backlog of cases, without mentioning that she did so by throwing all of them out.
- hn72774 3y ago[dead]