... this is probably news to people actually living in Seattle. (Edit: the title was originally, "Seattle Has Figured Out How to End the War on Drugs")
A place where meth heads attack people with pitchforks in the street a few days after being released from prison on a suspended sentence.
I'm all for decriminalization, but Seattle's current approach is to decriminalize not only drugs, but a host of other actual crimes, like public intoxication, public camping, shop lifting, harassment, etc.
A place where meth heads attack people with pitchforks in the street a few days after being released from prison on a suspended sentence.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/man-accused-...
Not to mention our random piles of used syringes, which are often found in parks where kids play.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/more-than-3...
Here's a syringe pile after cleaning up a homeless camp north of Seattle:
https://2qibqm39xjt6q46gf1rwo2g1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-...
I'm all for decriminalization, but Seattle's current approach is to decriminalize not only drugs, but a host of other actual crimes, like public intoxication, public camping, shop lifting, harassment, etc.