The title of this article is: Seattle Launches Community Safety Forums to address Public Concerns

Now, I am quoting the article in its entirety, so you can mark it up. Next, I will show you some of the choicest comments from the many readers who commented on the article.

SEATTLE — Seattle has kicked off a series of community safety forums this summer, providing residents an opportunity to engage directly with city leaders.The first forum, titled “Creating a Safer Seattle,” was held at the Rainier Beach Community Center, where Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes, who was sworn in just a day prior, pledged his commitment to public safety.Residents attended the forum to discuss safety issues within their neighborhoods, with city leaders emphasizing that community input is crucial for enacting change. Drew Heerspink, a resident, expressed safety concerns, noting the diversity of neighborhoods and the discomfort some people feel due to unfamiliarity with different areas and resources.Chief Barnes outlined his vision for “Seattle-centric policing,” which focuses on community-driven strategies.”Everyone gets a voice if you want to hear about what we’re doing for our youth, if you want to hear about gun violence, traffic safety, if you want to hear about parks, we have everyone representing here today,” said Barnes.The Seattle Police Department reported a 9% decrease in crime this year, despite several deadly shootings, including one at the Capri Hookah Lounge in Rainier Beach. Barnes stated his goal is to ensure everyone feels safe and secure.”They saw the violence weekend after weekend, so we’re not allowing things to fester, we’re getting to the root cause of why we see crime, where we see it, and working with our partners to make sure it doesn’t happen again,” he said.Various departments, including Seattle Fire, the CARE team, Parks & Recreation, and SDOT, were present to address concerns. Alec Stephens, another resident, appreciated the collaborative approach, saying, “When you talk about public safety, a lot of people just think about police, but to see police and fire and coordination with 9-1-1.”City leaders highlighted the importance of these forums in engaging with residents on safety issues. The next forum is scheduled for Tuesday, July 15, at Magnuson Community Center.

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Anyone who has seen my previous posts on the situation in Seattle will know that the city “leaders”, including King County judges, often see even repeat offenders as “victims”, and they are regularly returned to the streets to offend again and again. Downtown Seattle is a complete mess, with homeless tents, drug-addicted people overdosing on public thoroughfares regularly, and stores regularly suffering shoplifting losses and addicts sleeping in their doorways. Below are some examples.

Now, for some of the choicer comments from KOMO readers on their Web site:

NewArmy58 says: Absolutely! A Socialist answer to a problem they don’t want to solve. Have a meeting. Let people share. They always feel better afterward. We tell them that we’ll take a good hard look at it, and we’re off the hook for a year or so.

Seattle Voters are getting the government they voted for. I could not be happier for them!

Likes: 49 Dislikes: 2

• Neeka says: The outcomes of these forums/community meetings are always determined way before they take place. The liberals will get their way and once again nothing will be done other than to raise taxes somewhere somehow to create a new bureau to do more studies or outreach or what ever the word of the month is?
• Likes: 37
• Thinbullpuckee says: Why bother? Prosecutors are just going to cut deals and dismiss charges for everything
• Likes: 37 Dislikes: 2

OutWithTheDemoncrats says: Right!! Unless you lock the criminals up, they will just continue to repeat due to lack of accountability and constant slap on the wrist as a consequence for their criminal actions. Likes: 31 Dislikes: 0

So you get the idea. Most long-time Seattleites are resigned to living in a city that basically ignores them until they or their child is injured or killed, when they respond with a short attention span, until they move on to the next crime. City council members can go a year without visiting their districts, and they rarely respond to citizen complaints. Nothing ever gets fixed, and people just give up and move if they can afford to. Leftism is so entrenched in the Seattle political scene that no one BUT leftists fun for any office, so things never change. That is one reason why I refuse to set foot in Seattle.

So, how many buzzwords did you come up with in the article? I stopped at 21, because nearly every word is a buzzword. Seattle is on a steady downward trajectory, with little to no hope that anything will change.