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Report from the Seattle-area War Zone, September 2024

On By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, business, Crime and Punishment, Culture, elections, government, Law and Justice, Politics in the Age of Trump, Progressive "Thought", Random Musings About LifeLeave a comment

As has been usual for years, crime is becoming more common all over the Seattle area. The police departments of Seattle and other local cities are under-staffed, for multiple reasons including the "Defund the Police" movement that took hold in 2020, the hostility of the City Council to law enforcement in general, and King County …

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Seattle-area crime report, July 13, 2022

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Here are today's stories regarding the increasing level of crime taking place in the Seattle area.  Most local police departments are short-handed these days.  And the Seattle City Council is still hostile to law-enforcement. Prolific catalytic-converter thief arrested, released a day later.  Arrested in Bellevue, east of Lake Washington.  King County judges release suspects all …

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