Gee, aren’t you surprised? I mean, who could have foreseen this wouldn’t work out well? Anybody with a brain, if you ask moi. And this won’t get fixed overnight. Would you be standing in line to become a policeman in Seattle? Will you get the kind of police recruits you want on the streets?
“Seattle residents Victoria Beach, Eli Hoshor and Jonathan Choe said police shortages have left their city in dire straits in the aftermath of officials’ anti-law enforcement rhetoric.
Homicides skyrocketed by 24% while motor vehicle thefts climbed by 30% in the city last year. Overall crime ticked up by 4%.
Mayor Bruce Harrell pushed for increased police presence to curb the issue Tuesday, saying, “We need immediate action and innovation to respond to our public safety issues… Seattle saw a 4% rise in reported crime last year… We need more officers to address our staffing crisis.” “
