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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by awakeasleep on Friday August 23, 2019 @01:50PM (#20780346)
Nothing concrete, but often calls to complain make it into a tally or database that can be cited by a politician looking to change things.
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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by rdtwo on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:33PM (#20780914)
Seattle PD knows this so they take days to file basic reports. If you wanted to report the somebody broke into your car you could be waiting multiple days for someone to take the report.
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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by pnw_hazor on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:18PM (#20780714)
It works both ways. If the city refuses to charge offenders and police refuse to arrest, crime goes down.
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