Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs
by williamstein on Friday August 23, 2019 @03:08PM
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I live in Seattle (Central District), and was harassed by a homeless person a half hour ago, had our bike stolen last week, saw a homeless person peeing 40 feet from my house an hour ago, and had three car break-ins and one car theft in the last year. All my neighbors have very similar experiences, and the above list is far from comprehensive for the last year. It's genuinely scary and disturbing living here, and I do regularly think about moving because of the level of crime.
Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs
by xyzzyz on Friday August 23, 2019 @04:44PM
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Get out of Central District for starters. East Side, West Seattle (north part at least) are still nice and safe.
Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs
by new_realist on Friday August 23, 2019 @08:58PM
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Yes, let’s abandon the city to the criminals.
Although I never experienced it and don't know many people who have, I will say that property crimes need to be prosecuted. The only common case I've really heard of is getting bikes stolen (which, again, happens pretty much everywhere) and I assume there is probably some shoplifting too. That's not really even that bad either, and again is par for the course in major cities, but it definitely should be prosecuted when possible.
I agree that a lot of people are simply bothered by having to walk past homeless people and don't want to see or think about them, ever. It's just not really an issue that will affect you very often, on average.