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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by mehrdadn on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:32PM (#20780898)
> Seattle's crime rate, like most American cities, has been steadily declining since the 1980s.

Someone else says the opposite: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20780632

Not sure which one is correct...

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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by thomasmeeks on Friday August 23, 2019 @03:23PM (#20781556)
It is down: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/is-seattle-dy...
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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by Fellshard on Friday August 23, 2019 @03:54PM (#20781901)
When I see conflicting stories like that, especially regarding a topic like this, I'd immediately check the definitions each party is using.
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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by mehrdadn on Friday August 23, 2019 @04:03PM (#20781998)
Yeah, that's why I commented. So they could resolve explain what they meant and hopefully resolve the discrepancy.
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