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What many officers found disturbing is exemplified in this anecdote after the initial riots following the George Floyd incident: In the news section of the Seattle Times, for instance, a reader is unlikely to see any consideration of a link between policing and public safety. What happened to Seattle? The answer, of course, depends on your politics. The purpose of this blog post is to share this story, The Fall of Seattle. They have long form essays that present more in depth coverage of issues than what is typical. Unherd is a British publication that I receive.
Petty crime plagues every neighbourhood of the city, and downtown businesses have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund their own security." " The year 2020 saw a 68% spike in homicides, the highest number in 26 years, and the year 2021 saw a 40% surge in 911 calls for shots fired and a 100% surge in drive-by shootings. "How high is the water, mama?" That is, how bad is it and is it spreading? The subtitle of the piece reads, "After George Floyd died, the city turned on the police." The March 26 story at Unherd titled "The Fall of Seattle" caught my eye because these past two years I have been following the challenges some of our cities are facing. How serious is that threat? This is what the first year of the pandemic did for many people, especially after the George Floyd tragedy and its subsequent events. It may even be that the "threat to our democracy" can be argued either way. Whether our media is doing a great job or not could be argued either way. The above is a Tweet I saw this past week on Twitter.
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