That's the 2022 budget which has been in effect for less than four months. And so far in 2022, crime has not "gone way up" -- at least not according to the city's crime dashboard[0]. That shows a grand total of 47,612 crimes in 2021. Divided by 12 months gives us an average of ~4k per month. So far the only total for 2022 is from January and shows a total of 4,023 crimes.
People stop reporting. We have had an office break-in, multiple car break-ins, none reported to the police. They don't show up for hours, they can't do anything, and it doesn't change the situation for the reported. Easier to just skip. Talked to half a dozen people with the exact same story.
I’ve heard stories like this from everyone I’ve ever talked to about property crime, whether it’s in a big city or a small one. Police don’t really care about it. I’ve had friends with stolen phones who know exactly where they are because of Find My iPhone, and the police wouldn’t do anything. This has been true for years, long before anyone was talking about police defunding.
The only crime I've ever seen Seattle police respond promptly to was a shooting, they got here within a minute or two from when I heard the gunshots. But something like a crazy person screaming at 3am in the middle of the street throwing traffic cones at cars? They don't show up for that at all. They won't even send even a single patrol car for that.
So you don't believe that a fellow human might be telling the truth about choosing to skip an optional activity that would take extra time/resources and results in 0 perceived benefit to the participant?
I believe they might be. I also believe they might not be. In that situation I find it best to fall back on the verifiable facts of the situation. I understand not everyone has the same standard for verifying information and you are of course welcome to make your own conclusion.
I don't know if that's the case in Seattle, but it certainly is in Canada's largest (and very left-wing and socialist) cities.
Reporting crime to the police is usually just an additional burden on the victim/reporter, often when they need it least.
At best, a police report might make filing an insurance claim easier if property was damaged. Otherwise, it's just not worth it for most people to file a report that basically gets ignored.
Do people report petty crime in (right-wing, religious nutjob) cities? How quickly do police come when your iPhone is stolen in Jacksonville, Florida or Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas?
Police saw the writing on the wall and started leaving for the suburbs in 2020, just as you and I would take a new job before waiting to be cut by a dying startup.
I guess we can file yours under "callous indifference". Someone complains about the societal issues that allow a couple to build a SECOND mansion like this in the woods while millions of people are homeless and your response is to paint them as "jealous".
OP isn't complaining about societal issues; OP is trying to drag a couple just because they have demonstrated some modicum of success and happen to be "white".
They literally mentioned nothing about societal issues, except the implicit racism in their assumption that whiteness somehow inherently detracts from people's accomplishments.
You've already changed your argument from "they never said anything about that" to "okay they said it but I think they were making assumptions". Log off. Go touch grass.
By "go touch grass", I assume you're probably a younger person. You certainly have the reading comprehension of one.
I'd re-read this thread carefully and then take a moment to consider: is this really a hill worth dying of embarrassment on? You can always just walk away.
White priviledge is not something that would be on my mind(for all I care, they could be black), but unsustainability, destruction of nature and self-righteousness to do so... I would really wonder why such article has appeared in HN, as it is going against current global social narrative and NH is not really far-right nutwings, but rather on the left-spectrum.
IMO, modern home should leave as less impact on nature as possible - be it materials used to build it or energy demands to run that house.
There are lots of places to play sudoku and crosswords for free too. Yet people are happy to pay the NYT for those games. Why wouldn't the same be true of this game?
Sudoku is pretty generic, but crosswords have an element of authorship that is important. Writing a good crossword puzzle takes talent and skill and the people making crosswords for the NY Times are going to be better than most people probably.
My vaccine-hesitant family has been saying Moderna is more dangerous for young people for months now. Which is why this slight admission, though slight, hits home.
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