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[FullMoon]

Unconstitutional? Seattle police, facing manpower shortage, to hire illegal immigrants with DACA status as cops

https://lawenforcementtoday.com/seattle ... e-officers

Bob Butler:

Cops aren’t committing murder anymore, so no need to protest or attack the protestors out of bigotry.

illegals on the beat. Maybe this will make you happy, BB.

Let's not provoke the BB. He's an irrational, intolerant bigot of the extreme side of Liberalism. Both the Left and Right have extremists. BB is a sick old man, just leave him alone. He doesn't represent anything but the fringe who everyone is done with. Even making fun of those deplorable reprobates isn't worth it. They only know cheap tactics and name calling.

[FullMoon]

And it would be nice if the Moderator would move all the BB arguments to his section. For the sake of visitors coming here for news and information.

[Guest]

Unconstitutional? Seattle police, facing manpower shortage, to hire illegal immigrants with DACA status as cops

https://lawenforcementtoday.com/seattle ... e-officers

Bob Butler:

Cops aren’t committing murder anymore, so no need to protest or attack the protestors out of bigotry.

illegals on the beat. Maybe this will make you happy, BB.

Seattle was one place where in response to the George Floyd killing and protests, the police responded militantly. The government tried to rein them in. Apparently it is still going on. From Wikipedia, some of the actions the Seattle government took.

Following a large and peaceful demonstration on June 3, the City of Seattle announced several changes to its policing protocols, including restrictions on badge coverings for officers.

The Seattle City council voted unanimously on June 15 to demilitarize the police department by banning the purchase and use of crowd control weapons including tear gas, pepper spray, flashbang grenades and rubber bullets. The city council also voted to prohibit the use of "choke holds" by Seattle Police. On July 24, in response to a request the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. District Judge James Robart issued a temporary restraining order, blocking the law from taking effect.

City Attorney Pete Holmes announced that the city would withdraw its request to lift a federal consent decree that had been imposed following a U.S. Department of Justice investigation in 2012.The city government also announced a 30-day ban on the use of tear gas by police on protesters in response to outcry from Capitol Hill residents who had been affected by its use. The ban did not apply to SWAT and other special officers.

The Seattle Public Schools voted on June 24 to terminate contracts with the local police departments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fl ... in_Seattle

At a guess, the police is still at odds with the government, which is resulting in the manpower shortage. Bringing in more minorities might actually help. Not an ideal situation, but use of excessive force by police against minorities was a problem at the time. Not as much lately, but it is apparently lingering politically.

The Seattle police force is half-manned and half the remaing police officers are over 50 and most are now filing for retirement. No one wants to be the next viral cop video. The cops I know are selling their houses, taking their pensions, and moving to Montana or Idaho with their families, far away from diversity. At least the minorities in Seattle will be safe from rogue cops... Safe from other minorities, not so much.

Seattle (SEA-TAC) is where I grew up, and Seattle has because a crime-ridden, filthy hellscape. Crime and homelessnes are off the charts. Tacoma is much worse. It wasn't like that in the 80s and 90s.

And this is Microsoft's and Amazon's HQ?

[Bob Butler]

A few posters insist on launching personal attack posts on this thread, and I respond to posts where they are posted. They are free to cease the personal attacks. If the moderator could encourage this, fine.

[Bob Butler]

Seattle (SEA-TAC) is where I grew up, and Seattle has because a crime-ridden, filthy hellscape. Crime and homelessnes are off the charts. Tacoma is much worse. It wasn't like that in the 80s and 90s.

I did a quick check of the Seattle crime rate. Rather than off the charts, the chart is rather flat. You can see the George Floyd bump during the Trump years easily enough. It is the most significant feature in the chart. Still, the line seems to bounce around the same level. There is no big change.

https://data.seattle.gov/Public-Safety/ ... /tcin-ewch

Again, if an piece of data is being offered, could a source be provided?

[Guest]

Seattle (SEA-TAC) is where I grew up, and Seattle has because a crime-ridden, filthy hellscape. Crime and homelessnes are off the charts. Tacoma is much worse. It wasn't like that in the 80s and 90s.

I did a quick check of the Seattle crime rate. Rather than off the charts, the chart is rather flat. You can see the George Floyd bump during the Trump years easily enough. It is the most significant feature in the chart. Still, the line seems to bounce around the same level. There is no big change.

https://data.seattle.gov/Public-Safety/ ... /tcin-ewch

Again, if an piece of data is being offered, could a source be provided?

Another poster already showed everyone that Biden admin crime stats are fraudulent. You refuse to accept it.

I bet you believe that "crime is at a 50-year low".

Next you will be quoting Russian and North Korean government stats...

[Higgenbotham]

Seattle (SEA-TAC) is where I grew up, and Seattle has because a crime-ridden, filthy hellscape. Crime and homelessnes are off the charts. Tacoma is much worse. It wasn't like that in the 80s and 90s.

I did a quick check of the Seattle crime rate. Rather than off the charts, the chart is rather flat. You can see the George Floyd bump during the Trump years easily enough. It is the most significant feature in the chart. Still, the line seems to bounce around the same level. There is no big change.

https://data.seattle.gov/Public-Safety/ ... /tcin-ewch

Again, if an piece of data is being offered, could a source be provided?

One good source nowadays is WalMart or any chain having problems with organized retail crime, which is pretty much all of them. For the most part, they are shuttering stores in blue states where crime is out of control and opening new stores in red states.

In 2023, Walmart closed 24 stores across 14 states and Washington, D.C. That's significantly more than the 15 store closings the retail giant had planned. The chain attributes the closings in part to shoplifting and organized retail crime.

Walmart is shuttering 8 US locations in 2024. See the list.

California:
2121 Imperial Ave. in San Diego
605 Fletcher Parkway in El Cajon
2753 E. Eastland Center Dr. in West Covina
4080 Douglas Blvd in Granite Bay (Neighborhood Market)
40580 Albrae St. in Fremont

Maryland:
1238 Putty Hill Ave in Towson

Ohio:
3579 S. High St. in Columbus

Wisconsin:
7025 W Main St. in Milwaukee (Neighborhood Market)

The company plans to open or begin construction on 14 new locations this year.

Here are the confirmed openings:

Texas;
Preston Road in Celina (Dallas area)
16600 FM 423 in Frisco (Dallas area)
McKinney Street in Melissa (Dallas area)
8927 Fry Road in Cypress (Houston area)

Georgia:
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Atlanta (Neighborhood Market)

Florida:
U.S. Highway 98 East in Santa Rosa Beach (Neighborhood Market)

Read More: Walmart Locations Closing: Is This Happening In Texas? | https://kkam.com/ixp/191/p/walmart-loca ... m=referral

There are literally dozens of news articles in the past 2 years that have discussed this. In many of these articles, it is noted that in the blue states, store employees are told to let the thieves walk out without contacting law enforcement. Also, law abiding citizens are fleeing blue states because of crime. Having fewer law abiding citizens residing in a state like New York will mean fewer potential crime victims (and fewer law abiding shoppers), I suppose.

[Bob Butler]

Another poster already showed everyone that Biden admin crime stats are fraudulent. You refuse to accept it.

I bet you believe that "crime is at a 50-year low".

Next you will be quoting Russian and North Korean government stats...

Of course. No source. If conservatives don’t like real world data, they make something up. You can’t take them seriously.

I looked up the crime rate and if you squint at the chart, we are at a 50 year low. Barely. Sorta.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_ ... States.svg

I don’t know if you are aware of the link between the crime rate and lead additives in gasoline? It is proposed that chronic lead exposure led to violence and crime. This is supported by the crime rate going up when lead was added to gas, and dropping when it was removed, as well as medical opinions. Lots of other factors. The auto industry is trying to suppress the theory as it reflects poorly on them. Still, looking at the 50 year crime history, the huge bump in crime corresponding to leaded gas is obvious. We are just now coming down from that peak, a peak which makes the Trump bump look small. The bump is about 50 years. Perhaps it has little to do with economics, immigration or minorities. It might reflect another issue entirely.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead–crime_hypothesis

[Bob Butler]

One good source nowadays is WalMart or any chain having problems with organized retail crime, which is pretty much all of them. For the most part, they are shuttering stores in blue states where crime is out of control and opening new stores in red states.

I did a Google search on 'blue state population decrease' and can confirm that the dozens of articles exist. If curious, repeat the search.

[spottybrowncow]

That must be some damn good Kool-Aid, Bob.

See? MAGA supporters can convince themselves of anything.

I said "must be" because I haven't drunk any, therefore I don't know with certainty. But I know which way I'd bet.

On another note, you are obviously obsessed with the word "MAGA." I'm pretty realistic, more conservative than some, more liberal than many, yet I don't have a clear grasp of what a "MAGA" is. Would you be good enough to tell us, definitively ,what you mean by "MAGA?"