07-11-2020, 08:25 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2020, 08:26 PM by Tim Randal Walker.)
I have based my comments on the past. But new developments may alter things a bit-we may soon see a multi-racial flight from the cities. Or perhaps a better description, a flight of law-abiding people.
"Defunding" of the Seattle police department may be more drastic than one might assume. Mayor Jenny Durkan has called for a 5% cut in funding, but it looks like the Seattle city council will vote for a 50% cut.
That means that half of the police force would be laid off.
There was looting/vandalism when the cops were distracted by the protests. Think of that property crime, and crime in general, becoming stuck at a high level. That would have the effect of killing many small, local businesses, and tending to kill the local economy. And in general push out law-abiding people, of whatever skin color or ethnic back ground.
"Defunding" of the Seattle police department may be more drastic than one might assume. Mayor Jenny Durkan has called for a 5% cut in funding, but it looks like the Seattle city council will vote for a 50% cut.
That means that half of the police force would be laid off.
There was looting/vandalism when the cops were distracted by the protests. Think of that property crime, and crime in general, becoming stuck at a high level. That would have the effect of killing many small, local businesses, and tending to kill the local economy. And in general push out law-abiding people, of whatever skin color or ethnic back ground.