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City of Seattle Files Lawsuit as Drug Crisis Spirals Out of Control

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Drug Insanity Fueling Homeless Crisis

Even w/more @SeattlePD patrols, drug deals/use happening DAILY. Especially in #Chinatown-ID. This past weekend, I saw it all go down in front of kids. System BROKEN.

All Corners

#Chinatown-ID is in vicious cycle. Addicts use abandoned storefronts and vestibules to do drugs. KIDS just walking by! @nwasianweekly did a tremendous piece on the biz EXODUS in the community because of all the drugs, homelessness, and crime. I’m doing a follow up.

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“This may be the worst year for Chinatown businesses since the pandemic.”

Remember This?

Just last month, right next to @wsdot encampment in #Chinatown-ID near Vuu’s Beauty School. Guy injecting a needle in front of kids. This is a FULL BLOWN drug den!

Massive Opioid Lawsuit

Seattle City attorney @_Ann_Davison_ suing global consulting firm @McKinsey for allegedly “creating and fueling” on going opioid epidemic, killing a generation of Americans. Details below. Trying to get response from McKinsey.

Entire Lawsuit Below

The opioid epidemic is a public health crisis of historic proportions. It is the deadliest drug epidemic this country has ever faced. In 2021 opioid overdoses killed more than 80,000 Americans.

https://t.co/qNxtU378zV

Other Cities Suing

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.