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Public Health Worker Dodges Questions About Giving Needles to the Homeless

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Harm Reduction at Burien Encampment

Another wild encounter outside Dow Constantine’s drug encampment in Burien. A King County Public Health worker tried to block me from exposing their “harm reduction” operation. They were giving away needles and fentanyl kits like candy. Not a single person was offered treatment.

The Cost of Harm Reduction

Millions of taxpayer dollars wasted funding this vicious cycle. Here’s the latest from a public records request. King County spent $335,364 in 2023 just on “harm reduction” supplies. But the drug overdose deaths hit an all-time high that year. The current plan is not working.

No Comment from Dow Constantine

I reached out to Dow and asked if he wanted to comment on this disaster. Still no response. If he gets back to me, I will post right here. Looks like I will have to ask him directly on the streets.

Children Rescued from Burien Encampment

On Tuesday, Kristine Moreland and her outreach group The More We Love rescued two young children from this drug den. Campers say numerous kids have passed through since Dow set this up. He’s enabling chaos and crime.

Most Dangerous Encampment in King County

Meanwhile, cops are trying to find the campers who attacked me this week. I have been advised to avoid this place until things cool down. Again, Dow’s camp is the most dangerous one in King County, harboring drug dealers, thieves, and sex traffickers.

Who Funds This?

Btw look who funds all this? Info on King Co. Public Health website. This is not a needle exchange since no one is required to bring any back and it’s not just needles. It’s a full-blown dispensary of all kinds of drug supplies.

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.