Mayor Wilson Continues Sweeps, Has No Solutions for Service Resistant
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Nothing Has Changed
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is now dealing with a credibility problem. She said homeless outreach and sweeps would be done differently.
But in reality, nothing has changed from the prior administration.
On Friday, the MLK Jr. Way drug encampment was cleared for the second time in less than a month.
The addicts returned immediately and set up tents in the very same spot or simply moved across the street.
The so-called “service resistant” people do not believe cops will arrest them for illegal camping.
Men and women out here also know for a fact City Attorney Erika Evans won’t prosecute for open-air drug use.
That’s why Seattle keeps losing this game of Whack-A-Mole.
BTW, anyone see District 2 Councilmember Eddie Lin? This guy is totally MIA when it comes to addressing the street crisis.
Not Good Enough
This first MLK Jr. Way sweep happened in January. But most of the same people are back.
Wilson has no solutions for people rejecting shelter and services currently being offered by the city. The homeless drug addicts say it’s not good enough.