Culture clash. Downtown commuters find themselv…
Culture clash. Downtown commuters find themselves trapped near Lenora as police and emergency vehicles block off the area. Today a shooter wounded 3 women inside a downtown building near the Moore Theatre. You may chalk it up to the area’s ongoing trend of violent and bizarre behavior (see July 4th post). But additionally, there are troubling rumors that federal funding has been cut for mental patient programs in the area. The same for disadvantaged housing programs.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Check local police statistics on violent crime in your area. You may be shocked. No neighborhood counsel meeting can alter the fact that the police department is quite overextended in Seattle. No officer is around long enough to know the people and the neighborhood they work for. Unfortunately it cripples the intent that the police force should be part and parcel, an extension, of the neighborhood they serve. So when local police call annually asking households for donations and funding they shouldn’t be surprised at the apparent lack of charity.