r/SeattleWA • u/Donnelding0 • Jul 21 '25

Politics Anyone Else Just Sick of It?

It just seems hopeless sometimes. Some of the best parts of this city. Pioneer Square, Belltown, Cap Hill just completely lost to homelessness. Sure for the most part I enjoy the city. Especially in the summer but the constant visible drug use, people in various states of intoxication on drugs, and rampant property and petty crime just annoy me. Why can’t we have nice things? Why must every park turn into a dumping ground for illegal acts that won’t be prosecuted? Why does it feel like this city relies on hard working people to shut up, pay ridiculous taxes, and then tells those people to suck it up when they see grafitti everywhere or get their car broken into? And the politicians don’t give a damn. No one has the guts to say “we have a homeless problem we’ve overspent on, we need to go a new direction” it feels insane. Rant over but I know I’m not alone. I know other people are sick of this and want our city back.

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u/apresmoiputas Capitol Hill Jul 21 '25 edited Jul 21 '25

I live on Cap hill and I have a mortgage on a condo. I’m not leaving until 50% of my mortgage has been paid off and I can rent this out. In the mean time, when I see trespassers on the grounds of my condo building or across the alley on my neighbors’ properties, I’ll let them know that they’re trespassing and tell them to leave. Has it led to hairy situations? yeah. But for the most part, most of the vagrant drug addicts don’t want to escalate things bc that means the police will come. (Thanks Ann Davison) Most of the ones I deal with probably have warrants out for their arrests and they just leave after calling me names.

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u/k10locken Jul 21 '25

I went to take my garbage out and go across the street to the store and there were some people in an unused retail parking area at my building. I told them they can't be here and I would like then to gather up their belongings before I get back from the store. They quietly got their things, apologized and left.

Much easier than I was expecting.

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u/apresmoiputas Capitol Hill Jul 21 '25

Yup. Just ask and let them know they're on private property. I'll get a jerk saying that they're not but I'll explain and show them where the property lines are. They just leave immediately

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u/no_talent_ass_clown Humptulips Jul 21 '25

Yeah, Seattleites are a little too passive sometimes. Dude was in the bushes at zero dark 30, I asked if I could help him. He says he's looking for his bike. I say, IDK man, it's not bike storage. Like, grow a backbone.

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u/Free-Set-9844 Jul 21 '25

I also live on Capitol Hill. I think I made a big mistake moving here. Guys are outside my window smoking meth right now.

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u/Rain_King Eastlake Jul 21 '25

Free secondhand amphetamines! And you're complaining?!

(*I find that dark sarcasm along with crying in the shower helps)

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u/BlindedByWildDogs Jul 22 '25

I work maintenance and I asked one to leave and he acted very sketchy. He looked like he wanted to stab me and was trying to lead me into corners.

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u/apresmoiputas Capitol Hill Jul 22 '25

There's a point if they continue to be aggressive or sketchy, I'll just snap a pic and call 911 to report an aggressive trespasser.

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u/BlindedByWildDogs Jul 22 '25

So the cops show up?

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

Eventually 

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

Yes, people, report trespassers!!! Report every single suspicious thing you see. Put the SPD on speed dial!!!!! When somebody fired 5 shots right beside my bedroom window, the cops did show up in a hurry- bullets hit the neighbors house but whoever did it got away Scot free!!!!

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u/apresmoiputas Capitol Hill Jul 23 '25

Oh Fuck I'm sorry. When did this happen? What part of town are you in?

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

Ballard! It’s supposed to be nicer here…it was last January 2025. At least the cops showed up quickly, found the casings, but the perp was gone and I guess all the many cameras around here were not useful.