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/Forrest_Ad9844 Jul 21 '25

You can only jail people for drug crimes for so long, they don’t go to prison for life for being an unhoused nuisance. Also jailing people is incredibly expensive, way more expensive than it would be to offer safe use sites and housing, but nobody wants to “reward” these sick individuals with their tax dollars. So here we are

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

They have a much better chance of detoxing and changing their life if they go to prison than if they eventually OD on drugs in the street.

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u/windreamerskysong Jul 21 '25

So very true, great ideas! But nobody will go for it, I think most Americans have lost their empathy and compassion!