Really sad. I always loved Seattle, and wished to live there. Not anymore.
Seattle is still really great. Its just a few blocks near a transit hub.
Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
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#12"In order to address the issues plaguing the area, the Seattle Police Department set up a mobile precinct at the intersection and increased its number of patrolling bike cops."
As usual they apply a carceral response that doesnt address any of the underlying causes of violence...
Re: Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
#13The issues on 3rd Ave are certainly a major factor, but I doubt it's Amazon's only one. Since the Tax Amazon campaign started in Seattle, Amazon has been planning up to move out - or at least to make it clear to the Seattle city council that they could. (Because the last time this came up I was misunderstood, the intent of this comment is to expand thinking beyond merely taking press releases at face value)
Amazon likes to threaten to leave, as do other wealthy companies (e.g., Uber and Lyft in California, sports franchises). It's a brazen assertion that they are above the democratic process and other people's votes, and IMHO should get an appropriate response.
Those at the other side of the negotiating table should remember that they have a lot to offer, and that the company needs them too. Also, there can be no question of whether someone or some organization is above democracy.
Re: Amazon Relocates Workers Due to Out-of-Control Violence in Downtown Seattle
#14Really sad. I always loved Seattle, and wished to live there. Not anymore.
It's an ongoing dis/misinformation campaign of Republicans/reactionaries/conservatives, to attack in four ways (afaict): To claim that Democratic governments are failures (note they don't attack cities in GOP-run states); to discredit the enormously popular cities, which are living symbols of the success of democrats through their enormous popularity, to attack minorities, and to create a sense of crisis and disruption (something they always do - try to think of the last time those groups projected calm), which invites a strongman government response (such as under Trump).
I've read things about other cities that I know personally that were complete nonsense. Data shows that crime is still pretty low overall, and crime increases have been spread evenly between large cities, small towns, etc.
Don't let them divide you from what you love or make you scared. That is their goal. Go visit Seattle and see.