Homicide Rises by 24 Percent in Seattle- a City that once Heralded Defunding the Police

    We Said

  1. Feb 22, 2023 Seattle Rethinks ‘Defunding the Police’ as Homicide Rises by 24 Percent

    They Said

  1. June 11, 2020 Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer ("Much of the work police do is merely engage in the daily harassment of Black communities for minor crimes or crimes of poverty that shouldn’t be criminalized in the first place. ")

    Consensus

  1. February 22, 2023 Seattle reverses course on defunding police as crime ravages locals: 'A huge crisis'