Justplainjeff
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I agree with most of what you've said. Fortunately, I'm not in the demographic that's harassed. Unfortunately, I'm in the demographic that's been under fire for just living for over 3,000 years. In this area, we are constantly persecuted for who we pray to.So I get that you've lived in Seattle your whole life, but that doesn’t mean your perspective is the only valid one. Plenty of people who also live there now or have for decades were deeply concerned about SPD’s actions and pushed for reform. And it’s not just Seattle, it's Minneapolis, Portland, Chicago, and many others faced the same reckoning. The common theme wasn’t “abolish all police,” it was frustration with abuse, lack of accountability, and broken trust.
And honestly, it's a little convenient to dismiss those concerns when it’s probably not your demographic being routinely harassed, profiled, or ignored. Just because it hasn’t happened to you doesn’t mean it isn’t real for others. That’s not media spin, it’s reality for a lot of people. Think about that.
Writing it all off as media spin or outsider ignorance ignores the real, lived experiences of thousands of your fellow residents.