Chef Jim Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, ALF said: Seattle moves to slash police budget by $20M to offset coronavirus losses as officials vow to dismantle CHOP The mayor’s budget proposal will be introduced as the city of Seattle faces “economic devastation and job losses that have led to record unemployment, an unprecedented loss of $300 million in revenue, and community needs including food access and housing assistance.” The plan also vowed to “develop a new vision of the East Precinct area in partnership with community leaders.” https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-mayor-durkan-police-budget-20-million-coronavirus-chop-chaz-protest-zone thanks Trump Trump?? What has Trump done to Seattle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Chef Jim said: Trump?? What has Trump done to Seattle? Turned down $900B aid to States and cities , ask Nancy and Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 11 hours ago, IDBillzFan said: Seattle votes to defund police...and by defund the police, they mean begin to eliminate the entire Seattle Police Derpartment. Not good news for leftists who insist the definition of 'defund the police' is misunderstood. Good luck, Seattle. This should go swell with your plan to shut down and empty your downtown prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, ALF said: Turned down $900B aid to States and cities , ask Nancy and Chuck So your argument is that Trump owed them almost a trillion dollars not to riot? I assume you are being sarcastic but not sure, too many people believe crazy crap on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said: So your argument is that Trump owed them almost a trillion dollars not to riot? I assume you are being sarcastic but not sure, too many people believe crazy crap on here You do realize the covid recession is costing States and cities a massive loss of revenue and big budget cuts are coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 minute ago, ALF said: You do realize the covid recession is costing States and cities a massive loss of revenue and big budget cuts are coming. Maybe I missed something- how does loss of revenue to a city require riots to fix the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Just now, ALF said: You do realize the covid recession is costing States and cities a massive loss of revenue and big budget cuts are coming. Maybe they shouldn't be closing down businesses while allowing rioters to cause havoc? Maybe those mayors shouldn't be issuing stand down orders to the police to not stop the rioters? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Buffalo Timmy said: Maybe I missed something- how does loss of revenue to a city require riots to fix the problem? Riots should not be tolerated for any reason . The loss of revenue due to covid is a real problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Maybe they shouldn't be closing down businesses while allowing rioters to cause havoc? Maybe those mayors shouldn't be issuing stand down orders to the police to not stop the rioters? Then how would they blame Trump for their problems? Just now, ALF said: The loss of revenue due to covid is a real problem. So open back up!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 19 minutes ago, ALF said: Riots should not be tolerated for any reason . The loss of revenue due to covid is a real problem. So whose job is it to fix the problem? Should we bail out all of the poorly run cities so they can continue being poorly run? Or should the bailout come with federal oversight and conditions they don't like? Or should they be left alone to fix their own problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Get Amazon to pay for it. Or Starbucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 34 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said: So whose job is it to fix the problem? Should we bail out all of the poorly run cities so they can continue being poorly run? Or should the bailout come with federal oversight and conditions they don't like? Or should they be left alone to fix their own problems? I would be ok with that, it worked for Buffalo once before "The control board was created in 2003 in response to a fiscal crisis. Facing a huge budget shortfall, exacerbated by an expensive new labor contract with city police and other looming budget strains, then Mayor Anthony Masiello begged the state for a bailout." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 hour ago, ALF said: Seattle moves to slash police budget by $20M to offset coronavirus losses as officials vow to dismantle CHOP The mayor’s budget proposal will be introduced as the city of Seattle faces “economic devastation and job losses that have led to record unemployment, an unprecedented loss of $300 million in revenue, and community needs including food access and housing assistance.” The plan also vowed to “develop a new vision of the East Precinct area in partnership with community leaders.” https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-mayor-durkan-police-budget-20-million-coronavirus-chop-chaz-protest-zone thanks Trump Are you serious????? You're on the same level as tibs with that stupid comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilzfancy Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 hour ago, ALF said: Riots should not be tolerated for any reason . The loss of revenue due to covid is a real problem. Thank you, you are the first from the left to post that, no one else has or will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 minute ago, bilzfancy said: Thank you, you are the first from the left to post that, no one else has or will He probably doesn't consider them riots. They are all peaceful protests with a couple bad apples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 USA TODAY COLUMN: Back to the future in policing? Civilian militias in American cities: Police being pulled back in blue urban areas has led to neighborhood patrols which lead to chaos, violence, gangs and prejudice. Special bonus: It opens with a Steely Dan quote. Because of course. Plus: “Anyone with a brain and a bit of historical knowledge could have seen this coming, which is no doubt why it eluded so much of our political class.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 All Seattle, Portland and others have to do is to raise the minimum wage again. That's bound to work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 hours ago, ALF said: Riots should not be tolerated for any reason . The loss of revenue due to covid is a real problem. But the rioting and lawlessness clearly contributed to the COVID crisis. I think the city of Seattle needs to figure this out on their own. It'll be empowering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 6 hours ago, ALF said: The loss of revenue due to covid is a real problem. And so this is Trump's fault how exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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