THE CITY’S DOWNTOWN AREA IS SO DANGEROUS THE COUNTY
HAS HIRED ESCORTS FOR ITS WORKERS.
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Despite that, Seattle’s city council still wants to cut
$10 million from the police budget.
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Meanwhile:
Voters nationwide are skeptical of efforts to cut police funding.
Seattle voters elected a city attorney who promised a crackdown on crime.
Minneapolis voters rejected a major restructuring of their city’s police department.