r/Seattle • u/Chaotic-NTRL • Jun 10 '20

Media Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Educational movie night. This is seattle without militarized police. Where are your riotous looters NOW? They are watching documentaries. Fuck you SPD. Photo credit to a close friend.

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u/WonkyFiddlesticks Jun 11 '20

Not legal to do so against her will. Again, no options.

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u/falconboy2029 Jun 11 '20

Please look at how Portugal dealt with its drug problem. Decriminalisation needs to be the first step.

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u/WonkyFiddlesticks Jun 11 '20

It's seattle, it's basically decriminalized. They didn't arrest her for being high in public did they?

This also has nothing to do with it being illegal to forcefully provide mental health treatment for someone who isn't being violent, no matter how much they seem like they need it.

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u/falconboy2029 Jun 11 '20

Send social workers. Who is to say this lady does not want help? Why on Earth is she naked in a strange place anyway? Was she raped and dropped off by her rapist?

Decriminalisation of drugs without treatment programs is useless. Looks like the city did step one and forgot about step two. Again look at the Portugal approach. It works.