Seattle Wanted Fewer Police

Now they are dealing with the fallout of fewer police. How Seattle police are changing and prioritizing the way they handle your 911 calls

Seattle PD has lost 400 officers since 2020. 100 "investigators" (detectives) have been moved back to patrol. It isn't enough.

“Things have gotten worse, not better on the 911 response front,” said [Seattle City Councilmember Sara] Nelson. “There’s a huge gap in customer service now and simply there are not enough officers or sergeants that are available to call back.”

So some "low priority" calls, won't even get a callback from police. They don't specify what low priority calls are, but I'm guess it will be things like burglary, where the bad guy is long gone. Fill out the paperwork to satisfy your insurance company, but no one will ever investigate anything. And anything less - what used to be called "quality of life" laws - will just be ignored.

Jim Fuda, Executive Director of Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound, says the failed defund the police experiment has led to the use of “Z protocol.” He’s concerned that without a follow up call or further communication from law enforcement, more people may start taking matters into their own hands.

What should they do? Just be victims of crime? Should women faced by rapists should lay down and spread their legs? Should parents confronted by pedophiles hand over their kids? Or should they exercise their right to defend themselves and their families? I wish someone in the gun-hating Left would state explicitly what citizens should do in the face of violent crime. (I'm not holding my breath.)

Calling 911 is a fine thing to do. They can send all kinds of help your way, if you manage to call before bad things happen. But if there are no police available, you may wait awhile before help arrives. You may wait the rest of your life.