{"id":17310,"date":"2020-11-12T04:44:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T11:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=17310"},"modified":"2020-11-12T04:44:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T11:44:07","slug":"legalizing-thieving-wretches-in-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2020\/11\/12\/legalizing-thieving-wretches-in-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Legalizing Thieving Wretches In Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following missive was left in my pocket in lieu of my wallet, most likely after passing a boy who was artfully dodging about.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17311\" style=\"width: 327px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17311\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17311\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Fagin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Fagin.jpg 634w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Fagin-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fagin, a advocate of criminal justice reform and friend to poor children everywhere.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It can be hard for us poor unfortunates, don\u2019t agree my dear? Why, I quite humbly help poor street urchins oppressed by society earn a living. And what do most jurisdictions do about it? Criminalize the little scamps and even prosecute people like me!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But there is a shining light from Seattle that points to the shiny coins to be <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">pickpocketed<\/span> <em>liberated<\/em> from <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">victims of theft<\/span> <em>rich oppressors<\/em>! They, ho have already allowed <a href=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2020\/06\/17\/so-they-say-they-want-a-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">safe havens<\/a> free from pernicious coppers, are considering <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/seattle-city-council-mulls-plan-that-could-result-in-dismissal-of-many-misdemeanor-crimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">making all misdemeanors for many people in effect totally legal<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/documentcloud.adobe.com\/link\/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:ddbc8b69-1141-4916-ba92-f36875123079#pageNum=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">but only for the poor and oppressed<\/a> by \u201camend[ing] the definition of \u2018duress\u2019 to include crimes committed due to poverty or during a behavioral health incident. It would also amend the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) to make these crimes \u2018de minimis\u2019 to allow a court to dismiss charges brought.\u201d It\u2019s not like assault, theft, harassment, and trespass are too much for the people to put up with, after all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are some who <a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/2264344\/seattle-public-safety-advisor-herbold-misdemeanor-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">complain and want to punish us poor dregs<\/a>, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/25gHf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">enlightened City of Seattle<\/a> has our backs, so you\u2019d better watch yours.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It\u2019d be too cruel (to Australia) to send \u2018em all to Australia, wouldn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The proposal can be read below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"2021 Seattle City Council Budget Action\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/483671992\/content?start_page=1&#038;view_mode=scroll&#038;access_key=key-lSLJonbsAKxXR5TqKLk0\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p  style=\"   margin: 12px auto 6px auto;   font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;   font-style: normal;   font-variant: normal;   font-weight: normal;   font-size: 14px;   line-height: normal;   font-size-adjust: none;   font-stretch: normal;   -x-system-font: none;   display: block;\"   ><a title=\"View 2021 Seattle City Council Budget Action on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/483671992\/2021-Seattle-City-Council-Budget-Action#from_embed\"  style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2021 Seattle City Council B&#8230;<\/a> by <a title=\"View ThePoliticalHat's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/188606198\/ThePoliticalHat#from_embed\"  style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ThePoliticalHat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A full analysis of the proposal to legalize most misdemeanor crime in Seattle including assault, theft, harassment, and tespass.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Analysis of Seattle City Council Proposalto Effectively Legalize Most Crime\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/483671901\/content?start_page=1&#038;view_mode=scroll&#038;access_key=key-Z8ni3mIJz7MWWobx0bXF\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p  style=\"   margin: 12px auto 6px auto;   font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;   font-style: normal;   font-variant: normal;   font-weight: normal;   font-size: 14px;   line-height: normal;   font-size-adjust: none;   font-stretch: normal;   -x-system-font: none;   display: block;\"   ><a title=\"View Analysis of Seattle City Council Proposalto Effectively Legalize Most Crime on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/483671901\/Analysis-of-Seattle-City-Council-Proposalto-Effectively-Legalize-Most-Crime#from_embed\"  style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Analysis of Seattle City Co&#8230;<\/a> by <a title=\"View ThePoliticalHat's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/188606198\/ThePoliticalHat#from_embed\"  style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ThePoliticalHat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Legalizing Thieving Wretches In Seattle\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The following missive was left in my pocket in lieu of my wallet, most likely after passing a boy who was artfully dodging about.\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Fagin.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following missive was left in my pocket in lieu of my wallet, most likely after passing a boy who was artfully dodging about. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It can be hard for us poor unfortunates, don\u2019t agree my dear? 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