I wonder of all that lawlessness has anything to do with that consent decree that was forced on Seattle police by the Justice Department about discriminatory enforcement.
This is largely white crime in the neighborhoods noted above.
You might be right about that Federal thing. I listen to the Seattle scanner once in awhile. It always astounds me on how well they know the guys. Sometimes when they arrest them “Yeah - he’s the one that shot himself in the foot last year - remember?” But more often it is them commenting on “No - they aren’t involved in the possible drive-by. They’re still hanging out at the corner of 5th and Broad dealing.”