this is a thing with so many political issues: any policy change is required to prove itself superior to the status quo in small, underfunded pilot programs and half-steps, and if that doesn’t work, the conclusion drawn is that policy change went TOO FAR
Michael HobbesThe core argument is that cities like Seattle are so addled by left-wing ideology that they have fallen into dystopia. In reality, the city has never adequately funded harm reduction programs and continues to rely on incarceration to address homelessness. What Powell wants is what we're doing.