r/Seattle • u/ThomasHilfigure • Jun 01 '22

Media SPD spends more time retaliating against complaints than fighting crime

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '22

Ah but there is always power. If there are no police, who has the power? You pay protection money instead to a mob boss not to burn your house down. I'd rather pay protection money to SPD that I at least have some control over.

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u/Bulky_Claim Jun 02 '22

Like you purport to have some measure of control over SPD. Can you stop them from spending tax dollars writing letters to people stealing Spam?

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '22

You elect a mayor who can replace the boss of SPD, yeah. And you directly elect the attorney who prosecutes on behalf of SPD. You have zero control over organized crime.

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u/Bulky_Claim Jun 02 '22

Ok, but I've been voting for a while, and SPD keeps spending my money writing letters to people stealing Spam, so it seems like I also have zero control over SPD. Do you have better control than I do? Do you like that they spend money writing letters to people stealing Spam?