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A Seattle lawmaker has furiously denied her support for defunding the police is to blame for soaring crime in the city.
Council member Kshama Sawant said the city should not add police resources to the Central District neighborhood after 24 children had to crawl to the bathroom of a daycare facility following a shooting.
The incident happened on Monday outside of the A-4 Apple Learning Center, with a 47-year-old man being shot on the street.
A bullet pierced through the window of the center, with co-owner Appollonia Washington telling staff and children inside to 'army crawl' to the bathroom and hide.
In response, the facility shared a statement slamming the City Council and its members for allowing violence to 'plague' the area.
In response to questions by KOMO News, she said: 'I am in solidarity with all small business owners, but the facts are that bloating the police department does not work.
'My message to them is that increasing funding to police is not going to help them, you know why?
'Because that is the strategy that has been tried for a decade and a half. Police have got more and more money. This whole idea that 'police got defunded', no it did not, unfortunately.'
Despite her remarks, The Seattle Met reported that the budget dropped from $402.3 million in 2020 to $361.7 million in 2021 and then to $355.5 million in 2022.
Comment:
This is how the far-left extremist Democrats destroy cities and states.
They are on the side of the criminals because they think that criminals are oppressed people.
They tax and spend until there is nothing left to steal and then they have a bankrupt government.
Council member Kshama Sawant said the city should not add police resources to the Central District neighborhood after 24 children had to crawl to the bathroom of a daycare facility following a shooting.
The incident happened on Monday outside of the A-4 Apple Learning Center, with a 47-year-old man being shot on the street.
A bullet pierced through the window of the center, with co-owner Appollonia Washington telling staff and children inside to 'army crawl' to the bathroom and hide.
In response, the facility shared a statement slamming the City Council and its members for allowing violence to 'plague' the area.
In response to questions by KOMO News, she said: 'I am in solidarity with all small business owners, but the facts are that bloating the police department does not work.
'My message to them is that increasing funding to police is not going to help them, you know why?
'Because that is the strategy that has been tried for a decade and a half. Police have got more and more money. This whole idea that 'police got defunded', no it did not, unfortunately.'
Despite her remarks, The Seattle Met reported that the budget dropped from $402.3 million in 2020 to $361.7 million in 2021 and then to $355.5 million in 2022.
Seattle lawmaker denies defunding police is reason for soaring crime
Council member Kshama Sawant said the city should not add police resources to the Central District neighborhood following a shooting outside a daycare center earlier this week.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Comment:
This is how the far-left extremist Democrats destroy cities and states.
They are on the side of the criminals because they think that criminals are oppressed people.
They tax and spend until there is nothing left to steal and then they have a bankrupt government.