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Seattle City Council changes course, passes drug enforcement bill (www.seattletimes.com)
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[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The vote was met with boos and members of the public yelling, “blood on your hands” and “murderer,” and swearing at the council.

Pretty much sums it up. Baffling to me stuff like this is still getting passed when other bodies of government have effectively shown better results through helping people in need rather than persecuting people at their weakest