Seattle to Prosecute Drug Possession, Three Years After ‘Defund the Police’ and Chaz

September 20, 2023

by Joel B. Pollak Breitbart.com

The city of Seattle, Washington, has decided to crack down on illegal drug use and possession in public, three years after passing a resolution to “defund the police” by 50%, and suffering a subsequent wave of violent crime.

In the spring of 2020, Seattle saw the rise of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ (or CHOP, for Capitol Hill Occupied Protest). Black Lives Matter protesters evicted police and took over a large area of the city’s downtown, creating a haven for lawlessness until President Donald Trump threatened to send in federal law enforcement to clear the area. After several murders, Seattle’s own authorities decided to shut down the anti-police encampment.