Reform the broken Seattle / King County criminal justice system now!
Enough is enough. We the people of Seattle and King County call on our elected officials to reform the revolving door criminal justice system that treats prolific criminals as victims and treats the public as if they are unworthy of protection.
We are told that crime is down and that we should not be fearful. But we know what we see every day in our communities. We see crimes being committed openly, in the presence of police officers, by emboldened lifetime criminals. We see police work being undermined by the de facto legalization of many crimes and a criminal justice system that simply releases violent offenders back to the streets to harm us again.
Change is needed NOW. To protect the public from prolific offenders we do not need to wait for society to solve every social ill. We do not need to wait for gun reform. And we do not need to return to the overly aggressive ‘three strikes’ approaches of the past.
Three reforms should be implemented immediately. These reforms will save lives and prevent harm to many people in our communities in the coming years.
1. We need common-sense sentencing reform and better enforcement of existing gun laws. Prolific violent repeat offenders who commit 20, 30 or 75 crimes should face meaningful prison sentences that prevent them from continuing to harm innocent people in our communities. And offenders who suffer from mental illness or drug addiction should receive the treatment they need while in prison.
2. We need more police officers. And that means our elected officials need to stop treating police officers as villains and instead publicly express support and appreciation for the brave women and men who put themselves in danger every day to protect us from harm.
3. We need a public safety advisory council made up of victims and victim advocates to review our prosecutorial standards for charging and dealing with prolific and/or violent offenders; as well as, engaging other stakeholders in the issue. We are tired of city and county officials wringing their hands and doing nothing but react with "emphasis patrols", or similar actions, after a tragedy has happened. Let's be ahead of the game. Let's start by keeping dangerous, repeat offenders off the street for a time, rather than having the revolving door that our criminal justice system has become.
The time to act is now. Add your name to this petition and speak out for reform.
This petition will be delivered to Seattle Mayor Durkan, the Seattle City Council, City Attorney Holmes, King County Executive Constantine, the King County Council and King County Prosecuting Attorney Satterberg, Govenor Inslee and our State Representatives
Learn more and find updates on this issue at speakoutseattle.com
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 31, 2020
January 29, 2020
The stories you are sending about your experiences are being compiled for our local representatives. They cannot ignore the reality of what is happening in our neighborhoods.
Reached 100 supporters
January 28, 2020
396 Comments
Police officers need to walk the streets, not patrol around in their cars. Repeat offenders need to be locked up - 3 strikes and your out. The mayor needs to send clear message that she has the PDs back. I grew up in this city and I want it back.
Seattle is dying. It's about the drugs. I no longer encourage any friends or visitors to go to downtown Seattle. It's disturbing to see the filth in our streets and frightening to feel unsafe on our streets. WE need to enforce existing laws and clean up our streets.
I was a victim of an armed robbery committed by criminals with long records and in possession of several weapons. They should never have been out of prison at the time of the crime. I hope this petition forces our (sort of) elected officials to DO SOMETHING ABOUT CRIME!!!
As a long time seattle resident and professional, if something is not done NOW, I will be relocating to a new city with better leaders and more strict law enforcement. I also vote and will vote against every single counsel member.
The policy of treating repeat offenders obscenely leniently is not new. A disgusting example is repeat burglar, car thief, and street robber Maxfield Paris Dare. Our elected officials are causing a lot of harm. But we already knew that.
We are not safe and Legislator doesn’t seem to care. Seattle used to be a great place to visit and I was proud to call it home, now it’s dangerous and looks worse then the Waste Management Station. It’s disgusting. I told my family who wanted to visit to pick someplace else and we will go there rather then them seeing the repulsive you dirty and unsafe place that the city has become.
The elected officals are destroying Seattle. Since Durkan took office the city has grossly deteriorated and feels much less safe. Many parks have become unusable due to drug abusers being allowed to take over them. I am a native Seattleite and a life long liberal, but liberalism, which seems to now mean giving criminals a pat on the head, is destroying the city, and much of the state. Never thought I would consider this, but I'm afraid the only way the state won't conitnue to sink into a garbage strewn haven for criminals is if we start voting in Republicans who care more about public safety and the general citizenry than they do about enabling crime.
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Reform the broken Seattle / King County criminal justice system now!
Enough is enough. We the people of Seattle and King County call on our elected officials to reform the revolving door criminal justice system that treats prolific criminals as victims and treats the public as if they are unworthy of protection.
We are told that crime is down and that we should not be fearful. But we know what we see every day in our communities. We see crimes being committed openly, in the presence of police officers, by emboldened lifetime criminals. We see police work being undermined by the de facto legalization of many crimes and a criminal justice system that simply releases violent offenders back to the streets to harm us again.
Change is needed NOW. To protect the public from prolific offenders we do not need to wait for society to solve every social ill. We do not need to wait for gun reform. And we do not need to return to the overly aggressive ‘three strikes’ approaches of the past.
Three reforms should be implemented immediately. These reforms will save lives and prevent harm to many people in our communities in the coming years.
1. We need common-sense sentencing reform and better enforcement of existing gun laws. Prolific violent repeat offenders who commit 20, 30 or 75 crimes should face meaningful prison sentences that prevent them from continuing to harm innocent people in our communities. And offenders who suffer from mental illness or drug addiction should receive the treatment they need while in prison.
2. We need more police officers. And that means our elected officials need to stop treating police officers as villains and instead publicly express support and appreciation for the brave women and men who put themselves in danger every day to protect us from harm.
3. We need a public safety advisory council made up of victims and victim advocates to review our prosecutorial standards for charging and dealing with prolific and/or violent offenders; as well as, engaging other stakeholders in the issue. We are tired of city and county officials wringing their hands and doing nothing but react with "emphasis patrols", or similar actions, after a tragedy has happened. Let's be ahead of the game. Let's start by keeping dangerous, repeat offenders off the street for a time, rather than having the revolving door that our criminal justice system has become.
The time to act is now. Add your name to this petition and speak out for reform.
This petition will be delivered to Seattle Mayor Durkan, the Seattle City Council, City Attorney Holmes, King County Executive Constantine, the King County Council and King County Prosecuting Attorney Satterberg, Govenor Inslee and our State Representatives
Learn more and find updates on this issue at speakoutseattle.com
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 31, 2020
January 29, 2020
The stories you are sending about your experiences are being compiled for our local representatives. They cannot ignore the reality of what is happening in our neighborhoods.
Reached 100 supporters
January 28, 2020
396 Comments
Have essentially quit going to Seattle due to the filth and crime. Need to use tough love, offer help or jail to those that are addicted and/mentally ill. Long jail time for prolific offenders. Enough with the revolving door for criminals.
Police officers need to walk the streets, not patrol around in their cars. Repeat offenders need to be locked up - 3 strikes and your out. The mayor needs to send clear message that she has the PDs back. I grew up in this city and I want it back.
Seattle is dying. It's about the drugs. I no longer encourage any friends or visitors to go to downtown Seattle. It's disturbing to see the filth in our streets and frightening to feel unsafe on our streets. WE need to enforce existing laws and clean up our streets.
I was a victim of an armed robbery committed by criminals with long records and in possession of several weapons. They should never have been out of prison at the time of the crime. I hope this petition forces our (sort of) elected officials to DO SOMETHING ABOUT CRIME!!!
As a long time seattle resident and professional, if something is not done NOW, I will be relocating to a new city with better leaders and more strict law enforcement. I also vote and will vote against every single counsel member.
The policy of treating repeat offenders obscenely leniently is not new. A disgusting example is repeat burglar, car thief, and street robber Maxfield Paris Dare. Our elected officials are causing a lot of harm. But we already knew that.
We are not safe and Legislator doesn’t seem to care. Seattle used to be a great place to visit and I was proud to call it home, now it’s dangerous and looks worse then the Waste Management Station. It’s disgusting. I told my family who wanted to visit to pick someplace else and we will go there rather then them seeing the repulsive you dirty and unsafe place that the city has become.
The elected officals are destroying Seattle. Since Durkan took office the city has grossly deteriorated and feels much less safe. Many parks have become unusable due to drug abusers being allowed to take over them. I am a native Seattleite and a life long liberal, but liberalism, which seems to now mean giving criminals a pat on the head, is destroying the city, and much of the state. Never thought I would consider this, but I'm afraid the only way the state won't conitnue to sink into a garbage strewn haven for criminals is if we start voting in Republicans who care more about public safety and the general citizenry than they do about enabling crime.
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Have essentially quit going to Seattle due to the filth and crime. Need to use tough love, offer help or jail to those that are addicted and/mentally ill. Long jail time for prolific offenders. Enough with the revolving door for criminals.