{"id":673246,"date":"2026-09-23T16:32:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=673246"},"modified":"2026-09-23T16:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:32:44","slug":"seattle-is-spending-1-7-million-to-help-grocery-stores-deal-with-crime-instead-of-punishing-criminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=673246","title":{"rendered":"Seattle is spending $1.7 million to help grocery stores deal with crime instead of punishing criminals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seattle\u2019s mayor has sparked outrage with her less-than-inspiring solution for retail crime.<\/p>\n

Katie Wilson, the socialist leader of Seattle, announced that the city will be funding security for stores that are suffering from break-ins, theft and vandalism. Critics argue that throwing taxpayer money at the situation, rather than doing something to prevent it from happening, is part of the larger problem.<\/p>\n

Look:<\/p>\n

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NEW: Socialist Mayor Katie Wilson admits that crime is so bad in Seattle that the city is going to start funding security for grocery stores pic.twitter.com\/KiPCX5hTNc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) September 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cEvery person deserves fresh, healthy food. That\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to announce $1.7 million in security improvements and technical assistance for local grocery stores across our city,\u201d she wrote in a Facebook post about the plan. \u201cKeeping our neighborhood grocery stores safe and supported is essential to making sure every Seattleite has a reliable, affordable grocery store near them, just like the newly announced Rainier Valley Lam\u2019s!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis investment will make food more accessible in more neighborhoods across Seattle, and I couldn\u2019t be more excited to partner with local grocers to support this shared goal,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n

But X users aren\u2019t as excited:<\/p>\n

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Who is the security for? What is the attraction of living in a communist police state with highest crime, highest taxes, highest unemployment, & months of clouds & drizzle? There are beautiful places where the cost of living is 40 to 60% less than Washington State! So why stay?<\/p>\n

\u2014 James (@JamesBache59810) September 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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What a moron how about getting rid of the crime first then you don\u2019t need to worry about the security keep voting for liberals and get the same thing that is the definition of insanity but Seattle will never figure that out.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Don Ripplinger (@don_ripplinger) September 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Made the mistake of going into a Fred Meyer near\/on MLK Blvd in Portland and the cops were kitted up like they were about to conduct a SWAT raid.<\/p>\n

I was one of the few patrons without a face tattoo.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jai vander (@VanderJai) September 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Nothing will change. The security will continue to allow the thefts. Socialist democrats want the criminals to cause problems while Trump remains in office.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Heinz Fritz (@DrHeinzFritz) September 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Ah yes, a government monopoly on security. Just the way the founders wanted our country to be!<\/p>\n

\u2014 King PBJames (@KingPBJames) September 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Spend tax dollars on security, while you refuse to arrest and hold criminals accountable\u2026brilliant\u2026and the security companies will launder the cash back to her\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 OldSalt (@OldSalt_99) September 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Seattle\u2019s mayor has sparked outrage with her less-than-inspiring solution for retail crime. Katie Wilson, the socialist leader of Seattle, announced that the city will be funding security for stores that are suffering from break-ins, theft and vandalism. Critics argue that throwing taxpayer money at the situation, rather than doing something to prevent it from happening,… Continue reading Seattle is spending $1.7 million to help grocery stores deal with crime instead of punishing criminals<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-673246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=673246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673246\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=673246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=673246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=673246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}