Spin:

"As the Seattle Times reported last summer, up to half of calls to the Seattle Police Department do not require a response from a gun-carrying, badge-wearing cop, so some council members see opportunities to use police resources more efficiently. "

Truth:

The city’s newly-created Seattle Community Safety and Communications Center Department (CSCC) now handles incoming 911 calls. To help meet the demands of police abolitionists, the Seattle City Council removed the police from handling emergency calls. It was meant to cut the SPD’s budget, while setting the city up for the long-term goal of using social workers to respond to 911 calls.

The transition has been a disaster.

The CSCC lacks enough staff to answer calls, with only 86 of the 125 positions staffed. It’s left residents unable to report non-emergency crimes, with the city sending victims into a maze of non-sensical steps that lead many to give up on reporting the crime. It also will lead to dramatically misleading crime stats.

https://mynorthwest.com/3526070/police-non-emergency-line-doesnt-track-missed-calls-seattle-rantz/

@1 hahahahaahahah you're complaining about spin and then link to a rantz piece. Well done sir. I doff my hat.

@2: The reporter's name does not negate the facts that are reported. Please call out what you take an issue with, otherwise you're just blowing hot air. (You probably didn't read it, so now's your chance to save face.)

@3 I did read the article and the name Jason Rantz aside, I'm not going to take seriously someone who gets his information from, and I quote, "one reddit user."

@5: Rantz has some silly interpretations on things but his ethics are fine.

@9: Yes, it's up to the comment section to correct the errors of a snarky rookie staff writer.

That's the only nugget of clarity I could find in your babble, beside "be a decent human". Go look in the mirror now and report back if you see decency.

Shoopoop dear, your trigger-happy rage and obsession with practically every comment I write is quite indicative of your neurotic character disorders.