Seattle Police Officers' Guild President Mike Solan issued the following statement in response to the orders SPD received to no longer enforce drug use crimes following the inauguration of Socialist Mayor Katie Wilson:
"The recent naive, ignorant political decision to not arrest offenders for open drug use in the City of Seattle is horrifically dangerous and will create more death and societal decay. It embodies an enormous flaw in those in our community who think that meeting people where they are, who are in the throes of addiction, is the correct path to lift them up. This is wrong and is commonly referred to as 'Suicidal Empathy.'"
"Most cops know that the LEAD program supports this ideology, and they don’t want to refer cases. It is a waste of time. We’ve all seen how our streets can be filled with death, decay, blight, and crime when ideology like this infects our city. Now with this resurrected insane direction, death, destruction, and more human suffering will be supercharged."
Ari Hoffman
Seattle will continue to be a sanctuary city for open air use of illicit and lethal drug inviting people in droves where they won’t be arrested.
"The recent naive, ignorant political decision to not arrest offenders for open drug use in the City of Seattle is horrifically dangerous and will create more death and societal decay. It embodies an enormous flaw in those in our community who think that meeting people where they are, who are in the throes of addiction, is the correct path to lift them up. This is wrong and is commonly referred to as 'Suicidal Empathy.'"
"Most cops know that the LEAD program supports this ideology, and they don’t want to refer cases. It is a waste of time. We’ve all seen how our streets can be filled with death, decay, blight, and crime when ideology like this infects our city. Now with this resurrected insane direction, death, destruction, and more human suffering will be supercharged."
Ari Hoffman
… amount of dope to get released and if you are an addict (likely) the courts will be lenient.Breaking! The @SeattlePD just dropped an email that effective immediately “we are not going to enforce drug use, instead referring all open consumptions to diversion program LEAD-PDA” @WeAre_PDA
— We Heart Seattle (@weheartseattle) January 3, 2026
Dealers can still be arrested but they are smart enough to carry just the right… pic.twitter.com/StEqnMEkXr
Seattle will continue to be a sanctuary city for open air use of illicit and lethal drug inviting people in droves where they won’t be arrested.
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