Re: “Trump order on homelessness provides opportunities, pitfalls” (Aug. 10, Opinion):
I emigrated from Los Angeles to Washington in 2021, pushed by rising prices and concrete dysfunction. Settling in Longview, I left the worst of the lawlessness, impunity and the abandonment of public area behind. However these items nonetheless plague massive American cities.
The breakdown of civic establishments in our massive city facilities has been exacerbated by our collective failure to carry public officers and customary criminals accountable.
The reform we’d like have to be agency; we will now not excuse or allow dysfunction by way of permissive insurance policies pushed by a utopian worldview. The Biden-era method has failed. Seattle ought to embrace the Trump-era ideas of enforcement, deterrence and public safety.
Compassion with out boundaries permits hurt. Seattle can lead by restoring an method that enforces legal guidelines pretty and prioritizes public security. The choice is a speedy descent into circumstances that compel households like mine to depart outdated neighborhoods seeking a spot within the solar.
Allow us to defend our civilization and never permit chaos to reign.
Luis Everardo Perez-Venegas, Longview
