The Seattle City Council will consider legislation to provide blanket immunity to misdemeanor crimes to any person who suffers from poverty, homelessness, addiction, or mental illness.
Here's how the legislation would work. 
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4/I would not assume we (certainly not me) know either the full story or the actual good steps that people will try to make even if this particular ordinance is rejected as I would imagine it will be
It's an ideological project, not a practical governance project. I think there's a great argument for diversion/treatment for people with serious issues (I have cited your papers!), but this council has consistently rejected paths to treatment as a solution.
