From a reader;

it’s not guiliani chic that makes seattle accept the winos and dopers in downtown, it’s pure political correctness. no one is accountable for their state in life, we are all hapless chips in the swirling tide. this is the city that three years ago during mardi gras in pioneer square allowed a young man to be beaten to death for trying to protect a young woman from being groped by an approved victim-group. the police saw it happening, radioed to their superiors — mustn’t show too much initiative — and the superiors told them to stay put, lest they prod the crowd to even greater violence. the police chief was later removed and now lectures for large fees on community policing strategies, while the new chief is only marginally better. when my wife and i moved here fourteen years ago we looked all over, loved the old homes in seattle and the nightlife, but decided to move across the lake to kirkland. we had kids and planned to have more and the downward slide was already apparant.
next time, come to kirland. no winos, no needle exchanges. good restaurants, great views of the lake and mountains.