Seattle leaders on Monday promised they will crack down on open-air drug use in the city. FOX13
Data shows the majority of those deaths are due to drugs.
"This is a serious crisis. We need a serious response. So, that’s been our message. The numbers are going in the wrong direction. They’re going in the wrong direction fast. People are dying on our streets at greater number each and every day each and every week," said Jon Scholes.Last week, the DSA sent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, as well as the city council and the city attorney a letter urging leaders to address the drug crisis.
"We’ll come up with an ordinance that allows us to make lawful arrests, yes. We’ll come up with a strategy to give our officers clarity on how they’ll make sure people that need treatment get treatment, yes. And we’re going to do this collectively," said Harrell."I want to see this make a physical difference on our streets. Passing that statute with no intention, no promise, no commitment in advance to use it to do anything was basically where we were standing last week.
Lewis is a city council member. He was one of the five votes against passing a drug law in Seattle last week."I’m excited to be in a position where we have the entire city government focused on one problem. That is the problem. The problem of fentanyl on our streets. The problem of our neighbors dying. The problem of us not being able to fully utilize our downtown because it is so overtaken by open air drug use," he said.Get breaking news alerts in the FREE FOX 13 Seattle app.
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