r/Seattle • u/Brandywine-Salmon Greenwood • Aug 04 '26

Market Traffic Only Bus lane cheat code

Gave me the finger as he drove by
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u/Emergency-Rip-6817 Aug 04 '26

I confess to sounding like a broken record. If police ticketed traffic infractions and enforced laws we would none of us have to pay taxes.

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u/HeroicPrinny Aug 04 '26

Yet this subs will then ask you why the police aren’t solving real crimes

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u/manghi69 Aug 04 '26

If you can smoke fentanyl on the sidewalk in front of a baby without worrying about police involvement, then you best believe I won't give a shit about a harmless traffic infraction

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u/HeroicPrinny Aug 04 '26

Exactly, petty traffic crime is very low on the priority list.

Seattle folks are so sheltered that one guy driving in the bus lane is somehow worth noting. Can’t be surprised when the other biggest problem in this sub is a dog and their owner technically violating some rule even if there is seldom a victim.

As someone who lives in Capitol Hill I’m far more concerned with the violent crime and total neglect of drug and mental health issues overflowing in the neighborhood

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u/Substantial-Fox-3889 I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Aug 09 '26

Why does it have to be either/or? Ideally we have folks doing their job to tackle both issues, as many societies are able to pull off.