Homeless camping prompts emotional Seattle City Hall hearing
Here’s how angry the overflow crowd was at a Seattle City Hall hearing on homeless camping policies: Republican candidate for governor Bill Bryant received an ovation for declaring there should be zero tolerance for camping on public property.
That’s akin to Tom Brady getting a rousing cheer at CenturyLink Field.
The boisterous meeting Friday featured tearful testimony, audience members shouting over City Council members, and a cry for “recall” when Councilmember Mike O’Brien said homeless people have a right to sleep somewhere. The tone was unusual for archliberal Seattle.
Like some others, Bryant, a Seattle resident, said enabling people to live in tents was not compassionate but cruel.
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