http://www.greatcity.org/2009/04/20/when-parks-go-bad-kinnear-park%e2%80%99s-short-career-as-a-major-seattle-drug-market/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:45:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.greatcity.org/2009/04/20/when-parks-go-bad-kinnear-park%e2%80%99s-short-career-as-a-major-seattle-drug-market/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 Squints Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:51:31 +0000 http://www.greatcity.org/?p=2550#comment-1642 I wish there was an easy answer to all of this. One option I've thought of would be to have a designated part of town where dealing can happen legally. A red light district of sorts. Obviously this would never happen in this political climate (unlike the netherlands), but it seems like the main problem is dealers (and prostitutes) invading residential neighborhoods and parks. Put them all in a no-man's land and let them do their thing, and put our money and efforts into providing treatment for the people who need it and will accept it. I wish there was an easy answer to all of this. One option I’ve thought of would be to have a designated part of town where dealing can happen legally. A red light district of sorts. Obviously this would never happen in this political climate (unlike the netherlands), but it seems like the main problem is dealers (and prostitutes) invading residential neighborhoods and parks. Put them all in a no-man’s land and let them do their thing, and put our money and efforts into providing treatment for the people who need it and will accept it.

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