No charges for personal drug possession: Seattle’s gamble to bring ‘peace’

Seattle police officer Felix Reyes, left, and Washington Department of Corrections Officer Zachary Vaders speak to a man suspected of drug paraphernalia possession last month. Late last year, prosecutors in King County, which encompasses Seattle, and neighboring Snohomish County became the first in the nation to stop charging people for possessing small amounts of drugs — heroin, meth and crack included — in virtually all cases. ‘Seattle Is Dying’
Todd Wiebke patrolled the Seattle streets many drug users call home before quitting the city police department last year in frustration.

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