This is the very real state of the urban criminal justice system on the coasts.

Major cities are in the middle of a crime wave caused by pro-crime policies like refusing to lock up criminals.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell explained at a debate that he had no intention of locking up criminals.

Harrell was asked, “FBI statistics have shown that, in 2024, Seattle had the fourth-highest overall crime rate compared to other large cities. The crime numbers this year overall seem to be on a better path than last year. But, Mr. Harrell, it’s no secret that repeat offenders are driving much of this crime. Is the city too lax on repeat offenders?”

The mayor explained that he has no idea what “lax” means and explained that the justice system is racist and he doesn’t want to lock up repeat offenders because he wants to know their life story.

“When this person is committing six or seven crimes, I don’t know his or her story. Maybe they were abused as a child. Maybe they’re hungry. But my remedy is to find their life story to see how we can help. First, I have no desire to put them in jail,” he rambled.

If you’re hoping for a good outcome here, remember Harrel is running against Councilwoman Katie Wilson whose position is that Harrell is too right wing and that she won’t lock up any criminals at all. The left is currently hyping her as Seattle’s version of Mamdani.

Seattle’s mayoral election is officially a contest between someone who doesn’t want to lock up criminals and someone who really doesn’t want to lock up criminals.

Good luck.