Socialist Seattle city council pushing to de-criminalize theft, on the grounds of "I needed that stuff to...um..."

Seattle seems to be competing with Portland for the dumbest sons of bitches on the planet.  And after the coddled commies in Portland set up their "autonomous zone" this week, Seattle fired back with its own latest insanity: 

Remember over the summer when AOC blamed the spike in crime in New York City on parents stealing food to feed their families?

Of course sane Americans instantly recognized this claim as horseshit,, but now Seattle hopes to make AOC's fantasy a reality:  The socialist city council is pushing to allow an affirmative defense for theft.

What that means is that thieves can be excused simply by claiming the intended to sell the stolen items for "basic needs" like food, rent, cable-TV service, weed, booze, meth or heroin.

The socialists call it "the poverty defense," and it would make not only stealing legal, but apparently fencing stolen goods as well, and would cover over 100 misdemeanor crimes.

City Council member Lisa Herbold explained the proposed new ordinance:

"It's giving people an opportunity to tell their stories and giving judges and juries the opportunity to hear those stories and make a decision based on the values of our city."

Conspicuously absent among those values appears to be the right to private property.  The director of the county's Public Defense Department said the proposed ordinance should not include any restrictions, monetary or otherwise, but that jurors should be allowed to decide

No restrictions, "monetary or otherwise."

Believe it or not, a few people in Seattle believe creating an "I only took dat stuff cuz I needed it" defense might not be an entirely good idea.  One shop owner who was robbed of $4,000 worth of goods said "I think it's absolutely insane."

In response to such objections, Tiffani McCoy, a "community organizer," said  "We know that this is simply fear mongering.  Attacks against this wonderful proposal are rooted in anti-poverty bias."

You won't be surprised to learn that Tiffani McCoy has never worked in the private sector, or built a business. Her entire professional career has been spent in academia and social justice work.  Her organization is supported by donations.

But wait!  There's more!  Under the proposal thieves don't even have to prove they actually needed the stolen goods to pay for food or rent.  Yes, the proposal also creates other defenses thieves can use to avoid any punishment, including claiming to be a drug addict.  No doctor's letter needed.

Caught breaking into a pharmacy to score some Oxy?  Claim you're an addict and you're good to go!

New Havana-born Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is doing the same thing in LA.  The result in both cities will be the same.  And I would guess that's the intent. 

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