A solid majority of the hippie-dippie sub-mediocrities of the Seattle City Council have voted to stop impounding the vehicles of drivers with suspended licenses. Although those who drive with licenses suspended for the most egregious violations, such as drunk driving, could still have their cars impounded, many dangerously incompetent drivers will be effectively liberated to wreak havoc on city streets and cause more accidents:
A $100,000 study commissioned by the city found that drivers with suspended licenses were 2.5 times more likely to get in auto accidents than drivers who hadn't lost their driving privileges.Nevertheless, all six members who voted at yesterday's meeting of the City Council's "Public Safety, Civil Rights & Arts Committee" [sic] apparently don't give a damn about public safety.
The six are: Nick Licata, Jean Godden, Tom Rasmussen, David Della, Peter Steinbrueck, Richard McIver.
One can only hope that there won't be an increase in crippling and fatal traffic accidents. But if anybody you know is maimed or killed on Seattle streets by a driver with a suspended license, be sure to invite the above City Councilmembers to their hospital room or funeral.
And the Seattle Times, as is often the case, is happy to help spin the impound law as a racial issue.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at May 19, 2004 10:10 AMDamn. Sounds like the Peoples Republic of New Jersey. I'm moving to flyover country and abandinging the coasts to the crazies.
Posted by: Jack on May 19, 2004 08:00 PMI would suspect someone filing legal action against the city council after an accident with a driver who's license was not taken from them.
Are they all anarchist?
Posted by: Kevin P. on May 20, 2004 08:36 AMHere's a question for you locals, why is Seattle so goofy?
I've lived East and West, dry and wet climates, small and bigger cities, urban and rural, racial mix and insular......never been to the NW.....why the cluster of goofballs?
California culture, I can get....but Seattle, why?
Posted by: onecent on May 20, 2004 03:34 PM