Slog - Comments on It's In the P-I... And the Times

Comment by Rotten666

Rotten666 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:41:18 -0800

Yeah...and?

Comment by pragmatic

pragmatic — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:49:07 -0800

It should be painfully obvious now why all of those reporters were being "let go."

Comment by leek

leek — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:49:14 -0800

P-I references are more confusing, but the Times article says "information from KIRO-AM."

Comment by Greg

Greg — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:49:16 -0800

That reminds me of the joke:

Q: Who's the best writer at the Seattle Times?
A: Some guy named "Associated Press."

Comment by Just Sayin'

Just Sayin' — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:54:41 -0800

The Slog is better because you added a full sentence to your coverage, in reprinting the stories that the Times and P-I reprinted from KIRO.

Comment by Graham

Graham — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:54:41 -0800

It's a good thing that the P-I let us know that, "None resisted being taken into custody." Stupid Times didn't tell us that.

Comment by Jason Josephes

Jason Josephes — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:58:27 -0800

So Lippens wrote the second one?

Comment by StrangerDanger

StrangerDanger — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:18:37 -0800

I am troubled by activists protesting that one answer to homelessness it to allow people to live in exposed, dangerous outdoor camps instead of treating their mental illness and/or addiction.

Comment by Jingo Dan! He be bad!

Jingo Dan! He be bad! — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:23:36 -0800

Nice snark Erica! You have found the right place to be.

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Comment by john cocktosin

john cocktosin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:24:11 -0800

I have an idea. If those people were to work rather than protesting, they could actually earn money and get a place to live.

Comment by Giffy

Giffy — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:24:56 -0800

If I had less to do I would show up with a sign protesting the propensity of the homeless to poop in inappropriate locales.

Comment by Slog: Defining Irrelevance Since 2008

Slog: Defining Irrelevance Since 2008 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:29:08 -0800

Seriously ECB? Is this the best that you can do? If you actually read the local papers you might have noticed that both of these were follow-ups to earlier, in-depth articles. What's your point? Of course, I'm asking that question about more and more of the Slog posts...

Comment by Sad Comment

Sad Comment — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:34:31 -0800

Well, that is one way to get 20 homeless off the streets for a day or two.

Comment by Rotten666

Rotten666 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:37:48 -0800

Maybe we should only have one media outlet in the city. Perhaps if we only had access to one television station, one radio station, and one daily newspaper owned by the same monolithic corporate entity we would no longer be inconvenienced by excessive coverage of local stories.

Comment by bookworm

bookworm — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:38:31 -0800

StrangerDanger, these activists HAVE pushed for social services (more housing, treatment and mental health programs) to enable these folks to get off the streets. And local authorities do nothing, or worse than nothing -- they not only do nothing to advance and/or fund these particular ideas and help homeless members of our community, they decide to take away the only option -- camping -- that these folks have left. These folks protesting do not think that urban camping is the solution, they simply are acknowledging that it may be the only option for some folks, in the absence of any community or governmental support for more comprehensive solutions. Adding 20 shelter beds every other year simply doesn't cut it. We need something more holistic to deal with homelessness in our community, and until we do, we shouldn't be penalizing people who are doing their best with the little resources they have.

Comment by Mahtli69

Mahtli69 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:02:24 -0800

@4 FTW! Both of these stories sound like wire feeds.

Comment by Capitol Hill Condo Owner

Capitol Hill Condo Owner — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:24:56 -0800

We still care about homeless people? If we do here is a thought, when both the PI and Times go under the building can be donated to the state and converted into high end homeless shelters.

Comment by Realist

Realist — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:39:37 -0800

@15: The local authorities have done nothing? That's pure bullshit! The City of Seattle spent $40 million (that's right $40 MILLION!!) of taxpayer money funding homeless programs last year. That's over $16,000 per person found in this year's all night count. Add the tens (if not hundreds) of millions flowing into local homeless programs from the feds, state, county and charities - to say that the problem is a lack of money is naive and foolish. Perhaps the real problem are these same activists who are currently complaining. Perhaps as a society we should hold them more accountable for squandering and mismanaging the funds that they have already been given. Perhaps if they did a halfway decent job, there wouldn't be the need for anyone to live in the camps.

Comment by Reader

Reader — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:45:13 -0800

A rather unknowing post by the Stranger's news editor no less: the original feed was KIRO's, picked up by the AP; the Times ran the original, the P-I supplemented the original with its own reporting. Duh. Nothing to do today EB?

Comment by Diddly Bocephus

Diddly Bocephus — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:26:13 -0800

Ever notice how the writers who insist on using their middle initial are usually the most worthless?

Exhibit A: Erica C. Barnett
Exhibit B: Robert L. Jamieson