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Cal Thomas: Law(lessness) and (dis)order in Seattle and elsewhere

What would you think if local politicians decided to cut the size of their fire department while buildings in their city were ablaze? What about a general who orders his soldiers to stop fighting and surrender to the enemy?

Something similar has occurred in the once tranquil city of Seattle, Washington, where in the midst of riots and over the objections of the has voted to defund the police and reduce by 100 the number of officers on the force.

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