WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Tire slasher strikes during service

During evening Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church last night, somebody slashed tires on at least nine vehicles in the church parking lot. We asked police about it today after hearing the dispatch around 9 pm last night. SPD tells us, “The incident is thought to be related to [an earlier call], given the time and proximity, in which a man appearing to be in crisis was said to be harassing people outside the church. There is no indication at this time that parishioners were targeted because of their beliefs, but the matter is being documented and routed as a bias incident.” If you have any information, the SPD incident # is 23-316877.

Rhonda November 2, 2023 (1:54 pm)

Sounds like the city, county, state, and federal definition of a hate crime to me. Even if it was a psychosis incident the subject didn’t slash tires in the nearby business parking lot.

Jethro Marx November 4, 2023 (2:45 pm)

Yeah they must not have been thinking straight, if they were having a psychotic episode, what? I don’t think you or Jeepney have thought about what your words mean. Or perhaps you both get so upset when someone does something to damage someone else’s property that you have trouble thinking straight.
peasant November 4, 2023 (5:07 pm)

im curious how a crime against the same crime against different peoples can sometimes be a hate crime and sometime not. if we are supposedly guaranteed ‘equality’ i have some questions.

Jeepney November 3, 2023 (7:21 am)

Shameful that this was allowed to happen. The police should have responded to the person in crisis and handled the situation.

WSB November 3, 2023 (9:31 am)

It wasn’t “allowed to happen.” They DID respond, and couldn’t find him. That was both part of their response to me yesterday and also what was mentioned in radio exchanges that night. – TR

Mike November 5, 2023 (12:04 pm)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_crimeWikipedia describes hate crimes as the following: Hate itself is not a hate crime but committing a crime motivated by bias against one or more of the social groups listed above, or by bias against their derivatives constitutes a hate crime. [5]Incidents may involve physical assault, homicide, damage to property, bullying, harassment, verbal abuse (which includes slurs) or insults, mate crime, or offensive graffiti or letters (hate mail).[6]

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