Low Standards Everywhere

Memes of the Day

Inspired by the Clallam County Watchdog article, A Brick to the Head, Needles at the Pool, and a Community Asking How Much More?

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One thing is clear from the latest Social Media Saturday on Clallam County Watchdog: low standards are everywhere.

Being hit in the head by someone throwing a brick is a sad statement on the low standards that have become the new norm in Port Angeles.

But what makes it even worse is what comes after being attacked — medical care:

Even though I have no complaints from my emergency visit to OMC, that is not the case for everyone who goes there.

For all the problems that are commonplace in Port Angeles, I don’t know which is worse — the bureaucracy behind the policies, or the drug addicts doing as they please, wherever they please:

As Steve Pelayo pointed out: In a single five-hour window we had a suspected arsonist, disorderly individuals, a rake fight, impaired drivers, a car crash in the middle of an intersection, and 20+ other incidents.

Not only is it a sign of an unhealthy community, it’s a statement to me that the police have no control in the city they police:

Recent events as shared on social media don’t paint a good picture of Port Angeles, nor of the bureaucracy that implements policies.

However, I have no doubt the local drug-addict sympathizers would paint a different picture:

When it comes to the ICE fundraiser on GoFundMe with over $25,000 in donations, it‘s a fine example of priorities, considering the Indivisible Feeds Sequim fundraiser hasn’t raised $17,000 yet and it has been going on for months:

It’s nice to see a local business owner in Port Angeles speak out on the silencing that happened at the hands of Port Angeles City Councilmembers when it comes to not allowing county residents to serve on committees. I hope something good comes from it.

While it may sound like a good volunteer opportunity to provide free yard work services for the North Olympic Land Trust, I question why an entity that paid out over $600,000 in 2024 for salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits, can’t do the work themselves.

Especially considering that all the staff love the area and nature so much, how come they don’t get out and take care of the nature on their own property?

And speaking of the property, in case anyone didn’t know where it was, here it is on Google maps. Note the close proximity to the hot spots of Port Angeles — the courthouse, the Salvation Army, the pool, and the UnSafeway which is the furthest away at .8 miles:

I can only image what kind of paraphernalia might show up while doing yard work for the Land Trust.

Finally, on the topic of a concerned resident in a senior mobile home park where homeless people have been invited in by another park resident.

It does no good to shame them for a lack of ‘compassion’ unless the commenter doing the shaming is willing to offer their home and property to the homeless people in question.

Any homeowner in a mobile home park has a right to be concerned since it’s not just about ‘if there’s no harm’ — it’s about what could happen, a.k.a. risk management, and that’s how insurance works.

Insurance is based on the idea of what could happen — could an invited homeless person harm someone, could they break the law, could they cause damage?

And who would be held responsible if anything happens?

And what will that do to a resident’s insurance, or the park’s insurance (which is paid for by the residents through lot fees)?

This isn’t about compassion or a lack of it — it’s about personal responsibilities that are being infringed upon when homeless people create an added risk that someone will have to pay for if, or when, something goes wrong.

For the homeless sympathizers, the question is: are you willing to pay if something goes wrong, either pay in money or personal injury? If you aren’t willing to do it yourself, don’t expect someone else to do it.

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