SEATTLE — Two new ordinances passed by the Seattle City Council this week are on their way to the mayor’s desk for a final signature. The controversial measures are intended to curb illegal drug activity and prostitution.
The laws establish SOAP and SODA zones – designated areas flagged by the city for drugs and prostitution, where people arrested on such charges cannot return. It’s a tool that Seattle has used in the past – and could soon be used again.
“It gives them one more tool to make an arrest,” said KING 5 law enforcement analyst and former King County Sheriff John Urquhart
So-called SODA and SOAP zones are already
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