[Hot Air] The American Pharmacists Association was planning a large convention for early next year, one that would require a site capable of hosting up to 6,000 attendees. One of the places it considered holding the convention was Seattle, so it sent an advanced planning team to the city to scout the area. But the homeless problem the planning team encountered on Seattle’s streets led them to write a letter to Seattle’s tourism bureau saying they might have to rule Seattle out for future consideration.
It’s not just the sights and smells that are off-putting to tourists, it’s the danger of being around people with serious mental problems. Case in point, today Seattle news outlets are reporting an incident which happened earlier this month: A tourist who went downtown to see Seattle’s famous Space Needle with his family was attacked by a homeless man with a rope. |