Well it’s official. Clallam county government has become a danger to its own citizens. It is time for people to step up and take over. I just read an article about Huntington Beach CA and how 7 MAGA supporters got elected to the city council and they are enforcing all the laws and getting the homeless out of their city. It can be done.
Glad HB has woken up. I see this as a change of heart/policy from what was in HB.
The attribution to MAGA isn't in my book the necessary ingredient for what made it work, it's that elected officials stop being led around by their nose rings by the groups/organizations/corporations who they have sold their progressive souls to.
The current lot deep down know what needs to be done, they just can't say it because they're in a quandary.
That's an interesting point about being compromised. It's what tends to happen to elected officials who remain in office too long, or have been brought in with an agenda or ideology beholden to a party.
Conversely, newcomers tend to get banged on by those who simply want to retain their current power, for not having enough experience but that's a lame excuse to seek the potential of someone who isn't on the inside.
REALLY biased news reporting on sfgate. "the conservative council has shoved the seaside paradise into uncharted territory." Uhhuh, believe me, I have relatives down there and the whole coastline WAS republican back before the 1990
Timely article yesterday Jeff as Michael Heller was arrested last night after randomly assaulting a female around 9:30. He was also charged with harassment along with obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer. Seems as though the soft on repeat offenders Washington legislature could care less about our public safety. Imagine how LE feels with their hands tied. Rinse and repeat.
My head is on a swivel. All the time. I'm not going to be a victim. Over the last 20 years there has been a gradual shift for caring about criminals rather than the victims and much hand wringing about our justice system being too heavy handed. Well... our compassion has been wasted. Go back to the 80's and 90's. Do the crime do the time. Do it too many times and say hello to a life of permanent incarceration.
Jeff, I don't know how you do it, but sincerely, thank you for being there for us when we must know the truth. You and other followers have been so vigilant for us to take heed that our County IS NOT safe for anyone. This is why businesses are suffering and ready to fail in record numbers. No one can feel comfortable just walking their dogs or getting groceries. Seniors are on the verge of being homeless in this savage environment, and now our children cannot even have an innocent childhood. This county is not safe because of vain Tribal and non-Tribal leadership. The quote from Benjamin Franklin is so relevant it stands thru "time immemorial."
All the warning signs and protest were there concerning the harm a MAT clinic would have on the community. Below are quotes from the larger articles from 2019-2020. Read the full articles. The hindsight is amazing.
Now, the warning signs, concerning the increase in crime, are being shouted out, but not heeded. Will future crimes be a reason to come back and quote the past warning signs given by to county leaders by CCWD?
Jeff Tozzer: A Child Was Victimized — and Clallam County’s Leaders Still Don’t See the Emergency
August 2, 2019 Peninsula Daily News Facility foes fill forum: Community raises alarm about MAT clinic
Area residents state questions and concerns at meeting
SEQUIM — Most of those who spoke at the latest Sequim City Council meeting indicated that they don’t want a Medication-Assisted Treatment center coming into town.
“This isn’t politics; this is real life,” Goodwick said. “These are your family members, your neighbors, your coworkers.
December 2, 2020 Sequim Gazette UPDATED: Hearing Examiner to issue decision by Dec. 18 on MAT clinic
• Location
Spence reiterated SOS’s position that they agree with opioid treatment, but not the location of the tribe’s proposed clinic NEAR BUSINESSES, RESIDENCES AND RETIREMENT FACILITIES
Tribal leaders chose the property, he said, because it was discounted $600,000, close to a highway, faces the mountains and is CLOSE TO THE TRIBE’S JAMESTOWN FAMILY CLINIC.
• Transportation
Simcosky said they won’t transport people to the clinic from outside Clallam or Jefferson counties.
However, she said the CITY OF SEATTLE IS COMMITTED TO A PROGRAM BUSING PEOPLE OUT OF THE CITY TO NEIGHBORING AREAS FOR TREATMENT.
While rare, Simcosky said if a patient isn’t accepted, and hey don’t have transportation the TRIBE WOULD TAKE THEM BACK TO THEIR HOME.
• Treatment
MAT patients range from needing treatment for a few months TO A LIFETIME with some needing MORE INTENSIVE SERVICES THAT THE NEW FACILITY WOULD OFFER, he said.
“I truly believe there will be a BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY ,” Cunningham said. “As we get MORE PEOPLE INTO TREATMENT, we’ll see less people in the ER, hospitals AND USING OTHER SERVICES.
Jennifer. Your comment and reference provided illustrates the importance of history and heeding its lessons. Ignoring or denying history makes us doomed to repeat it. I appreciate your, and many other’s participation in this forum.
Eric, thank you, I'm just afraid of where all this crime is heading to. At this pace, it can only get worse. Don't go after the drug addict, go after the drug "kingpin". There needs to be a renegotiation of MAT's impact on the community. There needs to be a lowering of the limits of "clientele" that can be served. If that limit is reached and becomes "full capacity" then Seattle and other surrounding communities will not be able to bus them here until there is an opening.
We need to ask ourselves, what percentage of the problems Mat clinic has caused against Clallam County property taxes because of increased crime? What percentage should JST contribute to the county for a problem they created and are profiting off of? JST has the mind set that grants are the end all. JST does not need more grants. Take profits from the MAT clinic, give it to the county to increase the paid salary and number of the police force. That is their responsible part of harm reduction.
We can't 'think' our way out of this...the bad guys have already out-thought us with every angle covered before we even knew what was going on.
It's frustrating, infuriating and insane what is going on and the commies have a very active minority voting (selection) base.
We will probably have to go all the way to the bottom of the slide before enough people will wake up, if they wake up, and make a real sociological shift in our collective reality!
A 'clean-sweep', however that might occur, is needed to get back to original values.😎
Why would they negotiate? They gaslit the community, enough of whom bought the lies and supported it because there's a shit-ton of money to be made on the whole thing and blind-brain dead-socialists like Stoffer and Fisch just go all in for anything 'the state' wants...they ARE our enemies.
Wait until they finish the inpatient treatment facility and see what additional horrors that produces!
The worse things get... the better for 'the system' and 'pharma'!😎
If we survive it will be with an alternative/parallel society...Czechoslovakia survived communism with 'parallel' economies and social structures!🤓
The more I read, the more incredulous it is. The MAT clinic has exacerbated and overwhelmed Clallam County's resources, yet has not stepped in to alleviate the problems they created. Had they built the facility in Blyn, as they could have, it would have distanced many of the problems we are facing now. The Tribe would have had to deal with problems, at their cost, and not ours. If the MAT clinic had to be built in Blyn, would they have built it?
"Tribal leaders chose the property, he said, because it was discounted $600,000, CLOSE TO A HIGHWAY, faces the mountains and is CLOSE TO THE TRIBE’S JAMESTOWN FAMILY CLINIC"
"Simcosky said tribal officials chose NOT to build in Blyn because available land is targeted for HOTEL/CASINO EXPANSION and the city property was already zoned for health care"
I agree, Jennifer. The Tribe DID know all the warnings and dumped them on CC residents. The leaders here are fools. They truly believe the only people who are wise are Tribal leaders. This crime affects everyone. So everyone needs to vote in NEW leadership. The only other remedy is to SUE the cities and the county into a void. Then start over. Choose wisely.
Yep and they told us the psych hospital would be 9 beds, then it went to 16, now it's being built to expand to, I think 32. They're blaming the big increase in cost on increased cost of supplies etc. I don't suppose increasing the size of the building had anything to do with that?
The Tribe leadership came to a City Council Meeting and assured us that they would never allow the crime, drug addiction and homelessness to adversely affect Sequim. That were working to make sure Sequim would remain a safe haven for it's citizens. They lied!
Oh, we are so shocked that the “Tribe” misrepresented itself on the location choice. Bet Mr Ozias helped come up with that sleazy reasoning, all for a price. With the amount of money they get per visit, it’s just like the casino, THE HOUSE NEVER LOSES! We’ve all been out played once again.
Agree. The press now is beholden to advertisers. No longer relevant for unbiased reporting or asking relevant questions. Not to mention competent journalists.
I'd like to get a group of adults from the county together to talk to our district state level representation about changing the state laws around sex offenders in order to better protect children and other vulnerable community members. I think it could be impactful if those of us who are survivors of sexual assault/abuse were willing to speak out about the long term impacts. I am sick of sitting by while this county prioritizes offenders and marginalizes victims.
Unfortunately, their only solution would be to collect another tax that they and their friends could profit from. Money would be diverted to their pet projects. They obviously don't want to protectect kids or they wouldn't be promoting males in girls locker rooms and sports. And sexualy mutilating kids or using drugs to alter their identity and mess with their minds. They are sick individuals. They should all be arrested but all we have is to vote them out.
Most of the regional/district agents are corrupted as well...I wish we could have constitutional advocates representing us...if you knew what draconian and insane bills and programs 'the state' of WA has already made into 'law' you would be shocked...the corruption goes all the way to the top..any reasonable conservative representative has to just cower in the corner and try not to be annihilated by 'the beast'. You don't see/hear any conscientious, conservative-minded reps speaking out and even if they want to, where is the 'media' through which they can reach large numbers of constituents?
Online, I guess...but there is censoring and shadow-banning, so who knows who sees and hears what?
"We The Governed" (Glen Morgan) does lots of exposing of the evils but until some critical mass is achieved, nothing can change!
Are there any rational-minded reps out there in internet world with a decent following?😎
Here’s a new law, this year. Museums may return borrowed items, that were used for display, through the USPostal Service.
(I asked if they used pony express prior to this law being signed by our governor) I feel so much better. Even I couldn’t make something like this up. WTAF?
“These are not isolated mistakes. This is a pattern . . . “ Exactly, Jeff. How big of a leap is then required to conclude that it’s deliberate and planned? Extremely tiny.
The Democrats are determined to destroy America, and many tribal members are in on it with them for the revenge, lucre, and power.
"Gosh, I have to think about this a while. Stoffer's safety or the safety of your children. I'll get back to you... Gotta assemble and hand out boof kits, busy here!"
Billy, If you don't laugh at this, you'll have to cry
THIS IS SOME OF THE ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM
… “No one knows what’s best for you better than you. Whatever drugs you use, we want you to be safe and healthy. Here are some guides we’ve put together to help you make safe choices.”
Jennifer comment (isn’t that special?)
… “Our public training sessions are open to all who wish to attend. Whether you’re part of a community-based or harm reduction organization, or you’re an individual who loves people who use drugs and want to learn how to support them, we invite you to join us.”
Jennifer comment (I’m always open to “higher” education)
THIS IS THE ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE BOOK ‘BRAVE NEW WORLD’
"A gramme is better than a damn."
… “This phrase signifies the maximization of happiness and good feelings in Huxley's utilitarian society. The greatest good for the greatest number of people, according to Huxley, is to minimize any negative emotions or feelings. To do this, individuals receive a GRAMME OF SOMA, a narcotic that puts them into a state of unfeeling unconsciousness. Anytime individuals feel unhappy, they remember this phrase.
Jennifer comment, (A boof a day keeps sadness away)
If the psychotic were just constantly numb, there wouldn't be any violence and mayhem to profit from.
So they 'pump them' with meth and fentanyl, creating the maximum amount of horror for the dollar and then spend millions per/head in 'treatment' with other toxic chemicals...which also don't work...especially when they aren't even taken!
Oh Thank God we are providing reading material to help addicts make “Safe Choices”! There’s nothing I hate more than drug addicts at risk. I was going to make a smart ass remark about funerals, but I’m using self control. Thank you Jeff, a true role model.
The comparison to Brave New World misses the point completely. Huxley wasn’t condemning compassion; he was warning about a society that suppresses emotion to maintain control. In fact, he argued that complete prohibition of mind-altering substances “tends to backfire and creates more evils than it cures,” and advocated for “new and less harmful ones.”Harm reduction isn’t about sedation, it’s about survival. It’s about keeping people alive long enough to feel anything at all. There’s a world of difference between numbing people into obedience and giving them tools to survive.And honestly, what someone finds funny says a lot about them. If your first impulse is to mock efforts to keep people from dying, that’s not wit , that’s a glimpse of your character. And it’s not a flattering one.
"Harm reduction isn’t about sedation, it’s about survival."
That's actually a deep subject. Everyone dies eventually, so how long is the survival time line? What metrics are we collecting? If every time a user gets a fix considered a save?
How many people aren't pushed to actually getting life altering treatment vs being held down by the system and eventually succumbing to their sickness?
That’s not a deep question; it’s a deeply disturbing one. If your instinct is to treat survival as a statistical inconvenience, maybe ask what kind of society you’re trying to build. Harm reduction isn’t about saving everyone forever. It’s about refusing to let people die needlessly while we wait for perfect solutions. If that doesn’t register as worthwhile, the problem isn’t with the metrics. It’s with the mirror.
While we wait for perfect solutions. That utopia is not achievable, and you know it. Yet you toss it out for some convenience I'm guessing.
We need encompassing metrics to make valid decisions, and until they are available then how can we know we're making the best decision for society, and understand the problem?
You're close to this in some way, it's clear in the manner you responded.
And I do look on the mirror frequently, and adjust where it makes sense. I certainly don't have a closed mind to considering other POVs/evidence which I would hope everyone does.
I’m rejecting fatalism. Harm reduction isn’t about waiting for perfect solutions. It’s about using the tools we already have to prevent death and disease now, while we keep working to make the system better over time.
We’re not flying blind. We have decades of real data showing fewer overdose deaths, lower rates of HIV and hepatitis, and more people connecting with treatment. Those aren’t guesses. They’re results.
HIPAA also affects how medical data is handled, and different counties, clinics, and nonprofits track things in their own ways. That makes it harder to see the full picture, but that’s a coordination issue, not proof the data doesn’t exist. The evidence is there, it’s just scattered and buried in reports most people never see.
Public health folks talk in spreadsheets and cautious language, while fear spreads in stories and memes. So it’s not that the evidence isn’t real, it just doesn’t travel well. The system rewards outrage over accuracy, and scientists aren’t trained to tell stories that stick. That gap is where a lot of the confusion (and fear) comes from.
And no, I’m not personally affected. I just care about things that don’t directly impact me. That’s called empathy, and it’s part of being a decent citizen, not a flaw.
If my clarity makes you uncomfortable, maybe ask why something has to touch your own life before it matters to you. The systems we build shape all of us, whether we feel the impact up close or not.
Harm reduction is not working. It’s enabling users to continue using safely when they should be thinking of the consequences and making the decision to stop using because they don’t want to get diseased, which they already are in a sense, or die. I know, users have lost their survival of life mode but we shouldn’t be artificially adapting their instincts for them.
Harm reduction isn’t about perfection; it’s about refusing to let people die while we wait for ideal solutions. If you oppose that, you’re not debating policy. You’re making peace with preventable death.
Not dismissing the impact of the Sequim MAT, but PA has multiple that existed long before it plus a concentration of most of the services available in the county in the core area of town. When I wrote the police chief about the concentration of registered offenders squatting together in the neighborhood and their open drug use, he admitted Fentanyl use was a problem at that encampment but denied awareness of the sex offender presence.
Am I crazy to expect city and county LE to be aware of registered( and those who should be) predators in the community?
No, you are not crazy, Susan. Some one at the top is making sure the information does not get to the lower ranks, because then it spreads to the public. And they definitely don't want us to know how bad life is here. They don't want us to know the truth.
Cognitive Dissonance...Dissociative Disorders...Brain-washed...Mentally Ill...Greedy...Narcissistic...Godless (they have small 'g' gods)Sociopathic...these are the ones most likely attracted to positions of power...it's the way of the world.
This includes local offices, school boards, etc., all the way to the top...are there some good folks in government? Sure, but they are in the minority and just being in that cesspool of power tends to corrupt otherwise good people.
Once elected ('selected') the 'newbies' go to 'school' to find out how things actually work inside the beast...if you want to get 'anything' done for your constituents, you have to assimilate, which compromises your higher values...that's the reality.😎
I don’t think we have “become”. It has always existed, but the shame was so strong, no one spoke up. Now we don’t blame victims. Well, that’s the goal.
When you can only replace one at a time in a staggered fashion it is nearly impossible to displace the evil ones.
It would be overwhelming to any of US to be a one-of-a-kind placed into the maelstrom of insanity currently running governments...complete breakdown seems inevitable, but continuing to 'out' the evil as well as visualize a new 'moral' system to replace it is about all we can do at this time!😎
Got to say I am still just dumbfounded that we have book and release, released by prosecutor and released by court as regular things on folks who under no circumstances should be released.
Where are John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, the Magnificent Seven etc when we need them. Even the Three Amigos could do better than our Prosecutor, City Council and County Commissioners.
Our LEO's must be so very very frustrated. I can't even imagine how frustrated they must be.
It is not even a MAGA non MAGA thing it is thought 100% a RIGHT OR WRONG thing. If you harm someone (anyone) you will be punished period.
Curious, does anyone know if the county Sheriff's department and Sequim PD does "sweeps" for sex offenders? The agency I was with in another state, reguarly througout the year, designated officers/deputies would receive a list of the registered offenders and their addresses. We would go to each residence and confirm if they were there. If not there, it was noted and warrants were issued. And the agency would also make it known to the public after this was done, that it had conducted a sweep and list how many were arrested, how many were in violation etc. Interaction and notification by the PIO (public information officer) is crucial for the citizens.
nope, not here. the state laws are very predator friendly. Citizens can report tips on offenders through a link on their registration. Local police don't seem to do much about registration when interacting with repeat offenders on the street. When Lynn Allen was squatting by Tree Park with Robert Keith, failure to register and frequently on the scanner + interacting w/PA police, it took reporting him to his last registered jurisdiction for CCSO to book him for FTR and get him re registered here
Even if they wanted to, the ratio of cops to residents is too low to do all the things we want them to do.
If the policing of the county takes 1/3 of the general funds with our ratio of police to residents being 0.82 per 1000...then it would take the entire budget just for policing if we had enough cops to do it right!
No ethics, no personal accountability, no consequential cause-and-effect at the personal level...this is what we get! Stupid-New-World!😎
Washington law requires transient sex offenders to register weekly with the local county sheriff's office, reporting their current location. Unlike non-homeless offenders who register annually, those without a fixed residence must provide registration information every week. This requirement applies to all transient offenders, regardless of their risk level classification.
Someone dropped a ball, and it crushed a childhood
Another county law strictly enforced. We are ahead in the race to see which state has the highest number of homeless. Wa. Is winning but, the Oregonians are after a photo finish. The proverbial “run for our money”.
As a proud, retired law enforcement officer I am ashamed that I need to write this, however I am compelled to keep this story in the forefront.
Another incident involving innocent children that completely fell through the cracks was the story regarding the family of seven children whose parents stabbed the door dash driver. I was shocked and frankly embarrassed to read that when the father was stopped and arrested for doing donuts in the PA Safeway Parking lot with all seven children and the wife in the vehicle, Law Enforcement left the seven children with the mother instead of placing them in protective custody. At that point, the children should have been removed from parental custody and placed with DCFS. I know how much time it takes to place one child, and there were seven, but it is part of the job. We serve and PROTECT no matter how much time it takes. There are no excuses. Whatever agency responded to that call completely dropped the ball and left seven innocent children in an extremely dangerous situation.
A few hours later the father was released from custody. The seven children were then forced to witness their father brutally attack with a knife the good Samaritan that picked them up. The children were eventually found with their parents passed out in the stolen vehicle. This situation could have resulted in an even more tragic outcome for the children involved, and it is likely they will experience lasting effects from witnessing their parents' actions.
As a law enforcement officer, you take an oath. You swear. Plain and simple, this is another blatant and disturbing example of Law Enforcement not doing their job to protect and serve the most innocent and vulnerable in our community.
Well said, from another retired LEO. Absolutely, the calls with children take time, agreed, but we take an oath as you said, no matter how long it takes!!!
Aren’t calls involving children turned over to public health? Reported to CPS and followed up by that agency? Are there any social workers or Child Protective Services in Clallam County? I swear my forever house is looking more like south of CC. I saw a picture of that driver after he was stitched up. It was truly horrible. Like a big Z.
But the criminal wasn’t held in jail. What a great community.
Thank you D Marie. Question: Do you think the low ratio of police to population has over-strained the police dept in Clallam County to the point of them not being able to do their job?
I am sure the low ratio of officers to population, which is highest in WA state, is an issue. Some agency no longer respond to alarm calls or other low priority calls. However when innocent children are involved you simply cannot use lack of officers as an excuse. You can’t.
Question: Does funding in each dept play a role in whether to prosecute or hold individuals or investigate? Also, is moral lower when police can't get the support they need? I'm sincere in my questions.
The police make the arrest, and investigate crimes. However law enforcement has nothing to do with making the decision to prosecute and hold someone accountable. That is the district attorney, or prosecutors office who makes that decision.
If safety is the priority , then fund it by tax payers. So what if it is 50 percent of the budget, quit the fish barrier BS and the round abouts. Leadership isn’t a quality it’s a commodity purchased from the JST ask Ozias!
Thank you for this statement They also released the father after booking him for illegal possession of dangerous weapon, that should have been another reason to keep him away from the kids longer.
WHAT!!? "It is important to note that the Sheriff’s Office cannot legally dictate where sex offenders may live. Unless restricted by a court order or conditions of Department of Corrections supervision, offenders are constitutionally free to choose their residence."
Good neighbors may need to identify local sex offenders so they are encouraged to move. I would not let my dog play in a fenced yard with a sex offender neighbor.
It’s a mental disorder, illness, choice.
What happened to those really cool institutions that housed crazy people? Sorry, one “fly over” the cuckoo nest isn’t enough”!
I apologize to normal, crazy people, you know who you are.
Well it’s official. Clallam county government has become a danger to its own citizens. It is time for people to step up and take over. I just read an article about Huntington Beach CA and how 7 MAGA supporters got elected to the city council and they are enforcing all the laws and getting the homeless out of their city. It can be done.
Glad HB has woken up. I see this as a change of heart/policy from what was in HB.
The attribution to MAGA isn't in my book the necessary ingredient for what made it work, it's that elected officials stop being led around by their nose rings by the groups/organizations/corporations who they have sold their progressive souls to.
The current lot deep down know what needs to be done, they just can't say it because they're in a quandary.
They are psychologically and emotionally and financially compromised...they will NEVER do the right thing, even if they can see what that is!
Mass Psychosis on AfterSkool...YT
https://youtu.be/09maaUaRT4M?si=-LyhjDja5Wi0iXZf
That's an interesting point about being compromised. It's what tends to happen to elected officials who remain in office too long, or have been brought in with an agenda or ideology beholden to a party.
Conversely, newcomers tend to get banged on by those who simply want to retain their current power, for not having enough experience but that's a lame excuse to seek the potential of someone who isn't on the inside.
It's a tough gig...with no moral guidance or ethics...it's a disaster!
Good thing, they know best, though, eh?😜
TJ Thanks, I found the article
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/huntington-beach-california-maga-city-21092546.php
REALLY biased news reporting on sfgate. "the conservative council has shoved the seaside paradise into uncharted territory." Uhhuh, believe me, I have relatives down there and the whole coastline WAS republican back before the 1990
Funny. Here’s the article I read. Very different feel than the SF article.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15210157/huntington-beach-california-republican-democrat-city-council-maga.html
TJ, thanks for the other angle ; )
Timely article yesterday Jeff as Michael Heller was arrested last night after randomly assaulting a female around 9:30. He was also charged with harassment along with obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer. Seems as though the soft on repeat offenders Washington legislature could care less about our public safety. Imagine how LE feels with their hands tied. Rinse and repeat.
Make that assault on three victims. Two of them assault in the 3rd degree. One female was transported to the hospital.
this is when I wish we had a way to support comments on Substack without a heart
The charges now show three different assault charges.
My head is on a swivel. All the time. I'm not going to be a victim. Over the last 20 years there has been a gradual shift for caring about criminals rather than the victims and much hand wringing about our justice system being too heavy handed. Well... our compassion has been wasted. Go back to the 80's and 90's. Do the crime do the time. Do it too many times and say hello to a life of permanent incarceration.
Jeff, I don't know how you do it, but sincerely, thank you for being there for us when we must know the truth. You and other followers have been so vigilant for us to take heed that our County IS NOT safe for anyone. This is why businesses are suffering and ready to fail in record numbers. No one can feel comfortable just walking their dogs or getting groceries. Seniors are on the verge of being homeless in this savage environment, and now our children cannot even have an innocent childhood. This county is not safe because of vain Tribal and non-Tribal leadership. The quote from Benjamin Franklin is so relevant it stands thru "time immemorial."
Not just vain, but sociopathic...and they are not leaders...they are 'operatives'!
None of this happens by chance!
Evil grows in the dark, but it shows itself in the daylight now because it becomes emboldened by lack of consequences!😎
it is a dark road to say the least..
Right Robert?
all answers lead to the children..
-thank God we are close.❤️💥🙏🏼
All the warning signs and protest were there concerning the harm a MAT clinic would have on the community. Below are quotes from the larger articles from 2019-2020. Read the full articles. The hindsight is amazing.
Now, the warning signs, concerning the increase in crime, are being shouted out, but not heeded. Will future crimes be a reason to come back and quote the past warning signs given by to county leaders by CCWD?
Jeff Tozzer: A Child Was Victimized — and Clallam County’s Leaders Still Don’t See the Emergency
https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/facility-foes-fill-forum-community-raises-alarm-about-mat-clinic/
August 2, 2019 Peninsula Daily News Facility foes fill forum: Community raises alarm about MAT clinic
Area residents state questions and concerns at meeting
SEQUIM — Most of those who spoke at the latest Sequim City Council meeting indicated that they don’t want a Medication-Assisted Treatment center coming into town.
“This isn’t politics; this is real life,” Goodwick said. “These are your family members, your neighbors, your coworkers.
https://www.sequimgazette.com/news/hearing-examiner-to-issue-decision-by-dec-18-on-mat-clinic/
December 2, 2020 Sequim Gazette UPDATED: Hearing Examiner to issue decision by Dec. 18 on MAT clinic
• Location
Spence reiterated SOS’s position that they agree with opioid treatment, but not the location of the tribe’s proposed clinic NEAR BUSINESSES, RESIDENCES AND RETIREMENT FACILITIES
Tribal leaders chose the property, he said, because it was discounted $600,000, close to a highway, faces the mountains and is CLOSE TO THE TRIBE’S JAMESTOWN FAMILY CLINIC.
• Transportation
Simcosky said they won’t transport people to the clinic from outside Clallam or Jefferson counties.
However, she said the CITY OF SEATTLE IS COMMITTED TO A PROGRAM BUSING PEOPLE OUT OF THE CITY TO NEIGHBORING AREAS FOR TREATMENT.
While rare, Simcosky said if a patient isn’t accepted, and hey don’t have transportation the TRIBE WOULD TAKE THEM BACK TO THEIR HOME.
• Treatment
MAT patients range from needing treatment for a few months TO A LIFETIME with some needing MORE INTENSIVE SERVICES THAT THE NEW FACILITY WOULD OFFER, he said.
“I truly believe there will be a BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY ,” Cunningham said. “As we get MORE PEOPLE INTO TREATMENT, we’ll see less people in the ER, hospitals AND USING OTHER SERVICES.
Jennifer. Your comment and reference provided illustrates the importance of history and heeding its lessons. Ignoring or denying history makes us doomed to repeat it. I appreciate your, and many other’s participation in this forum.
Eric, thank you, I'm just afraid of where all this crime is heading to. At this pace, it can only get worse. Don't go after the drug addict, go after the drug "kingpin". There needs to be a renegotiation of MAT's impact on the community. There needs to be a lowering of the limits of "clientele" that can be served. If that limit is reached and becomes "full capacity" then Seattle and other surrounding communities will not be able to bus them here until there is an opening.
We need to ask ourselves, what percentage of the problems Mat clinic has caused against Clallam County property taxes because of increased crime? What percentage should JST contribute to the county for a problem they created and are profiting off of? JST has the mind set that grants are the end all. JST does not need more grants. Take profits from the MAT clinic, give it to the county to increase the paid salary and number of the police force. That is their responsible part of harm reduction.
you notice the MET Clinic “Snuck” in during the COV Lockdown?
coincidence?
Tyrants aren't known for sharing the spoils!
The only way we could cause a significant change is to stay home and do nothing for a couple of weeks, but that's not likely to happen.
Defund the insanity!😎
The MAT clinic is a Regional MAT clinic with Goverment funding, as such they cannot refuse patients from out of their district.
Sarah, thank you, and I thought I had it all figured out. Back to the drawing board!
We can't 'think' our way out of this...the bad guys have already out-thought us with every angle covered before we even knew what was going on.
It's frustrating, infuriating and insane what is going on and the commies have a very active minority voting (selection) base.
We will probably have to go all the way to the bottom of the slide before enough people will wake up, if they wake up, and make a real sociological shift in our collective reality!
A 'clean-sweep', however that might occur, is needed to get back to original values.😎
Why would they negotiate? They gaslit the community, enough of whom bought the lies and supported it because there's a shit-ton of money to be made on the whole thing and blind-brain dead-socialists like Stoffer and Fisch just go all in for anything 'the state' wants...they ARE our enemies.
Wait until they finish the inpatient treatment facility and see what additional horrors that produces!
The worse things get... the better for 'the system' and 'pharma'!😎
If we survive it will be with an alternative/parallel society...Czechoslovakia survived communism with 'parallel' economies and social structures!🤓
The more I read, the more incredulous it is. The MAT clinic has exacerbated and overwhelmed Clallam County's resources, yet has not stepped in to alleviate the problems they created. Had they built the facility in Blyn, as they could have, it would have distanced many of the problems we are facing now. The Tribe would have had to deal with problems, at their cost, and not ours. If the MAT clinic had to be built in Blyn, would they have built it?
"Tribal leaders chose the property, he said, because it was discounted $600,000, CLOSE TO A HIGHWAY, faces the mountains and is CLOSE TO THE TRIBE’S JAMESTOWN FAMILY CLINIC"
"Simcosky said tribal officials chose NOT to build in Blyn because available land is targeted for HOTEL/CASINO EXPANSION and the city property was already zoned for health care"
I agree, Jennifer. The Tribe DID know all the warnings and dumped them on CC residents. The leaders here are fools. They truly believe the only people who are wise are Tribal leaders. This crime affects everyone. So everyone needs to vote in NEW leadership. The only other remedy is to SUE the cities and the county into a void. Then start over. Choose wisely.
Just wait until the psych hospital opens...
I may have to enter a psych ward by then. (or maybe already to late)
No kidding. It'll be the place to take them all. There's a limit to how long they can stay then ready or not, they'll be released into Sequim.
The Blue Hole Sanitorium. Where "We are programmed to receive. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave'".
That's perfect! Problem is they can leave, and will. But they are just our friends and neighbors so it'll be fine.
They also told us they would not expand their facility. Guess what?
Yep and they told us the psych hospital would be 9 beds, then it went to 16, now it's being built to expand to, I think 32. They're blaming the big increase in cost on increased cost of supplies etc. I don't suppose increasing the size of the building had anything to do with that?
Choose wisely, indeed!😎
Checkering is all the rage now..
The Tribe leadership came to a City Council Meeting and assured us that they would never allow the crime, drug addiction and homelessness to adversely affect Sequim. That were working to make sure Sequim would remain a safe haven for it's citizens. They lied!
Sarah, at least Blyn is still safe.
For the criminal elite!😎
By design!
Oh, we are so shocked that the “Tribe” misrepresented itself on the location choice. Bet Mr Ozias helped come up with that sleazy reasoning, all for a price. With the amount of money they get per visit, it’s just like the casino, THE HOUSE NEVER LOSES! We’ve all been out played once again.
Did anyone ask the tribe how they were going to accomplish that? It’s an impossible “ promise”
The press was responsible for asking these sorts of questions, but as we know they were in the JST corporation's back pocket all along.
Agree. The press now is beholden to advertisers. No longer relevant for unbiased reporting or asking relevant questions. Not to mention competent journalists.
Sound Publishing recently closed SEVERAL of its “Media Offerings and locations”..
- see Article if interested.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/sep/10/washington-losing-one-of-its-largest-newspaper-pre/
Lying and gaslighting are just part of the plan...'tell the people anything...it can always be changed later...that is of no consequence.'
They KNOW there will be no consequences...for them...how do they know?
They have captured the system, systematically, over hundreds of years...that's how they 'know'!🤪
I'd like to get a group of adults from the county together to talk to our district state level representation about changing the state laws around sex offenders in order to better protect children and other vulnerable community members. I think it could be impactful if those of us who are survivors of sexual assault/abuse were willing to speak out about the long term impacts. I am sick of sitting by while this county prioritizes offenders and marginalizes victims.
Unfortunately, their only solution would be to collect another tax that they and their friends could profit from. Money would be diverted to their pet projects. They obviously don't want to protectect kids or they wouldn't be promoting males in girls locker rooms and sports. And sexualy mutilating kids or using drugs to alter their identity and mess with their minds. They are sick individuals. They should all be arrested but all we have is to vote them out.
Big task Susie! As a survivor, you certainly would give great representation, plus you have the MOXIE it would require ; )
Most of the regional/district agents are corrupted as well...I wish we could have constitutional advocates representing us...if you knew what draconian and insane bills and programs 'the state' of WA has already made into 'law' you would be shocked...the corruption goes all the way to the top..any reasonable conservative representative has to just cower in the corner and try not to be annihilated by 'the beast'. You don't see/hear any conscientious, conservative-minded reps speaking out and even if they want to, where is the 'media' through which they can reach large numbers of constituents?
Online, I guess...but there is censoring and shadow-banning, so who knows who sees and hears what?
"We The Governed" (Glen Morgan) does lots of exposing of the evils but until some critical mass is achieved, nothing can change!
Are there any rational-minded reps out there in internet world with a decent following?😎
Glen Morgan 👍🏼
Ozias is enamored with Rep. Emily Randall.
Here’s a new law, this year. Museums may return borrowed items, that were used for display, through the USPostal Service.
(I asked if they used pony express prior to this law being signed by our governor) I feel so much better. Even I couldn’t make something like this up. WTAF?
First we need to vote out the compromised officials of CC.
Vote them all out!!!!
“These are not isolated mistakes. This is a pattern . . . “ Exactly, Jeff. How big of a leap is then required to conclude that it’s deliberate and planned? Extremely tiny.
The Democrats are determined to destroy America, and many tribal members are in on it with them for the revenge, lucre, and power.
Truth will set us free, but first it will piss us off!😎
"Gosh, I have to think about this a while. Stoffer's safety or the safety of your children. I'll get back to you... Gotta assemble and hand out boof kits, busy here!"
Billy, If you don't laugh at this, you'll have to cry
THIS IS SOME OF THE ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM
… “No one knows what’s best for you better than you. Whatever drugs you use, we want you to be safe and healthy. Here are some guides we’ve put together to help you make safe choices.”
Jennifer comment (isn’t that special?)
… “Our public training sessions are open to all who wish to attend. Whether you’re part of a community-based or harm reduction organization, or you’re an individual who loves people who use drugs and want to learn how to support them, we invite you to join us.”
Jennifer comment (I’m always open to “higher” education)
THIS IS THE ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE BOOK ‘BRAVE NEW WORLD’
"A gramme is better than a damn."
… “This phrase signifies the maximization of happiness and good feelings in Huxley's utilitarian society. The greatest good for the greatest number of people, according to Huxley, is to minimize any negative emotions or feelings. To do this, individuals receive a GRAMME OF SOMA, a narcotic that puts them into a state of unfeeling unconsciousness. Anytime individuals feel unhappy, they remember this phrase.
Jennifer comment, (A boof a day keeps sadness away)
I have no other words.
People who are addicted are easy to control.
So right!
Only the 'soma' isn't working, is it?
If the psychotic were just constantly numb, there wouldn't be any violence and mayhem to profit from.
So they 'pump them' with meth and fentanyl, creating the maximum amount of horror for the dollar and then spend millions per/head in 'treatment' with other toxic chemicals...which also don't work...especially when they aren't even taken!
It's a 'perfect storm'!😎
I say add more Fentanyl! Lots of it.
The worst human I have ever met said
“It’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission “!
Seems like a motto or campaign slogan.
Huxley’s Brave New World was visionary for sure! As is George Orwell’s 1984. Here we are living many of those visions, alas!
Oh Thank God we are providing reading material to help addicts make “Safe Choices”! There’s nothing I hate more than drug addicts at risk. I was going to make a smart ass remark about funerals, but I’m using self control. Thank you Jeff, a true role model.
Jennifer-
“Huxley”
A named you just can’t ignore.
(Much like his family member, “Aldous Huxley)
Note:
Latricia Sugg’s went to WWU “Huxley” college.
A *grand write up about her in the JKT Tribal Newsletter last month and mentioned she attended, proudly.. 💥
food for thoughts..
Did she get a free ride bc of her enormous understanding of poli-sci?
The comparison to Brave New World misses the point completely. Huxley wasn’t condemning compassion; he was warning about a society that suppresses emotion to maintain control. In fact, he argued that complete prohibition of mind-altering substances “tends to backfire and creates more evils than it cures,” and advocated for “new and less harmful ones.”Harm reduction isn’t about sedation, it’s about survival. It’s about keeping people alive long enough to feel anything at all. There’s a world of difference between numbing people into obedience and giving them tools to survive.And honestly, what someone finds funny says a lot about them. If your first impulse is to mock efforts to keep people from dying, that’s not wit , that’s a glimpse of your character. And it’s not a flattering one.
"Harm reduction isn’t about sedation, it’s about survival."
That's actually a deep subject. Everyone dies eventually, so how long is the survival time line? What metrics are we collecting? If every time a user gets a fix considered a save?
How many people aren't pushed to actually getting life altering treatment vs being held down by the system and eventually succumbing to their sickness?
That’s not a deep question; it’s a deeply disturbing one. If your instinct is to treat survival as a statistical inconvenience, maybe ask what kind of society you’re trying to build. Harm reduction isn’t about saving everyone forever. It’s about refusing to let people die needlessly while we wait for perfect solutions. If that doesn’t register as worthwhile, the problem isn’t with the metrics. It’s with the mirror.
While we wait for perfect solutions. That utopia is not achievable, and you know it. Yet you toss it out for some convenience I'm guessing.
We need encompassing metrics to make valid decisions, and until they are available then how can we know we're making the best decision for society, and understand the problem?
You're close to this in some way, it's clear in the manner you responded.
And I do look on the mirror frequently, and adjust where it makes sense. I certainly don't have a closed mind to considering other POVs/evidence which I would hope everyone does.
I’m rejecting fatalism. Harm reduction isn’t about waiting for perfect solutions. It’s about using the tools we already have to prevent death and disease now, while we keep working to make the system better over time.
We’re not flying blind. We have decades of real data showing fewer overdose deaths, lower rates of HIV and hepatitis, and more people connecting with treatment. Those aren’t guesses. They’re results.
HIPAA also affects how medical data is handled, and different counties, clinics, and nonprofits track things in their own ways. That makes it harder to see the full picture, but that’s a coordination issue, not proof the data doesn’t exist. The evidence is there, it’s just scattered and buried in reports most people never see.
Public health folks talk in spreadsheets and cautious language, while fear spreads in stories and memes. So it’s not that the evidence isn’t real, it just doesn’t travel well. The system rewards outrage over accuracy, and scientists aren’t trained to tell stories that stick. That gap is where a lot of the confusion (and fear) comes from.
And no, I’m not personally affected. I just care about things that don’t directly impact me. That’s called empathy, and it’s part of being a decent citizen, not a flaw.
If my clarity makes you uncomfortable, maybe ask why something has to touch your own life before it matters to you. The systems we build shape all of us, whether we feel the impact up close or not.
Harm reduction is not working. It’s enabling users to continue using safely when they should be thinking of the consequences and making the decision to stop using because they don’t want to get diseased, which they already are in a sense, or die. I know, users have lost their survival of life mode but we shouldn’t be artificially adapting their instincts for them.
To argue otherwise is to say: just let them die.
Harm reduction isn’t about perfection; it’s about refusing to let people die while we wait for ideal solutions. If you oppose that, you’re not debating policy. You’re making peace with preventable death.
Not dismissing the impact of the Sequim MAT, but PA has multiple that existed long before it plus a concentration of most of the services available in the county in the core area of town. When I wrote the police chief about the concentration of registered offenders squatting together in the neighborhood and their open drug use, he admitted Fentanyl use was a problem at that encampment but denied awareness of the sex offender presence.
Am I crazy to expect city and county LE to be aware of registered( and those who should be) predators in the community?
No, you are not crazy, Susan. Some one at the top is making sure the information does not get to the lower ranks, because then it spreads to the public. And they definitely don't want us to know how bad life is here. They don't want us to know the truth.
Denise.. I believe you are spot on.
You and I have been around since the “milk carton” days..
Today, with Technology, there should be “NO” missing children..
- and the local surveillance at a Safeway Gas Station allows for the truth to tell itself… easy, right?
Who is behind the “pipe bomb” footage around the world?
A web of deceit and dirty deeds by the “Hand that rocks the cradle”.
God Bless you Jeff & Research Community.❤️🙏🏼
Cognitive Dissonance...Dissociative Disorders...Brain-washed...Mentally Ill...Greedy...Narcissistic...Godless (they have small 'g' gods)Sociopathic...these are the ones most likely attracted to positions of power...it's the way of the world.
This includes local offices, school boards, etc., all the way to the top...are there some good folks in government? Sure, but they are in the minority and just being in that cesspool of power tends to corrupt otherwise good people.
Once elected ('selected') the 'newbies' go to 'school' to find out how things actually work inside the beast...if you want to get 'anything' done for your constituents, you have to assimilate, which compromises your higher values...that's the reality.😎
Ethics vacuum...again!😎
Yup, mentally ill is correct. All they care about is your money, they can't get enough of it, they're addicted.
What we do to children hurts my heart.
Well, what was done to the perpetrators must've been pretty horrific, so I guess society has to have done to all of us, what was done to 'them'!
What a truly sick and evil place this is becoming.😎
I don’t think we have “become”. It has always existed, but the shame was so strong, no one spoke up. Now we don’t blame victims. Well, that’s the goal.
Outrage is not enough. But must we wait for the ballot box? Somethings are indeed broken-here, statewide and nationwide. It is overwhelming.
When you can only replace one at a time in a staggered fashion it is nearly impossible to displace the evil ones.
It would be overwhelming to any of US to be a one-of-a-kind placed into the maelstrom of insanity currently running governments...complete breakdown seems inevitable, but continuing to 'out' the evil as well as visualize a new 'moral' system to replace it is about all we can do at this time!😎
Actually Ozias has crossed the line enough to be a poster rep for how to get out of office early. Maybe the tribe could hire him.
Got to say I am still just dumbfounded that we have book and release, released by prosecutor and released by court as regular things on folks who under no circumstances should be released.
Where are John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, the Magnificent Seven etc when we need them. Even the Three Amigos could do better than our Prosecutor, City Council and County Commissioners.
Our LEO's must be so very very frustrated. I can't even imagine how frustrated they must be.
It is not even a MAGA non MAGA thing it is thought 100% a RIGHT OR WRONG thing. If you harm someone (anyone) you will be punished period.
Curious, does anyone know if the county Sheriff's department and Sequim PD does "sweeps" for sex offenders? The agency I was with in another state, reguarly througout the year, designated officers/deputies would receive a list of the registered offenders and their addresses. We would go to each residence and confirm if they were there. If not there, it was noted and warrants were issued. And the agency would also make it known to the public after this was done, that it had conducted a sweep and list how many were arrested, how many were in violation etc. Interaction and notification by the PIO (public information officer) is crucial for the citizens.
nope, not here. the state laws are very predator friendly. Citizens can report tips on offenders through a link on their registration. Local police don't seem to do much about registration when interacting with repeat offenders on the street. When Lynn Allen was squatting by Tree Park with Robert Keith, failure to register and frequently on the scanner + interacting w/PA police, it took reporting him to his last registered jurisdiction for CCSO to book him for FTR and get him re registered here
Where are the Probation/parole officers??
good question
If they are repeat offenders they might?should have to check in and possibly wear GPS ankle monitors.
Even if they wanted to, the ratio of cops to residents is too low to do all the things we want them to do.
If the policing of the county takes 1/3 of the general funds with our ratio of police to residents being 0.82 per 1000...then it would take the entire budget just for policing if we had enough cops to do it right!
No ethics, no personal accountability, no consequential cause-and-effect at the personal level...this is what we get! Stupid-New-World!😎
State law regarding transient registration :
Washington law requires transient sex offenders to register weekly with the local county sheriff's office, reporting their current location. Unlike non-homeless offenders who register annually, those without a fixed residence must provide registration information every week. This requirement applies to all transient offenders, regardless of their risk level classification.
Someone dropped a ball, and it crushed a childhood
No consequences for ignoring that 'law'.
Another county law strictly enforced. We are ahead in the race to see which state has the highest number of homeless. Wa. Is winning but, the Oregonians are after a photo finish. The proverbial “run for our money”.
Ankle bracelets?? Probation officers?? Something is amiss here.
As a proud, retired law enforcement officer I am ashamed that I need to write this, however I am compelled to keep this story in the forefront.
Another incident involving innocent children that completely fell through the cracks was the story regarding the family of seven children whose parents stabbed the door dash driver. I was shocked and frankly embarrassed to read that when the father was stopped and arrested for doing donuts in the PA Safeway Parking lot with all seven children and the wife in the vehicle, Law Enforcement left the seven children with the mother instead of placing them in protective custody. At that point, the children should have been removed from parental custody and placed with DCFS. I know how much time it takes to place one child, and there were seven, but it is part of the job. We serve and PROTECT no matter how much time it takes. There are no excuses. Whatever agency responded to that call completely dropped the ball and left seven innocent children in an extremely dangerous situation.
A few hours later the father was released from custody. The seven children were then forced to witness their father brutally attack with a knife the good Samaritan that picked them up. The children were eventually found with their parents passed out in the stolen vehicle. This situation could have resulted in an even more tragic outcome for the children involved, and it is likely they will experience lasting effects from witnessing their parents' actions.
As a law enforcement officer, you take an oath. You swear. Plain and simple, this is another blatant and disturbing example of Law Enforcement not doing their job to protect and serve the most innocent and vulnerable in our community.
Well said, from another retired LEO. Absolutely, the calls with children take time, agreed, but we take an oath as you said, no matter how long it takes!!!
Aren’t calls involving children turned over to public health? Reported to CPS and followed up by that agency? Are there any social workers or Child Protective Services in Clallam County? I swear my forever house is looking more like south of CC. I saw a picture of that driver after he was stitched up. It was truly horrible. Like a big Z.
But the criminal wasn’t held in jail. What a great community.
Thank you D Marie. Question: Do you think the low ratio of police to population has over-strained the police dept in Clallam County to the point of them not being able to do their job?
I am sure the low ratio of officers to population, which is highest in WA state, is an issue. Some agency no longer respond to alarm calls or other low priority calls. However when innocent children are involved you simply cannot use lack of officers as an excuse. You can’t.
Question: Does funding in each dept play a role in whether to prosecute or hold individuals or investigate? Also, is moral lower when police can't get the support they need? I'm sincere in my questions.
The police make the arrest, and investigate crimes. However law enforcement has nothing to do with making the decision to prosecute and hold someone accountable. That is the district attorney, or prosecutors office who makes that decision.
If safety is the priority , then fund it by tax payers. So what if it is 50 percent of the budget, quit the fish barrier BS and the round abouts. Leadership isn’t a quality it’s a commodity purchased from the JST ask Ozias!
Thank you for this statement They also released the father after booking him for illegal possession of dangerous weapon, that should have been another reason to keep him away from the kids longer.
I trust you all will read and draw your own conclusions:
https://www.sequimgazette.com/opinion/from-the-sheriffs-desk-sheriffs-office-nets-grant-for-sex-kidnapping-offender-address-verification/
WHAT!!? "It is important to note that the Sheriff’s Office cannot legally dictate where sex offenders may live. Unless restricted by a court order or conditions of Department of Corrections supervision, offenders are constitutionally free to choose their residence."
That is a BIG problem.
For 90k the Sheriffs Office better be getting a little more creative. Sometimes I need a barf bag when I read CCWATCHDOG.
The topics, not the authors. Jeff doesn’t even make me nauseous anymore!😉
Good neighbors may need to identify local sex offenders so they are encouraged to move. I would not let my dog play in a fenced yard with a sex offender neighbor.
It’s a mental disorder, illness, choice.
What happened to those really cool institutions that housed crazy people? Sorry, one “fly over” the cuckoo nest isn’t enough”!
I apologize to normal, crazy people, you know who you are.
I am so over being PC🤷♀️