WA Bill Sets IMPOSSIBLE Standards To End Homeless Sweeps Forever

Washington state lawmakers want to make it virtually impossible to clear homeless encampments—ever again. House Bill 2489 sets the bar so absurdly high that no shelter in the state could meet the requirements: must accept pets, partners, unlimited personal possessions, AND cannot mandate any behavioral health treatment. Translation? Taxpayers foot the bill while addicts and mentally ill people slowly die on sidewalks, and police can't clear blocked walkways or address fire hazards. Even Redmond's police chief admits no shelter meets these fantasy standards, meaning enforcement becomes illegal no matter how many empty beds exist. This is Washington's response to the Supreme Court green-lighting encampment sweeps—progressive legislators basically saying "camp wherever you want, consequences be damned." Seattle's new socialist mayor already canceled sweeps, and if this bill passes, the entire state becomes a magnet for West Coast homelessness. Portland and San Francisco tried this experiment. How'd that work out? Is anyone surprised the ACLU is cheerleading this race to the bottom? When will lawmakers admit that compassion without accountability just enables more overdose deaths?