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Editorial: Lessons from the Snitch Lines

Retrospective on 2021 snitch line behavior provides object lesson in what not to do

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Apr 12, 2023
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It's hard to believe that during a global pandemic, some people1 would use an anonymous tip line to settle petty grievances.

But the Snitch Line data dump has revealed that that's exactly what some Lake Stevens residents did, and the results are both hilarious and disturbing.

Let's start with the Everett communications staffer who noticed that while ever…

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