Wall of Shame

Seattle needs a Wall of Shame. A board of reckoning, publicly reminding the region’s powerful that all sins won’t be forgiven. Ideally located on the city tour circuit—not unlike the Fremont Troll, except political and mean-spirited in nature.

It would read like a who’s who of area scumbags, present and past. Ken Behring, A-Rod, Mayor Nickels, the Niketown rioter wearing Nikes, Senator Ted Stevens, any company responsible for an area Superfund site, you get the idea.

Howard Schultz would definitely make the W.O.S. We’d like to think the wall would make him think twice before selling the Sonics to an ownership group determined to relocate to Oklahoma City. Thanks mostly to Schultz's tiny and cold heart, the Sonics last home game in Seattle is likely to be this Sunday.

Think of it as permanent, all-season bad P.R.; serving as a grass roots, regulatory message board, instilling humiliation in those who callously toss Seattle aside for their selfish gain. Any landowning local with a head for accountability and a heart for Seattle should consider donating a street-facing side of their property for said project. This Seattlest will consider all offers and recommendations.

Photograph courtesy of Slightlynorth, via the Seattlest Flickr pool