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brooklynite

(94,490 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2020, 08:28 AM Jul 2020

BREAKING: Seattle police clearing out CHOP protest zone

per Mayor's Executive Order.

Livestream: https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-police-clearing-chop-area-after-durkan-issues-executive-order

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BREAKING: Seattle police clearing out CHOP protest zone (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2020 OP

Doesn't look good... 2naSalit Jul 2020 #1

10 arrests. No reports of violence. brooklynite Jul 2020 #2

Buh bye Jake Stern Jul 2020 #3

Good Johnny2X2X Jul 2020 #4

Ah well - It was a short summer. jmg257 Jul 2020 #5

2naSalit

(86,522 posts)

1. Doesn't look good...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 08:35 AM

Jul 2020

Lots of riot gear and MRAPS.

brooklynite

(94,490 posts)

2. 10 arrests. No reports of violence.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 08:38 AM

Jul 2020

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)

3. Buh bye

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 09:35 AM

Jul 2020

Starting to feel those lawsuits, eh Mayor?

Johnny2X2X

(19,029 posts)

4. Good

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 09:44 AM

Jul 2020

While this seemed like a lot of people doing good things together, when taken as a whole it was easily painted as ridiculous. In an election year, we don't need to be the side defending this.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

5. Ah well - It was a short summer.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 09:50 AM

Jul 2020

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