The Seattle Times and other local news organizations are reporting that a majority of the City Council supports “a high-level proposal” to slash police department funding by 50 percent, igniting an uproar among citizen critics. Sentiment among some respondents to the Seattle Times story can be summed up in two reader reactions. One reader suggested […]
Report: Teen Killed in Seattle Was ‘Seeking Safety’ in CHOP
The Daily Mail is reporting that the 16-year-old killed in Seattle’s so-called “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” (CHPP) zone June 29 was a homeless runaway who had allegedly carjacked the white Jeep Cherokee in which he was shot, and was advised by a friend to “drive to the police precinct in the CHOP for safety.” Instead, […]
Seattle Cops Clear CHOP, Protesters Moved Out of ‘Occupied Zone’
UPDATED – More than 30 people were arrested early Wednesday morning as Seattle police acting on an emergency order from embattled Mayor Jenny Durkan moved into the so-called Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone and ordered protesters out following three weeks of trouble ending with a nine-day stretch that included five shootings, two of […]
Another CHOP Fatal Shooting; ‘This Isn’t Safe for Anybody’ Says Chief
Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone is making more news with the Monday morning fatal shooting of a 16-year-old youth and the wounding of a 14-year-old boy, the second fatality in a week, and so far there are no arrests in any of the shootings, according to KIRO News. The previous weekend saw three […]
Stubborn Holdouts Stall Seattle CHOP Recovery
A few dozen stubborn holdouts are refusing to leave the so-called CHOP (for Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) zone as they appear to have given themselves a new identity, and are preparing a list of demands they will present to the city, according to KOMO and the Seattle P-I.com. Now calling themselves the Black Collective Voices, […]
Seattle ‘CHOP-ped’ As Lawsuit Filed; Protesters Say Vote Democrat
The controversial Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) in Seattle has “formally closed” as of Wednesday, with organizers telling their “comrades” to “continue supporting the kind of revolutionary change we just created by voting for Joe Biden as president of the United States in November and Jay Inslee as governor of Washington.” Calling itself the CHOP […]
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