Seattle police announced Wednesday that they would begin the process of evacuating the city’s Chop — the Capitol Hill Organized Protest that became the epicenter of Seattle’s George Floyd protests — following a string of violent incidents in the autonomous zone.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan also issued an executive order calling the Chop an “unlawful assembly” and setting a 48-hour public safety emergency order, with police beginning the process of vacating the area early Wednesday morning. While most of the protesters quickly abandoned the area, at least 31 people were arrested for failure to disperse,...
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan also issued an executive order calling the Chop an “unlawful assembly” and setting a 48-hour public safety emergency order, with police beginning the process of vacating the area early Wednesday morning. While most of the protesters quickly abandoned the area, at least 31 people were arrested for failure to disperse,...
- 7/1/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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