Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan ordered Seattle police to retake the East Precinct in the infamous CHOP Zone tonight.
Seattle Mayor Announces City Will Retake East Precinct in the CHOP Zone. Faced with growing pressure to crack down on an “occupied” protest zone following two weekend shootings, Seattle’s mayor said Monday that officials will move to wind down the blocks-long span of city streets taken over two weeks ago that President Donald Trump asserted is run by “anarchists."
The mayor did not give an immediate timeline for clearing out the occupation but said “additional steps” would be examined if people don't leave voluntarily. With scores of people camping in a park in the protest zone, Durkan said peaceful demonstrations could continue, but nighttime disorder had to stop.
What the mayor is saying is that she will give in to the demands of the rioters. What say you?
