Seattle protest turns violent with looting and fires downtown - Duration: 11:39. "We started hearing stories about folks who were spending $400 to $500 on gear to try to be able to protest the streets," said Talitha Hazelton, who is representing clients on the new lawsuit. In Sweden, Where There Was No Lockdown, COVID Cases & Deaths Have Slowed to a Trickle Kanye West Claims Dems Spying on His Presidential Campaign New Zealand Goes Into Lockdown After Just Four New Cases of Coronavirus An The home visits have prompted Council President Lorena González to issue a statement saying, while political pressure is part of our democracy, demonstrations cannot devolved into personal attacks, intimidation, or potential violence.Stay connected with everything KUOW by signing up for our free, weekly Best of KUOW newsletter.Help guide our reporting by submitting a topic, question, or one of your stories to our team.KUOW is the Puget Sound region’s #1 radio station for news.
"I think it's important for us to basically keep up the good fight ... because it's not over," Richardson said.The Council is expected to take a full vote on the SPD budget sometime next week.Demonstrators are demanding that the Seattle Police Department be defunded by at least 50% and that those funds be reallocated to social services, programs, housing and education in Black communities.The march, organized by Decriminalize Seattle and King County Equity Now, ended at Seattle City Hall with speeches and musical performances.That total includes layoffs and attrition. Getting the stolen weapons off the street was one compelling public interest, Lee found.The law also required the police to demonstrate that all “reasonable and available means” to obtain the information has been exhausted.Seattle Times Executive Editor Michele Matassa Flores said the “The media exist in large part to hold governments, including law enforcement agencies, accountable to the public,” said Matassa Flores. They visited the homes of council members Alex Pedersen and Debora Juarez in July. Inslee and Seattle Mayor Durkan confirmed federal agents are on standby in the Seattle area to protect federal buildings ahead of planned protests this weekend. A judge has ordered The Seattle Times and four other media outlets to comply with a subpoena and give the Seattle Police Department unpublished video and photos from the May 30 protest. Police, firefighters and EMTs attended the scene. Two police cruisers pursued the driver after coming through. Local News and Information for Seattle, Washington and surrounding areas. Fire officials said one patient is in critical condition and the other is in stable condition. Don’t stand in the middle of the road at night, damn. This is the vehicle that ran over 2 peacefull protesters on mother bound I-5. Author: KING 5 Staff Published: 9:24 AM PDT May 31, 2020 My neighbors were concerned by such a large group, but they were successful in ensuring the crowd was not able to trespass or engage in other illegal behavior in the area, despite repeated attempts to do so. Demonstrators said the Council needs to invest more money into law enforcement – not the other way around.“If we need money for other things, take it (from) somewhere else, not the police department” said, Donna Morris, a teacher who, like most people I spoke with, does not live in Seattle.Morris said she doesn’t feel safe visiting the city.“Right now, as we are, we don't have enough police officers," she said. “What is the plan?”The group Decriminalize Seattle, which is calling for 50 percent cuts to SPD’s budget, will hold a march and rally tomorrow from the youth detention center to City Hall. Civilians have been left with a host of injuries including chemical burns, visual impairments, scrapes, and bruises.It has become common to see demonstrators, who have come to expect harsh crowd control actions from Seattle Police, sporting protective gear such as helmets and respirators. The rallying cry of these protests has been to defund the police. Peaceful protesters do not show up with a van full of bear spray, stun guns, spike strips, and explosives. The CHOP group has blocked off six city blocks in downtown Seattle, where the East Precinct is located, as an act of protest for the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25. The media is no doubt waiting to learn the race and political ideology of the driver before deciding whether to blow this up into a big story. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer The Seattle Fire Department tweeted that three fires were set at different locations in Seattle during the protests. Reddit Leftists Celebrate Police Putting Woman in Chokehold For Not Wearing a Face Mask Council President Lorena Gonzalez says SPD doesn’t have enough remaining funds for the Council to achieve a 50 percent cut in 2020.
Moment before impact at the BLM protest in Seattle. Chief Best said the council hasn’t consulted her about its proposals, and that council members have exceeded their authority in trying to manage day-to-day operations at SPD. Jones also agreed with the city that the petitioners did not adequately assert their equal protection claim.The rallies come ahead of the City Council's Monday meeting where members are expected to vote on cuts to the department.The large crowd waved blue lives matter flags and carried Trump 2020 signs. KING5.com is the official website for KING-TV, your trusted source for breaking news, weather and sports in Seattle, WA. Seattle was rocked with one of the most violent protests to date on Saturday, when a huge crowd of demonstrators flocked to the county juvenile detention facility, setting fire to construction trailers and vandalizing businesses along the way. SEATTLE — One of two protesters struck by a car on Interstate 5 early Saturday morning has died, and the other remains in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center, according to … SEATTLE — Protests in Seattle remained peaceful Sunday after a violent "riot" on Saturday led to dozens of arrests. KING 5 News political analyst Ron Sims talks about Juneteenth and the current climate of Seattle protests and his hopes for the future. Wuhan Lab Complains That it is Being Scapegoated For Coronavirus Spread
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