Seattle @MayorJenny has declared the #CHAZ a "free speech zone."
But Antifa-affiliated activists have harassed and forcibly removed right-leaning journalists from the territory.
Newsflash: it's not free speech if only one view is permitted.
But Antifa-affiliated activists have harassed and forcibly removed right-leaning journalists from the territory.
Newsflash: it's not free speech if only one view is permitted.
The mayor has said it might be a "summer of love" in the #CapitolHillAutonomousZone.
But SPD Chief says calls for service have tripled, with "rapes, robberies, and all sorts of violent acts that have been occurring in the area that we’re not able to get to."
Crime ≠ Love
But SPD Chief says calls for service have tripled, with "rapes, robberies, and all sorts of violent acts that have been occurring in the area that we’re not able to get to."
Crime ≠ Love
As @BlueBoxDave has reported, Occupy Wall Street ultimately crumbled when reports of widespread sexual assault broke into the news.
The same dynamic is possible in the #CHAZ—especially because the territory is so much larger, with many more enclosed spaces.
The same dynamic is possible in the #CHAZ—especially because the territory is so much larger, with many more enclosed spaces.
Police Chief @carmenbest has an extraordinarily difficult task: she seems to be the last official in Seattle who understands the necessity of law and order.
Right now, she is politically isolated, but the situation is volatile and could change quickly.
Right now, she is politically isolated, but the situation is volatile and could change quickly.
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