The word "people" is spray painted over the word "police" on the closed Seattle Police Department's East Precinct now surrounded by the area known as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), in Seattle, Wash. on June 11, 2020. (Photo: Trevor Hughes/USA TODAY). In a few short days, Seattle protesters who violently clashed with riot police over the death of George Floyd have had their rough edges dulled by tens of thousands of tourists and sightseers. It was formed after several nights of intense, sometimes violent standoffs between police and protesters; eventually, police ceded the area surrounding a precinct to the protesters. Marchers demonstrated in solidarity with the community in remembering the death of George Floyd, and against police abuse and excessive force. As days continue to pass since the establishment of CHAZ, an anarcho-syndicalist commune nestled in the heart of downtown Seattle, based in what was formerly the Seattle City Hall and a police station, the Seattle mayor has officially, publicly expressed her support for the fledgling autonomous zone. They offer free coffee, doughnuts, handshakes and hugs, which he sometimes forgets to decline amid the pandemic. Pretty powerful police chief. Rioters broke at least one window of the police station, defaced the signs outside with profanity, hung a large banner across the front, and at least partially tore down a chain-link fence surrounding the station, and with spray paint renamed it the "Seattle People Department.". Protester Derrek Allen "Rad2cooL" Jones II bumps elbows in greeting with a Seattle police officer as police begin to depart the scene of a shooting, Monday, June 29, 2020, in Seattle, where streets are blocked off in what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone. Pretty, pretty formidable law enforcement leader, I'm sure that people of Seattle feel well protected. They offer free coffee, doughnuts, handshakes and hugs, which he sometimes forgets to decline amid the pandemic. See photos, maps, and learn more. There’s not a lot of Black faces out here. Tents are seen outside of the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct on June 9, 2020 in Seattle. We can actually do this.”, A woman climbs down from a building in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle during protests. Three members of the nine-member Seattle City Council called on Durkan to resign over how the city has mismanaged the protest response. What the community wants is change, many Black protesters say. The nation of CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) in what used to be Seattle was set up by antifa earlier this week. But the CHOPitistas, or CHAZians, do have a collective farm, armed guards, snacks, art projects and most likely poetry readings of approved texts. Trump demanded in a statement on Twitter Friday that city officials end the takeover: "The terrorists burn and pillage our cities, and they think it is just wonderful, even the death.". "The President really put a hit on my head," Simone tweeted. I am your new president. Stay free, CHAZ/CHOP! People sit in Cal Anderson Park in the so-called "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" on June 10, 2020 in Seattle. Police in Seattle have torn down demonstrators' tents in the city's so-called occupied protest zone after the mayor ordered it cleared. OK, but maybe you better change your name to something a bit more nebbishy, like say, "Fielding Mellish," the neurotic character played by Woody Allen in the movie "Bananas," which is about a guy who joins a revolution because he's attracted to a revolutionary female. A third weekend of demonstrations for racial justice was held in the nation's capital as tensions remain high after George Floyd, a black man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee to his neck. Change from the status quo. Not incremental. It's built on land that was formerly owned, in part, by … to putting more counselors and nurses in schools and requiring police officers to ensure their badge numbers are readable. Seeing people stand up and say, 'We can’t see this happen anymore' has literally shocked the world. We’re trying to leverage space at the table. The governor of Washington doesn't mind CHAZ/CHOP being its own country in the middle of Seattle. If you don't know about CHAZ/CHOP, you're probably still stuck on old COVID-19 news, worried that if you dare gather in groups, you'll be denounced as murderers willing to spread disease. A fter a handful of reported sexual assaults, violence against outsiders, and numerous thefts, the Seattle Autonomous Zone known as CHAZ and/or CHOP suffered their first reported homicide over the weekend on Saturday. © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. If you follow the Konstitushun of CHAZ/CHOP, you'll at least be sure to keep your plants alive, so you won't go hungry and begin cannibalizing the weak, whom you care so much about. Another person was shot and survived, and Seattle Police are currently investigating reports of another shooting on Sunday night on top of that. The terrorists burn and pillage our cities, and they think it is just wonderful, even the death. And the mayor of Seattle doesn't mind, either. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. With everybody in your humid nation already somewhat musky from lack of showers, you must protect the hygiene of the people. CHAZ/CHOP is estimated to have a small population of only 200, implying a murder rate of 500 per 100,000. Not minor. Because here in America, our old, boring "A Republic, if you can keep it" thing is falling apart. Because Brawndo has what plants crave -- electrolytes. "I'm not a Terrorist Warlord.". A Black Lives Matter mural begins to take shape on East Pine Street in the so-called "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" on June 10, 2020 in Seattle. He has been on the front lines of the protests for days, capturing videos that he says show police lied about who started confrontations, in particular when an officer grabbed an umbrella protesters were using to shield themselves and pepper-sprayed the crowd. The zone includes the blocks surrounding the Seattle Police Departments East Precinct, which was the site of violent clashes with Black Lives Matter protesters, who have continued to demonstrate in the wake of George Floyds death. (Photo: Trevor Hughes/USA TODAY). It's going to be action. NATION. Watching the silent protest flood into Jefferson Park, protester Mackenzie Thornquist, 28, a flight attendant, says she's confident her generation is ready to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Black community. In "Bananas," the leftist revolution prevailed in "San Marcos." Some of the citizens of CHAZ don't like the name and want it changed to CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest). A Pilates instructor poses for photos at the "Free Cap Hill" sign and a group of people sit on couches at the "Conversation Cafe" near a Post-It covered Dream Board. Demonstrators clash with police near the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct on June 7, 2020 in Seattle. There's no equivalent, at least not yet, to a Martin Luther King Jr., Congressman John Lewis, Jesse Jackson or Patrisse Cullors, the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement who has organized protests after the death of Floyd and other Black men, women and children in recent years. Tom Pappert is the editor-in-chief of National File. Everybody knows this to be true. She called it an "exercise in trust and de-escalation" and she's not even the mayor of Minneapolis. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. During the 2017 mayoral election, only 42% of registered voters participated. If their population were as high as 5,000 (which is very unlikely), it would still imply a murder rate of 20 per 100,000, about four times the U.S. average. The man lives in a house in the same block and said he was tired of protesters occupying his neighborhood. Wright's colleague Candis Dover, 55, says the true test will be time, calling this moment "the Kumbaya phase." Most businesses in the area have are closed, although a liquor store, ramen restaurant and taco joint are still doing brisk business. Eighteen days later on Memorial Day, Floyd, 46, a Black man in Minneapolis, was pinned to the ground by officers after being accused of passing a fake $20 bill at a grocery store. The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) is barricaded by protesters and has issued a … But to prove I support true diversity, I'll write your Konstitushun, so you may organize yourselves, from your collective farms to your appropriate sports activities, and even how best to wear your underwear. A big part of the problem, she says, is that white people who love to protest fail to follow through by holding city officials accountable for new police contracts or spending priorities. The autonomous zone’s evolution from a somber protest site to street festival highlights the problem Seattle’s Black residents say they face: The city’s overwhelmingly white population loves to protest but might not be taking the Black Lives Matter movement as seriously as they should. Must end this Seattle takeover now! None of the council members is Black. SEATTLE – Tracy Stewart stands on a street corner in the newly claimed Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone and shakes her head. Have any questions or suggestions? "A lot of the things the community has been saying, especially the Black community, they've been saying for a long time. A crowd of people visits the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle, Washington, during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. She wants to know: Where were these people when the chief pushed back against union contract changes? Join Editor-in-Chief Tom Pappert — Subscribe to the National File HERE, Have any questions or suggestions? 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