Mayor Jenny Durkan finally ended the radical autonomous zone in Seattle this morning.
Chief Carmen Best ordered her police officers into the zone clearing out all the extremists in under two hours.
So much for the “Summer of Love” Mayor Durkan thought would happen.
So what did the police find when they went into the CHOP that was supposed to be such a transformative love experience and ended up being a murder zone?
Check it out, click on to enlarge.
The dismantling of the #CHOP in #seattle 🎥 pic.twitter.com/7UFCJRLK90
— Geoff Nelson (@FullNelsonVideo) July 1, 2020
Safe to say I will not miss the Honey Buckets outside of my window (and in the middle of the street) #CHOP pic.twitter.com/7GM6q5fImA
— Tyler Slauson (@tslauson) July 1, 2020
#UPDATE: First look at the #CHOP zone since Seattle Police cleared it out this morning.
Dozens of tents and lots belongings left, but all protestors have been cleared out. @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/dULugXBtBz
— Deedee Sun (@DeedeeKIRO7) July 1, 2020
Look at how they had crap everywhere and how they defaced every building with disgusting things like “kill the pigs” or “F**k 12.” How much is this going to cost to clean all this up? They should’ve taken the names of everyone as they kicked them out and delivered them the bill. They still need to track down the murderers of Lorenzo Anderson and get the real story of what happened when the CHOP security allegedly shot the two other teens, killing one.
City workers have also recovered improvised spike strips—designed to puncture vehicle tires—in the area of the CHOP. pic.twitter.com/x4Des6hPGq
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 1, 2020
Some of the violence in and armed individuals in the CHOP have been captured by open source video recorded in the area: https://t.co/PCTaMtqntr
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 1, 2020
More than a half dozen people cuffed and escorted from #CHOP in Seattle in the last 20 min. #komonews pic.twitter.com/6IdaALnUfB
— Denise Whitaker🏃♀️ (@deniseonKOMO) July 1, 2020
Sweet people, right? 31 people ended up arrested for charges from obstruction to assault.
What a difference four hours makes. #CHOP #Q13FOX #Seattle pic.twitter.com/JC9uSkK3fM
— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) July 1, 2020
What a difference law and order makes!
The residents came out and gave the police coffee for their efforts, they were so happy to be rid of the anarchists.
Mayor Durkan said she regretted the loss of life.
"I deeply, deeply regret the loss of life…": Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says of two black youth shot to death during #CHOP occupation. Says she hopes to meet with their families. #CHOP #Q13FOX
— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) July 1, 2020
Too little, too late.
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