On Sunday, there was a huge Back the Blue rally in support of the police in Seattle. The silent majority was finally standing up and being counted, with thousands coming out to defend not defund the SPD ahead of a vote anticipated today on defunding.
Crowd chanting “vote no” to demand city council to vote “no” on defunding the Seattle police Bill introduced by socialist council member Sawant. Thousands of Defend @SeattlePD Supporters send a huge message to Seattle City Council. #seattle #BackTheBlue
— BlueStateBlues (@Tianmiao_wang) August 9, 2020
Large rally in support of SPD outside Seattle City Hall pic.twitter.com/2Tddxz0lh4
— Amy Moreno (@AmyMorenoNews) August 9, 2020
While thousands came out to support the police, there was a small Antifa counter-protest. They tried to cause trouble, assaulting a couple of people including a street preacher, a photographer and an older woman who tried to rescue the flag from being burnt.
#Antifa black bloc assault a street preacher outside Seattle city hall today. They try to stop press from recording. pic.twitter.com/7oJC7CrePL
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 10, 2020
A woman and reporter are assaulted by Seattle Antifa goons and agitators. She put out the flag that was on fire. pic.twitter.com/rzvT4ETwwg
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) August 9, 2020
The power of the actual responsible residents had to give the council something to think about prior to their vote today.
They also had something else to think about. Because in the evening, the riot crew was out again, smashing things again across Seattle. It makes the choice very simple: are you for this insanity or are you for the rule of law and supporting the police? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know what side most of the population are going to be on, even the liberals, if they have to live there.
Breaking: Mob of #antifa in Seattle gathered in the former CHAZ area and have broken into several businesses. #SeattleRiots pic.twitter.com/Vmn5vx96Iw
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 10, 2020
Windows broken at a Whole Foods Market in Seattle tonight. Security officers are purportedly inside protecting the merchandise, limiting property damage to the exterior #Seattle #seattleprotest pic.twitter.com/31O4pVbdRN
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) August 10, 2020
Destruction in Seattle – Amazon broken into & vandalized before police arrive to disperse the crowd #Seattle #seattleprotest pic.twitter.com/8NvZIeK8XM
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) August 10, 2020
Chase Bank broken into as well, shattered glass on the floor here in Seattle #seattleprotest #seattle pic.twitter.com/Z0FQ7Zf4Vc
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) August 10, 2020
Starbucks broken into & vandalized in Seattle #Seattle #SeattleProtests pic.twitter.com/YAGM871pk1
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) August 10, 2020
Who really wants to have to keep dealing with this? And what happens when you defund the police by 50%? You go quickly to hell in a hand basket and this time becomes like a peaceful time in your mind by comparison.
Sounds like the supporters of the police may already be having an effect. They just voted to rescind the majority of the cut to the police chief’s salary, basically going back on a 40 % cut to her salary that they voted last week. That was not a good look in the middle of all this.
But they haven’t even consulted with Chief Carmen Best, which says they don’t really care about how this might impact the policing in the city. Because if they did, they’d want to know what she thought or her recommendations. So it’s pretty clear, it’s all been political.
Seattle public safety is in the hands of ideologues. While the city council is expected to vote today to cut the police dept’s budget, Police Chief @CarmenBest says no one from the council consulted her on cuts. Which party claims it respects experts? pic.twitter.com/XmLxFVqDoI
— Mike (@Doranimated) August 10, 2020
How cutting actually makes the police better is something that none of these people or the BLM have been able to effect lively explain.
We’ll let you know as soon as we hear anything about the defund vote.
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