As reported by my colleague Sista Toldja here, on Tuesday evening Chief Carmen Best of the Seattle Police Department announced her resignation. She was motivated to resign by a vote earlier that day by the Seattle City Council to cut the police department’s budget by nearly $4 million and voted to cut her salary and that of her command staff. The budget reductions are for the remainder of this fiscal year, and could lead to a reduction in the size of the police force by as many as 100 officers.
Black Bloc ANTIFA took to the streets of downtown Seattle tonight like marauding Vikings when they realized that Seattle Police were not coming out to meet them. The sent through blocks of downtown breaking windows and destroying property, without a single Seattle Police Department officer taking upon him/herself to try to intervene.
Gang of antifa black bloc march around Seattle breaking property with impunity tonight. #SeattleRiots #antifa pic.twitter.com/A4ZAppuWce
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 15, 2020
Marauding antifa black bloc in Seattle smash up property as they march around the city. People watch in disbelief. No police. #SeattleRiots #antifa pic.twitter.com/XYXkBFZZwc
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 15, 2020
8/14/20 Seattle earlier | A shorter clip of a protester throwing a huge rock through a store’s glass doors. pic.twitter.com/sB368YQaEk
— Liz Jones (@LizJone26271417) August 15, 2020
8/14/20 Seattle earlier | More vandalism as the Direct Action protesters march on. Look for the black umbrellas on the left. pic.twitter.com/00KQBDJT3X
— Liz Jones (@LizJone26271417) August 15, 2020
Obviously there are no videos of clashes with the Police — there were no Police in sight. But Saturday nights tend to be when things jump in Seattle. With Seattle PD being no-show tonight, that might prove to be too tempting an opportunity for ANTIFA to pass on tomorrow.
