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The most radical member of the Seattle City Council purposefully allowed a crowd of unruly “peaceful protesters” reportedly brimming with Antifa and Black Lives Matter activists to enter Seattle City Hall late Tuesday so they could chant for the mayor’s resignation.
Look:
Councilmember Sawant has a key to City Hall, allowing protesters to enter and chant for the mayor’s removal. #seattleprotest pic.twitter.com/EyC7GdT4Xh
— Jake Goldstein-Street (@GoldsteinStreet) June 10, 2020
Antifa and BLM have broken into Seattle city hall
Despite their mayor @MayorJenny being beyond progressive
They are demanding she resign since she won’t defund the Police
This is the new normal in big cities of America
— ELIJAH (@ElijahSchaffer) June 10, 2020
Why all the anger against Mayor Jenny Durkan? Because she’s been willing to allow Seattle police officers to use a very limited amount of force to quell the looting and rioting that has ravaged the city since Minneapolis black man George Floyd’s death in late May.
During one riot last Saturday, for instance, rocks, bottles and explosives were thrown at local officers. Several officers were reportedly injured.
Look:
At about 7:30 p.m. demonstrators outside the East Precinct began moving barricades at 11th and Pine despite multiple requests from police to stop. Individuals began throwing rocks/bottles/and explosives at officers. Several officers injured due to improvised explosives. pic.twitter.com/cbW6hWhIvy
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) June 7, 2020
In response, city police chief Carmen Best, a black woman, reportedly authorized her officers to use flash-bang devices and pepper spray to disperse the clearly unruly thugs.
But for reasons that remain unclear, this justified action by the city’s black police chief outraged the city’s Maoist-mob and its veritable leaders in the Seattle City Council.
Example:
STOP. @MayorJenny @carmenbest @SeattlePD JUST STOP! There is no need to use these dangerous tactics. This is excessive use of force and absolutely unnecessary. I got multiple reports that it was absolutely peaceful. Families are there! STOP traumatizing protesters & neighbors! https://t.co/HBkFAGXBJp
— Teresa Mosqueda (@TeresaCMosqueda) June 7, 2020
The woman above, Teresa Mosqueda, is a member of the Seattle City Council. So is Kshama Sawant, the radical member who allowed “peaceful protesters” into Seattle City hall late Tuesday. She was equally disturbed by the police not only defending themselves but also arresting the thugs who’d tried to assault them.
And as seen in the tweets below, Sawant chose to aim all her fury at Mayor Durkan:
Under Durkan, Seattle police have inflicted horrific violence on ordinary people & viciously targeted protests. Mayor Durkan has utterly failed us.
That’s why, as a socialist, it’s my duty to join with the rapidly-growing calls for Durkan to step down.https://t.co/vkS31lZMkP
— Kshama Sawant (@cmkshama) June 6, 2020
Mayor Durkan has failed the working people of Seattle since day one of her administration. She has now abused her power, and harmed thousands of ordinary people – all in defense of big business & the status quo of racism and inequality. This past week has been the final straw.
— Kshama Sawant (@cmkshama) June 6, 2020
It is time for Jenny Durkan to finally be held accountable. It is time for her to go.
If Mayor Durkan refuses to step aside, it will be the responsibility of the City Council to remove her, by introducing articles of impeachment.https://t.co/szMDf507Ip
— Kshama Sawant (@cmkshama) June 6, 2020
Those arrested at the protests must be released immediately
Mayor Durkan must resign. If she refuses to, I will bring articles of impeachment forward.
Tomorrow, I’m bringing legislation to ban all chemical weapons, “crowd control devices” & chokeholds#DefundPolice#TaxAmazon
— Kshama Sawant (@cmkshama) June 7, 2020
If Durkan won’t resign, I’ll bring articles of impeachment
I’m bringing two bills to City Council tomorrow: ban chemical weapons & “crowd control devices” & ban chokeholds on ordinary people & protests
Need public testimony. Sign up 12PM Mon, speak 2PMhttps://t.co/O8gNc63SAO
— Kshama Sawant (@cmkshama) June 7, 2020
Days later, she permitted “peaceful protesters” to storm into Seattle City Hall.
“Hundreds of protesters entered Seattle City Hall Tuesday night along with Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant,” local station KCPQ reported.
“People marched from Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood where Sawant held an event at Cal Anderson Park. The protesters made their way into city hall and speakers were demanding change. They were heard calling for the resignation of Mayor Jenny Durkan.”
See more footage from the “protest” below:
Photos: Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant led protesters to occupy City Hall for about an hour this evening. Inside, people took turns speaking, sharing songs and repeatedly chanting about the removal of Mayor Jenny Durkan. pic.twitter.com/gcWwyrUuM7
— amandamsnyder (@amandamsnyder) June 10, 2020
Sawant speaking at city hall, reminding of the vote on Monday to ban use of chemical weapons and choke holds. Also speaking further on defunding SPD and taxing Amazon. #SeattleProtest #SeattleProtests #Seattle pic.twitter.com/MI7VTpJyzk
— Cortana, but ur dad calls me Katya (@CortanaV) June 10, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter protesters in #seattle have taken city hall. Thousands are moving in. pic.twitter.com/1cTRNRZ5fv
— Alex Garland (@AGarlandPhoto) June 10, 2020
Led by Sawant, the “protesters” reportedly also called for re-taxing Amazon …
“Taxing Amazon is absolutely a part of Black rights … It’s about actually putting dollars in the table to address inequities affecting the Black community,” the radical Seattle City Council member said in a statement to Evan Bush of The Seattle Times.
Two years ago, the council passed an ordinance that would have forced an annual $275/employee on all large businesses in Seattle, including Amazon.
The tax was repealed shortly thereafter because of backlash from not only big employers like Amazon but also labor unions. Mosqueda and Sawant were predictably the only two members of the council to vote against the repeal.
@cmkshama“Defund SPD and Tax Amazon” pic.twitter.com/FZ9fSnRbiI
— Alex Garland (@AGarlandPhoto) June 10, 2020
During Tuesday’s “protest,” Sawant was also questioned about why she led hundreds of people into a closed space amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
She responded by making it clear that, much like other left-wing hypocrites, she doesn’t feel that safety concerns ought to apply to her cause, of course.
Was she concerned about people massing indoors and without social distancing? “We have concerns when we meet outside,” Sawant said. “This is a global rebellion. … Everyone is taking risks how can I stay home?”
— Evan Bush (@evanbush) June 10, 2020
I followed up and noted that it’s a choice to bring people indoors and doesn’t that enhance risk? “It does. I don’t deny it. The rebellion is still happening. That shows you the complete failure of capitalism as a system.”
— Evan Bush (@evanbush) June 10, 2020
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