Reports: Seattle CHOP zone prompts lawsuit from businesses, residents

Fox News via MSN ^ | 6/25/20 | Dom Calicchio

[Libloather]

Numerous Seattle businesses – including an auto repair shop, a tattoo parlor and a property management company – sued the city Wednesday, alleging city officials were complicit in allowing an “occupied protest” that has made them feel unsafe in their neighborhood, according to reports.

Workers and residents also joined the lawsuit over CHOP, the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, which drew scorn from President Trump and other critics who accused Mayor Jenny Durkan, the city’s police chief and other city leaders of turning the area over to “anarchists.”

Organizers of CHOP -- part of the widespread rioting and demonstrations that followed the May 25 death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis -- said they sought to establish a “police-free” area in Seattle’s Capitol Hill district.

Since the occupation began June 8, the area has seen shootings, vandalism and other crimes.

[Libloather]

Not crimes. Love.

[arthurus]

So far the Seattle Commune has been pretty penny ante, at least compared to its model in Paris 1871. The communards have not yet killed or expelled enemies of the commune but perhaps the process is not yet far enough advanced. The Paris Occupiers of a section of that city were killing each other in the last phase before l'Armée Francais brought the grape wine into the commune to give them a final whiff.

[over3Owithabrain]

It’s not “penny ante” to those whose businesses and livelihoods are destroyed.

[arthurus]

It is absolutely “penny ante” when compared to similar actions in history. Trivial thugs are still thugs with limited nerve.

[I want the USA back]

The mayor and governor are criminally responsible for everything that the occupiers did in their zone.

[moovova]

...AND, they’ll vote democrat next election.

[farming pharmer]

It's a testament to law-abiding Americans that there aren't communards heads on pikes lining the street.

Patience is wearing thin, though, I'm sure.

[SMARTY]

It’s ABOUT time!

A class action was never more justified.

[lowbridge]

One local business owner, Joey Rodolfo of Buki clothing, told “Fox & Friends” this week that he plans to move out of state because of what he described as Seattle’s lack of governmental leadership.

“Since we have no leadership and we have a city council that’s so socialist, there really is very, very little support for businesses,” Rodolfo said. “As far as the city reaching out to small businesses like ourselves, or any business, there has been zero.”

[GOPJ]

... including an auto repair shop, a tattoo parlor and a property management company – sued the city Wednesday, alleging city officials were complicit in allowing an “occupied protest” that has made them feel unsafe in their neighborhood, according to reports.

It's a good start. Step two is STOP ELECTING IDIOT DRAMA QUEEN brain-dead democrat mayors...

[Repeat Offender]

Step two is STOP ELECTING IDIOT DRAMA QUEEN brain-dead democrat mayors...

No, no, those people just didn't do it right. It will be different next time......