Seattle police union chief says his city is 'closest I've ever seen' to being 'lawless state'

Fox News ^ | 6/12/20 | Julia Musto

[Libloather]

Seattle Police Officers Guild President Michael Solan told "Outnumbered Overtime" Friday that the city is now the "closest I've ever seen ... to becoming a lawless state."

Solan called for local leaders to help restore order after anti-cop protesters declared a six-block section of the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood to be an "autonomous" area and a "cop-free zone."

Solan told host Harris Faulkner that legitimate issues of police brutality and racism had been "stolen by unreasonable activists in the city of Seattle.

"And now, they control six square blocks," he added. "They control the precinct. And that is a direct result of our city-elected officials lacking the political willpower to enforce the rule of law."

"And, this is the closest I've ever seen our country, let alone the city here, to becoming a lawless state when public safety issues are deeply, deeply concerning," Solan went on.

"And, if…unreachable activists have taken over an East Precinct voluntarily given up by an elected officials’ decisions, what’s to stop them from taking another precinct?" he asked. "And...West Precinct -- where 300 protesters marched on it two nights ago, where officers were ordered back inside, outside the perimeter -- If we lose that flagship precinct, that houses the 911 communications center. Therefore, if that becomes disabled, how do we provide public safety services to the entire city?"

[DuncanWaring]

He didn’t get the memo.

It’s not “lawless”, it’s “festive”.

[rrrod]

Yep. I’m pro cop...have family members that have been cops but watching the union bosses go on tv and pretend they are outraged. The unions support Democrats...period.

[ridesthemiles]

“Black Faces in High Places” is totally backfiring...

“Voting for a women” has been set back about 200 years.

The combination has proven to be a disaster.