Posted on 05/27/2025 4:04:12 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Seattle's police union has hit out at city officials after mass arrests took place in a park when counter-protesters gathered to demonstrate against a rally being held there.
The Seattle Police Officers Guild said it welcomed a mayoral review of the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department's decision to allow the rally to be held in Cal Anderson Park on Saturday.
"What we are struggling to understand is, why was this park chosen and authorized, especially when this park is commonly known as the heart of ANTIFA land," the police union said in a statement on Sunday. The park and surrounding areas of the Capitol Hill neighborhood were occupied by protesters as part of the nationwide unrest sparked by the killing of George Floyd five years ago.
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agree. question is why?
It’s pretty weird.
I have no idea what benefit Trump sees in antifa
I read their letter, I guess you’d call it, and it’s quite damning
“Antifa only exists because Trump allows them to.”
You people are so out of touch, it’s pathetic.
Antifa is a living, breathing cache of information about the cabal.
I’ll let you figure out the rest.
Most likely the mayor knew about the park and what would result. The mayor’s statement gives away what he thinks about Christians. Also, why should a terrorist group (antifa) determine where people can meet?
No. The mayor of Seattle did. Antifa was here long before Trump so get off your TDS.
Couple of real dummies in this thread already. True crackpots.
This is the park the city wanted them to use...the Christian group did not want to
so Christians cannot walk in antifa land ?
I remember some aclu case about Neo Nazis once.
I have heard of Sharia no go zones in other countries, I wonder where the first one in North America will be
That was my thought exactly. Why does the Left get its own “no-go” zones??
Trump sees no benefit. The problem is Antifa is not a government entity nor even a NGO. The President has no authority over a loose-knit group made up of various socialist/communists/anarchists/racists unless they break law on Federal property. However the local police and probably the State police have the authority to deal with them.
I think it is legally difficult for the mayor to say no to a Christian group meeting in the park. The mayor doesn’t seem to care about the police problems, in fact, the mayor can use the rally to grandstand to the mayor’s base. The problem is the voters of Seattle.
You people could make the same argument about Hamas or Al-Qaeda or Isis.
And by you people, I mean you forgive Trump for allowing antifa to exist.
You people support it and allow it
Your argument is that the things that existed prior to Trump cannot and should not be addressed by Trump.
How does Trump have to be the of a state governor to remove a tourist organization from a state?
The city did not approve the original requested venue.
Instead they offered Cal Anderson park.
But it was the city of Seattle that originally proposed Cal Anderson Park. Johnson said organizers repeatedly sought a Pike Place Market location.
The Seattle city government wanted controversy. They are just full of shit.
It’s pretty obvious from this Thread that some freepers could care less about the antifa no zones.
I try really hard not to get into arguments on the internet, but after the above, you deserve the below.
First: the TERRORIST organizations you mention above ARE international terrorist orgs and they have given just cause to fight them. Antifa is just a loose group of socialist/commie dipshits who occasionally popup and riot/loot in our streets for no specific reasons.
Secondly: You don't get how the FEDGOV works. Trump can't just order troops on Antifa unless they are in mass breaking Federal Law.
Thirdly: I DON'T SUPPORT ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH ANTIFA, BLM, and any other violent groups, and neither does Trump.
YOU are the reason I sometimes wonder why I spent 11 years Navy protecting your sorry ass from the Soviets. You're a stupid PRICK who doesn't have a clue about how our FEDGOV or other nations' Federal systems work. Don't post to me again. A simple Thank You would be nice.
They are a rebranding of Anarchists and controlled by Barak. Not sure why you want to blame everything on Trump?
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