Posted on 05/28/2025 2:51:47 PM PDT by NoLibZone
SEATTLE — Some tense moments at the King County Jail Monday. This, as protesters arrested over the weekend appeared before a judge.
Nearly two dozen people were arrested Saturday at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
That’s when a rally by a Christian pro-family group turned violent.
Now Mayday USA is planning a rally of its own Tuesday, to call for Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell to resign.
KIRO 7 has been pushing to get a response from the mayor. He finally responded late Monday.
Just before 5 o’clock this afternoon, a spokesman for Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell released a new statement, declaring he will not be intimidated.
All of this on a busy Memorial Day at the King County Jail, where tensions were high all day.
Anger from the weekend arrests in Cal Anderson Park spilled into the hallway at the King County jail, as supporters demanded in to the small courtroom for their friends’ bail hearings.
The jail guards refused, and the group stood down.
Just two days ago, nearly two dozen people were arrested during a rally sponsored by Mayday USA, a Christian, pro-family, pro-two genders organization, a rally the city of Seattle allowed on Capitol Hill, the heart of the LGBTQ+ community.
“What happened was the community stood up for its queer community in front of hate groups,” said Gabriel Jones, protester, “and got beat for it.”
“So, you’re not pleased with the mayor either?” he was asked.
“Not one bit,” he said. “I think the mayor has a lot to answer for.”
Mayday USA is angry, too, after Mayor Bruce Harrell called this a “far right rally” designed to provoke.
“To say that we came to attack is completely false and we would like to see a retracted statement,” said Jenny Donnelly, Mayday USA Co-Leader.
Most of those arrested are accused of assaulting Seattle police officers.
Late Monday, after KIRO 7’s repeated requests for comment, a spokesman for the Mayor sent this statement: ‘We will not be intimidated by the kind of fear mongering or divisiveness inspired by the rally ... that takes aim at our residents and at Seattle’s second Black and first biracial mayor.’
That likely won’t appease his critics on either side.
“Yes, we want the mayor gone,” said Gabriel Jones. “But we don’t want them gone for calling a hate group, a hate group.”
And the mayor is likely to continue feeling the heat.
Now supporters of Mayday USA plan to hold a rally on the steps of Seattle City Hall Tuesday afternoon, calling for him to resign.
We can no longer mock other nations for having no go zones.
We have no go zones here in the US.
All the stories I’ve read about this don’t tell who got arrested for scuffling with the police. The celebrants or the protesters ?
“What happened was the community stood up for its queer community in front of hate groups,”
They’re nukken futz, Jim.
“What happened was the community stood up for its queer community in front of hate groups,” said Gabriel Jones, protester, “and got beat for it.” Gabriel, do you know how a baseball bat could beat a queer?
more info here
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It will be interesting to see the monday liberal reaction on the Seattle radio.
I almost think they will not even bother to talk about it.
Seattle was a very nice city a couple of decades ago. You could walk around town safely, people were pleasant, kind to one another. Democrats and Republicans got along fine.
And then it got worse. And then it got even worse. Apparently the people got stupid and voted in the worst possible city officials.
My friend in Spokane needed a passport in a hurry, flew over to Seattle to get one, took a cab from the airport to the door, still stepped over druggies in the street. Black woman in passport gave everyone else (Black, or course) a passport, told friend she’d have to come back to get it. Friend called our Democrat State Senator, Patty Murray. She took action and passport delivered, but to the wrong address. Fortunately to a friend.
Can’t imagine why people in Seattle keep voting for these evil idiots.
The Christians had a permit. It was changed by government to different venue. A Tifa was notified and attacked.
Antifa thinks they are in the right to riot against Christians snd will burn down the town otherwise
Antifa protesters attacked and were arrested.
“That’s when a rally by a Christian pro-family group turned violent.”
The above quote from the Seattle Slimes’ article makes it sound like the violence was by the Christians. That is what they want to imply - combined with the mayor calling them a “hate group”.
As another poster mentioned, the folks that were arrested were the LGBTQ and Antifa people that showed up at the permitted Christian rally. The Christians had requested another park to hold the rally, but the city said that Cal Anderson Park was the one they had to go to. (Or, more probably - the original park was slated for something already, but Cal Anderson was available.)
Cal Anderson is in the heart of Capitol Hill - the LGBTQ area of Seattle; and named after the state’s first openly homosexual political person. It was also a staging area for the BLM protests five years ago.
Exactly.
They were set up.
Leftists are increasingly dangerous.
“We have no go zones here in the US.”
Who protects the No Go zones from the retribution of the honest citizens? The police.
Maybe they should send in the Feds and hit them with hate crimes.
Next time Antifa people are arrested, immediately pull off their masks and hoodies and show the world their identity.
To paraphrase Erich Segal in Love Story:
Being a Democrat mayor means never having to say you’re sorry.
“...our Democrat State Senator, Patty Murray...”
How god awful dreadful.
The thing to remember about liberals, not that we really ever forgot, is that even when they’re presented with the wrong that they’ve done, they almost never do the right thing. In this case, Mayor Harrell needs to resign. Do you think he will? The chances of that happening are somewhere between slim and none and Slim just left town.
Yep, Murray is awful but she came through on this issue. And my daughter had a wonderful cruise through Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania. Loved every minute of it. Told me about a good Australian chardonnay available here. Have a glass every night, including now.
AntiFa needs to be eradicated like insects.
Insects did nothing to be compared to Antifa. :)
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