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SEATTLE – A 16-year-old boy was killed and another 14-year-old was critically wounded early Monday morning after being shot by radical leftist vigilante ‘security’ in Seattle notorious CHAZ-CHOP “autonomous zone” in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
This was not the first fatal shooting which has taken place recently in the anarchist enclave inspired by Black Live Matter.
The incident has amplified calls for Mayor Jenny Durken to take back the East Precinct she and disgraced police Chief Carmen Best had handed over in order to appease angry mobs just 4 weeks ago.
Not surprisingly, their epic failure to protect the city’s residents has prompted calls for their resignation.
As a result of their disastrous decision, even liberal left-leaning residents are now questioning the legitimacy of a local government who allowed a lawless camp to take over 7 blocks in a prestigious American metropolitan city.
Seattle Times reports…
Monday’s fatal shooting also raised concerns from protesters and Black clergy members alike about the city’s response to the protest zone, with debates about what should be done next erupting later in the morning near the scene.
CHOP stands for Capitol Hill Organized Protest. Demonstrators have occupied several blocks around the Police Department’s East Precinct and Cal Anderson Park for about three weeks, since the police left the precinct following standoffs and clashes with protesters calling for racial justice and an end to police brutality.
Harborview Medical Center spokesperson Susan Gregg said two people were brought in with gunshot wounds Monday morning, with one arriving in a private vehicle around 3:15 a.m. and the other brought in by Seattle Fire Department medics about 15 minutes later.
(…) Protesters in the area on Monday morning defended the occupation, saying it wasn’t the cause of the violence.
Action Institute reports…
Seattle’s inability to enforce the bargain they struck with an “autonomous” power is the least of its failures. By allowing the establishment of a “cop-free” zone, Seattle has engaged in numerous acts of malfeasance and nonfeasance. They include:
Not protecting residents’ safety. Shortly after the establishment of CHAZ/CHOP, Seattle Police Department Chief Carmen Best said that 911 “calls for service have more than tripled.” This included “emergency calls — rapes, robberies, and all sorts of violent acts that have been occurring in the area that we’re not able to get to.”
The mayor’s office issued a statement meant to calm fears, which essentially confirmed the state of anarchy. City police will respond only to “significant life-safety issues within the CHAZ/CHOP,” such as “an active shooter incident, an assault, a structure fire, significant medical emergency (i.e. heart attack, stroke, trauma) and other incidents that threaten a person’s life safety.” Otherwise, SPD promises only that it “will attempt to coordinate officer contact outside of these boundaries when safe and feasible.” Meanwhile, the city’s fire department has helpfully “advised businesses in the area on how to proactively remove combustibles, such as removing garbage and recycling on a daily basis to minimize the risk of intentionally set fires spreading.”
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