'There's a limit to everything': Seattle police cleared protesters' 'autonomous zone' - ForumDaily
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'There is a limit to everything': Seattle police have cleared the 'autonomous zone' of protesters

Полиция Сиэтла восстановила контроль над зданием полицейского участка и арестовала нескольких протестующих по приказу мэра города Дженни Дуркан. Начальник полиции Кармен Бест сказала, что «всему есть предел» после смертельных обстрелов в этом районе, пишет Fox News.

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Seattle police again gained control of the East Police Station after clearing a protest area known as the Organized Protest on Capitol Hill (CHOP) and made more than a dozen arrests after Mayor Jenny Durcan declared the protest an illegal assembly after two deadly executions.

The police issued an order demanding to disperse at about 5 a.m. local time on Wednesday, July 1, according to which the protesters had to leave within 8 minutes. According to police, at least 31 protesters were arrested for refusing to disperse, resisting arrest, and attempted violence. One of the men was arrested for having a large metal pipe and a kitchen knife.

The eastern police station, which the police left last month after clashes with demonstrators, was cleared of protesters, police chief Carmen Best told reporters. Best said the police had not yet entered the building.

«Наша работа заключается в поддержке мирных демонстраций, но то, что произошло на этих улицах в течение последних нескольких недель, является беззаконием, это жестоко и просто неприемлемо», — сказала Бест журналистам.

City workers dismantled wooden and concrete barriers, while police remained at the scene. Best said police and other urban organizations will clear the area and the area as soon as possible.

Police also investigated several vehicles passing around the CHOP after officers saw people with weapons in their hands. The cars did not have visible license plates, police said.

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Police said that when special forces officers cleared the street from protesters, one woman started a fight. Local firefighters reacted to what was happening and she did not need additional medical assistance.

Durkan’s order was issued after a series of night shootings in the area, in which two teenagers died and three more were seriously injured. Police said other violent crimes were reported nearby as protesters seized several blocks in Capitol Hill last month.

«Офицеры, поддерживающие сегодняшний порядок, носят снаряжение более глубокого уровня защиты, — сказали в полиции. — Полиция использует это оборудование, потому что лица, связанные с CHOP, как известно, вооружены и опасны, могут быть связаны со стрельбой, убийствами, грабежами, нападениями и другими насильственными преступлениями».

Best said that although she supports peaceful demonstrations, "there is a limit to everything."

«CHOP стал беззаконным и жестоким, — заявила Бест. — В районе нескольких кварталов произошло четыре перестрелки — два смертельных случая — грабежи, нападения, насилие и бесчисленные преступления против собственности».

Бест сказала, что задача полиции — защищать и обслуживать общество, добавив, что устранение протеста не будет означать прекращения взаимодействия департамента с протестующими.

«Мы должны продолжать наши усилия по укреплению доверия и пересмотру своей роли стражей в нашем городе», — сказала Бест.

The protesters took several blocks around the park and the eastern section of the Seattle Police Department for about two weeks. Police left the building after clashes with protesters demanding racial justice and an end to police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May during detention.

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Protesters said they should not be blamed for violence in the area.

Critics, including President Trump, have increasingly called for the removal of protesters from the CHOP zone after deadly shootings.

The area was cleaned up the day after the Seattle Department of Transportation brigades used heavy equipment to remove concrete barriers marking the entrance to the protest area.

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