SEATTLE, WA- After yet another weekend of “peaceful protests” once again turned into mayhem, the interim police chief of the Seattle PD, Adrian Diaz is making staffing changes.
This comes after rioters in Seattle used the occasion of the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case to once again engage in rioting, looting and vandalism.
On Saturday, police made at least 10 arrests as demonstrators set fires and damaged property in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of the city, Fox News reported.
A dispersal order has been issued to a group of people at 11/E Olive St due to a fire in the street. pic.twitter.com/nPVfwC6B6h
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) September 27, 2020
Chief Diaz spoke to KOMO news, saying that the violence in the city needs to stop.
“These calls for change are being drowned out by relentless violence, mayhem and illegal behavior,” Diaz told the outlet.
Diaz said that he is working with leaders from the city, state and federal agencies in order to hold those responsible accountable for the ongoing violence.
“If there are people going out and peacefully protesting, we will help facilitate that peaceful protest,” Diaz said. “But if they are coming to create this mayhem, we are going to address this mayhem.”
Protestors have wound their way through the city causing damage along the way. Group is now at Broadway and Pine St. avoid the area if possible. pic.twitter.com/FLlGNsxEJD
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) September 27, 2020
Diaz said the department will be implementing staffing changes this coming week in an effort to reduce police response times to emergency calls. The changes include moving at least 100 officers back to patrol from other departments.
“In the next literally three days, we will have personnel back into patrol being able to respond to calls for service,” Diaz said.
He is also reaching out to the community to work alongside police to quell the violence.
“The violence has to stop and we need every member of this community to demand this end as well,” he said.
The useless mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan, told KOMO news in a statement that she is asking protesters to “remain peaceful,” while rejecting those who start fires and endangering others, as well as to listen to the Seattle Police Department’s dispersal warnings.
Fox News said neither the mayor’s office nor the Seattle Police Department returned calls asking for comment on the new staffing initiative.
Just last week, we filed a report on how rioters in Seattle have filed lawsuits against the Seattle Police Department, the City of Seattle and Washington State, in some cases for failure to protect them while they were rioting, assaulting police and destroying property. For more on that, we invite you to:
DIG DEEPER
ROFLMAO…if you are not familiar with texting parlance, that means “roll on the floor, laugh my ass off.”
That is all we could say when we saw the unadulterated load of crap coming out of Seattle. If you missed it, a lawsuit was filed on Friday that accuses the city and state of failing to protect rioters, er “protesters” from injury and death.
You see, the police are just supposed to let these overgrown children loot and destroy the city without repercussions.
Below are some examples of “peaceful” Seattle protesters.
Seattle Riot courtesy:YouTube
The suit also alleges that the Seattle PD allegedly broke laws and violated the state constitution, as well as the department’s own policies, the Patch reported.
“Peaceful” Seattle protest courtesy: YouTube
The 100-page lawsuit was brought by an apparent ambulance-chasing law firm, specifically Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore and Cedar Law PLLC. The suit seeks damages, as well as lawyers’ fees, expenses and for protesters’ arrest records to be expunged, purged and/or sealed.
Cry us a river.
More “peaceful” Seattle protests courtesy: YouTube
The suit represents dozens of rioters, including a man named Daniel Gregory, who was injured in a shooting at a Capitol Hill protest in June, as well as Aubreanna Inda, who ended up in the hospital after allegedly being struck by a police projectile adjacent to the East Precinct.
“Peaceful” commercial grade fireworks Courtesy:YouTube
One of the plaintiffs is the family of Summer Taylor, who was playing on Interstate 5 during a July 4 demonstration and was hit by a driver. Taylor died from her injuries.
Protesters on Interstate 5 Seattle Courtesy:YouTube
“This lawsuit is brought on behalf of peaceful protesters,” said Karen Koehler, one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs. “These protesters did not attack the police, they did not commit violence, they did not loot. They are like 99 percent of the protesters who have tried to protest on behalf of Black Lives Matter. Their peaceful protests were met with the very thing they are protesting against.”
Yet more “peaceful” protests in Seattle- Courtesy YouTube
According to KUOW, the lawsuit is arguing that police used excessive, unprovoked force on “peaceful” protesters.
One complainant, for example, claims that an officer picked her out of the crowd and said:
“I’m going to beat the shit out of you.”
Another one is reportedly with the University of Washington’s daily newspaper The Daily. They were allegedly displaying identification showing they were members of the media when they allege they were struck with a police baton.
Yet another person complaining is a man who tried to stop a driver from entering a crowded protest area. The driver shot him, then turned himself into police.
The lawsuit makes numerous allegations that tries to remove responsibility from the rioting lunatics and transfer it to the police department.
The lawsuit alleges the following negligent actions by the Seattle police:
- Failing to post signage, block off streets, or accurately communicate with protesters about safety measures.
- The police department did not deescalate conflict or avoid unreasonably escalating conflict
- The department did not communicate warnings to protesters or give protesters reasonable opportunity to comply with warnings.
- City officials did not prohibit unreasonable use of force, and the police department violated its own policies and reasonable policing practices regarding use of force.
- The department did not properly plan for the demonstrations or adequately communicate with officers.
- The department did not properly protect protesters in Capitol Hill or adequately set up barriers to prevent cars from driving into the area.
- Seattle PD and state did not properly supervise officers.
Specific complaints range from unconstitutional excessive force to unconstitutional restraints and punishment of free speech and assembly, negligence, false imprisonment and wrongful death.
The complaint alleges that some of the “peaceful protesters” were hit with “crowd control weapons” such as “blast balls” and pepper spray and goes through a laundry list of injuries allegedly at the hands of police.
The attorneys also allege that the police used a disproportionate number of officers, used “haphazard and improper force,” targeted “legal” observers, journalists, and medical personnel and infringed on constitutional rights.
The Seattle Times reported that the city attorney’s office intends to defend Seattle against the claims, however the state has not yet reviewed the lawsuit.
Apparently, the only thing the “peaceful protesters” are not asking for is ice cream and lollipops.
Bottom line, if you are gonna play with fire, expect to get burned.
This is a case where these ridiculous suits should be tossed out on summary judgment.
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