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In Seattle, protesters set up a police-free zone: what's going on

The Capitulian Autonomous Region, as protesters in Seattle (Washington) now call the area where protests take place. This is stated in the video "Voices of America".

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By order of local authorities, law enforcement officers left this territory with a police station. Now around him organized the whole city in the city.

After clashes with protesters, police throughout the area were recalled. Even the police station was left empty. This area was occupied by demonstrators, tents and blocked the streets around. Since then, the protest in the city has been peaceful. U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his Twitter: "Street capture is unacceptable." He called the demonstrators terrorists and called on city officials to immediately bring order to the city.

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“Seattle's mayor says it's the 'Summer of Love' about the anarchist takeover of her city. These liberal democrats know nothing. Terrorists burn and plunder our cities, they think it’s wonderful, even death. The takeover of Seattle must end now,” Trump wrote.

However, the demonstrators are not going to clear the streets. Now they have three basic requirements: to reduce funding for police in Seattle, to finance programs to support healthy and safe communities, and to remove all charges from protesters.

“I am here not only for my own sake, but also for the sake of my future descendants and my brother. I do not want people to ever denigrate his name. “I don’t want to worry that they might shoot him when he goes out with friends or when he goes out to the store late at night,” Noel Graham, a demonstrator, shares her feelings.

“The police are trying to take on a lot of things at the same time and react to every little thing. We do not need police intervention in a situation where there is no violence. Officers are not mental health experts. We believe that what we do here will set an example and become a plan for the rest of the world so that people decide if they want a police presence in their communities, ”says Just Marshall, musician.

Republican Party candidate for state governors Tim Aymont came to talk with the demonstrators and hear their demands. He says, he understands the reasons for their indignation, but he is convinced that the police are needed in the city, and the decision of the authorities to recall the security forces from his area was erroneous.

“In my opinion, law enforcement officers want to protect people, they know that within the community they are in a stronger position to do this. I think people should always remember that law enforcement officers themselves want to stay here to reduce stress and monitor security, but they were ordered to leave, and this is really alarming, ”said Tim Ayman, candidate for governor of Washington.

However, residents of this area say they feel absolutely safe. In their opinion, it was the security forces that caused aggression and violence here. The protest changed as soon as they left the area. Genk Kuszewski compares the hottest night of protests and what the situation is now.

“Thousands of noise grenades exploded that night, there was tear gas. Our apartment is on the fifth floor, and this gas skidded through the window, my wife and I coughed for about five minutes from this. But honestly, after the cops left, it became much calmer: no noise grenades or tear gas, no riots or looting. If you walk on the other side, it looks like a street fair, ”recalls Genk Kuszewski, a resident of the district.

However, the police and rescue services do not agree, they say: crime from this area has not disappeared, but through the barricades they cannot arrive on time for calls. This also applies to ambulance. Therefore, it is not yet clear how long this area will remain without law enforcement officers and whether the demonstrators and the police will be able to avoid further escalation.

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