Ah, the beautiful utopia of Seattle. You can smoke all the weed you want, and the ensuing McDonald’s run is guilt-free because you know everybody there is making $15 an hour. Speaking of garbage, in Seattle you can rest soundly in the knowledge that the municipal government is pursuing your traitorous neighbors who are killing Gaia by throwing away their coffee grounds and melon rinds. And to remain on the topic of garbage, in Seattle you won’t get called out for marching against capitalism while tweeting about it on your iPhone.
Marching peacefully, of course. Any public demonstration that liberals and the media sympathize with is peaceful by default, if you’re willing to wave away the resulting violence. KIRO, Seattle:
Seattle police say they arrested nine people during anti-capitalist protests that injured five officers on May Day…
One officer had a laceration around his eye after he was hit with a rock, another was hit with an unlit Molotov cocktail, another was bitten, and two others had other injuries.
Some of the weapons collected at tonight’s protest, incl Molotov #MayDaySea pic.twitter.com/MRdfBuZYdi
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2016
(Heineken? Really?)
An SPD Officer was hit in the head w/ a rock. Anarchists also throwing cans of ravioli. #MayDaySea pic.twitter.com/KEnwfPMR1M
— Gary Horcher (@GaryKIRO7) May 2, 2016
Marchers throwing fireworks, bottles at police. Police throwing blast balls. 2nd and James pic.twitter.com/ySN9cQYoFC
— Ansel Herz (@Ansel) May 2, 2016
Update: 9 total arrests tonight
1 prop dest
3 assault
5 obstruction
8 male, 1 juv female
appx ages:
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32#MayDaySea— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2016
This is what anarchists call “a quiet evening.”
Twitter also allowed onlookers to watch in real time as Seattle’s mayor tried to get his messaging right. These two tweets were less than 45 minutes apart:
I’m glad the #MayDaySea peaceful Immigration March attracted so many people this year. Immigration reform is vital to our future.
— Ed Murray (@MayorEdMurray) May 2, 2016
My thoughts are with injured @SeattlePD officers. #MayDaySea
— Ed Murray (@MayorEdMurray) May 2, 2016
D’oh!
Yet another Democrat-run city is roiled with violence. As always, I blame capitalism. And Republicans. Same thing, really.
(Hat tip: Twitchy)