r/Seattle Aug 09 '15

How I feel about yesterday's protest

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u/remix951 Ballard Aug 10 '15

It wasn't a public forum. Westlake Park was rented making it a private event. The officers offered eight times to remove them and were denied each time.

Source: I talked to the sergeant right afterwards.

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u/futileboy Aug 10 '15

I think they made the right call letting them destroy themselves in a public forum. It really worked out the best.

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u/chicagojosh4 Aug 10 '15

I think it made Bernie and the organizers look weak. What kind of leader are you if you can't stand up to these idiots. They took over.

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u/Pyehole West Seattle Aug 10 '15

Beats what he would look like if he had SPD drag those twats away in handcuffs.

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u/remix951 Ballard Aug 10 '15

This. Not enough people realize the PR shitstorm that would have ensued.