{"id":22682,"date":"2020-05-31T02:25:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T09:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/?p=22682"},"modified":"2020-05-31T04:12:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T11:12:14","slug":"seattles-violent-blm-rally-nat-guard-weapons-ban-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/seattles-violent-blm-rally-nat-guard-weapons-ban-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle&#8217;s Violent BLM Rally: Nat Guard &#038; Weapons Ban\/Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Seattle, WA.  (5-30-20).<\/strong> &#8212; <strong>GEORGE FLOYD PROTEST IN SEATTLE: Rally turns violent. National Guard called in, weapons banned citywide, police rifles stolen.<\/strong> <strong>5:00pm Curfew Imposed.<\/strong>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nby Casey Martin, Eilis O&#8217;Neill, <em>Gil Aegerter<\/em>, Megan Farmer&#8211; (KUOW)\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CaseyMartin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CaseyMartin.jpg 600w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CaseyMartin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CaseyMartin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n\n<figcaption>Casey Martin<\/figcaption>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GilAegerter-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GilAegerter-.jpg 600w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GilAegerter--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GilAegerter--150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n\n<figcaption>Gil Aegerter<\/figcaption>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MeganFarmer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MeganFarmer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MeganFarmer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MeganFarmer-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n\n<figcaption>Megan Farmer<\/figcaption>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nDemonstrators moved through downtown Seattle on Saturday evening to protest the police killing of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nOver the afternoon and into the evening, the demonstration gave way to incidents of violence and destruction.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackProtest.jpg?fit=640%2C428\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackProtest.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackProtest-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackProtest-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackProtest-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackProtest-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\n\n<figcaption>Black Lives Matter<\/figcaption>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1598\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackLives1-1.jpeg?fit=640%2C360\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackLives1-1.jpeg 1598w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackLives1-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackLives1-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackLives1-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackLives1-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1598px) 100vw, 1598px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackLives2-1.jpeg?fit=640%2C360\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackLives2-1.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackLives2-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackLives2-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BlackLives2-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nWhat to know:\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A peaceful march protesting police violence and killings of black people in America appears to have been taken over by violent groups in downtown Seattle.<\/li><li>Two AR-15 rifles were stolen from police cars (both have been recovered); several cop cars were set on fire; several community members and police officers have been injured; no serious injuries have been reported.<\/li><li>Mayor Jenny Durkan implemented a citywide curfew for 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and May 31. Residents of downtown Seattle have been instructed to shelter in place.<\/li><li>Gov. Jay Inslee has activated 200 unarmed members of the state National Guard. Those guard members will be assisting with infrastructure protection and traffic for the next seven days.<\/li><li>City officials report that the demonstrations during the day were peaceful, but they turned violent as a group began to throw Molotov cocktails into buildings and cars. They also shot fireworks into the crowd of demonstrators and at police. Firefighters were prevented from getting to the fires and were eventually escorted to the blazes by police.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ChauvinHomeProts.jpg?fit=640%2C449\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ChauvinHomeProts.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ChauvinHomeProts-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ChauvinHomeProts-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ChauvinHomeProts-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ChauvinHomeProts-1536x1078.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\n\n<figcaption>Chauvin Home<\/figcaption>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Live updates on the situation in downtown Seattle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>A timeline update, created by KUOW graphics designer Teodora Popescu:<\/strong>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1848\" height=\"1268\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020ProtsTimeLineSeaWA.png?fit=640%2C439\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020ProtsTimeLineSeaWA.png 1848w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020ProtsTimeLineSeaWA-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020ProtsTimeLineSeaWA-1024x703.png 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020ProtsTimeLineSeaWA-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020ProtsTimeLineSeaWA-1536x1054.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1848px) 100vw, 1848px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PoliceLineGFloyd.jpg?fit=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PoliceLineGFloyd.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PoliceLineGFloyd-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PoliceLineGFloyd-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PoliceLineGFloyd-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PoliceLineGFloyd-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 10:20 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>The crowd appears to have diminished downtown. Some groups remain. Police are using flash bangs around 6th Avenue and Pine Street.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFlshBmbSeaWA-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C426\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFlshBmbSeaWA-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFlshBmbSeaWA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFlshBmbSeaWA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFlshBmbSeaWA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFlshBmbSeaWA-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFlshBmbSeaWA-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 8:25 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;Law enforcement agencies other than Seattle police responded to the violence in downtown Saturday. Washington State Patrol troopers have been spotted along the street, as well as officers from Tukwila, and deputies with the King County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineGrfftiSeaWA-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C426\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineGrfftiSeaWA-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineGrfftiSeaWA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineGrfftiSeaWA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineGrfftiSeaWA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineGrfftiSeaWA-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineGrfftiSeaWA-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1259151289792913417\/_aGeUT7E_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>@caseyworks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266937038923694082\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_\/status\/1266936332657455105\">Replying to @caseyworks<\/a>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGas2SeaWA-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C426\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGas2SeaWA-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGas2SeaWA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGas2SeaWA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGas2SeaWA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGas2SeaWA-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGas2SeaWA-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nSmall groups of protesters still being broken up. Washington State Patrol and King County Sheriff assisting Seattle Police.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266937038923694082\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266937038923694082\">18<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266937038923694082\">8:38 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=place%3A07d9c92c6b087001\">Westlake Park<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266937038923694082\">15 people are talking about this<\/a>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1259151289792913417\/_aGeUT7E_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>@caseyworks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266930940363730944\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_\/status\/1266929148087291906\">Replying to @caseyworks<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nWashington State Patrol is out on corners near Convention Center.\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266930940363730944\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EZUK9_yU8AEcqFR?format=jpg&amp;name=medium\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266930940363730944\">12<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266930940363730944\">8:14 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=place%3A10c1ef6f3e569003\">Regal Meridian &amp; 4DX<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\">See Casey Martin&#8217;s other Tweets<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 8:10 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>KUOW Reporter Casey Martin reports that some shops in downtown Seattle have been broken into.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGasSeaWA-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C426\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGasSeaWA-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGasSeaWA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGasSeaWA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGasSeaWA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGasSeaWA-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineTearGasSeaWA-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1259151289792913417\/_aGeUT7E_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>@caseyworks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266929148087291906\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_\/status\/1266899423742709760\">Replying to @caseyworks<\/a>\n\n\n\nBack outside downtown where Starbucks, Cheesecake Factory, and many other stores have been broken into and are being emptied right now.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266929148087291906\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EZUJTgHVcAAsZyE?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266929148087291906\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EZUJUtzUYAAerTy?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266929148087291906\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EZUJVjRU8AEIAgE?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266929148087291906\">16<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266929148087291906\">8:07 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=place%3A07d9d2101d486000\">The Cheesecake Factory<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\">See Casey Martin&#8217;s other Tweets<\/a>\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 8:05 p.m.<\/strong>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1266174330561425408\/A1theh10_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\"><strong>Mayor Jenny Durkan<\/strong><strong>&#x2714;<\/strong>@MayorJenny<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\/status\/1266928793056186369\">4<abbr title=\"hours\">h<\/abbr><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\/status\/1266928793056186369\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_\/status\/1266928756926509058\">Replying to @MayorJenny<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1848\" height=\"1268\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/JennyDurkanMayor.png?fit=640%2C439\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/JennyDurkanMayor.png 1848w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/JennyDurkanMayor-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/JennyDurkanMayor-1024x703.png 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/JennyDurkanMayor-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/JennyDurkanMayor-1536x1054.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1848px) 100vw, 1848px\" \/>\n\n<figcaption>Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan briefs the press after demonstrations turned violent May 30, 2020, causing various fires in the downtown area.<\/figcaption>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nIf you are still out, I ask you to stay home and abide by the curfew. You can find more questions about the curfew here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/319HzWurRR\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/durkan.seattle.gov\/2020\/05\/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-curfew-order\/&nbsp;\u2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/319HzWurRR\">Frequently Asked Questions About the Civil Emergency Curfew Order &#8211; Office of the MayorToday,&nbsp;Mayor&nbsp;Jenny A. Durkan issued a civil&nbsp;emergency&nbsp;that includes a citywide curfew from Saturday, 5:00 p.m. to Sunday&nbsp;5:00 a.m. and from&nbsp;Sunday 5:00 p.m. to Monday 5:00 a.m.&nbsp;The FAQ below will&#8230;durkan.seattle.gov<\/a>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1266174330561425408\/A1theh10_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\"><strong>Mayor Jenny Durkan<\/strong><strong>&#x2714;<\/strong>@MayorJenny<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nI hope that we treat each other with the kindness and compassion that we all deserve during this unprecedented and trying moment in our history.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nI think we will see the message of destruction is not as strong as the message of hope, love, and peace.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266928863721828353\">65<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\/status\/1266928863721828353\">8:05 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\/status\/1266928863721828353\">138 people are talking about this<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 7:45 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>The Seattle Police Department reports that all rifles stolen from its patrol vehicles earlier Saturday have now been recovered.\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattlePD\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1211841915840159744\/_rmRarD9_bigger.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattlePD\"><strong>Seattle Police Dept.<\/strong><strong>&#x2714;<\/strong>@SeattlePD<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattlePD\/status\/1266923614198132745\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFire2SeaWA-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C426\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFire2SeaWA-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFire2SeaWA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFire2SeaWA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFire2SeaWA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFire2SeaWA-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineFire2SeaWA-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nEarlier today two rifles were stolen from SPD patrol cars that were set on fire. We have since recovered both rifles. We currently have no reports that the rifles were fired while they were out of our possession.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266923614198132745\">1,265<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattlePD\/status\/1266923614198132745\">7:45 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattlePD\/status\/1266923614198132745\">487 people are talking about this<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 7:43 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>At a Saturday evening briefing, Mayor Durkan responded to a question regarding police body cameras and why they were turned off during the protests.\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineCopCarSeaWA-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C426\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineCopCarSeaWA-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineCopCarSeaWA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineCopCarSeaWA-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineCopCarSeaWA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineCopCarSeaWA-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5thPineCopCarSeaWA-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n\n<figcaption>Seattle Police Car<\/figcaption>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;Seattle has a long standing law and culture of not believing that police surveillance is appropriate. And before and police inappropriately gathering intelligence on lawful and peaceful demonstrations is prohibited. And so police department, we do not turn the body cameras on unless we think there&#8217;s going to be criminal activity or they have to take actions as a police officer, our, our policies are written and were well thought out they were developed with the assistance of a number of people, because we do not want people to believe that police are there to surveil and record lawful protests. And so the body cameras were not on, not to hide what was happening but to respect the right of the protesters.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 7:25 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;The Seattle Fire Department reports that there remains several fires throughout the downtown area.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020CarFireSeaWA.png?fit=640%2C360\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020CarFireSeaWA.png 1920w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020CarFireSeaWA-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020CarFireSeaWA-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020CarFireSeaWA-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020CarFireSeaWA-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire2SeaWA.png?fit=640%2C360\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire2SeaWA.png 1920w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire2SeaWA-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire2SeaWA-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire2SeaWA-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire2SeaWA-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleFire\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1243252928749551616\/4BykVbB2_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleFire\"><strong>Seattle Fire Dept.<\/strong><strong>&#x2714;<\/strong>@SeattleFire<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleFire\/status\/1266918637266296832\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"642\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aH7yi0FmZEk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nMultiple vehicles currently on fire at 4th and Pike St. Avoid the area. Firefighters arriving on scene and will work towards extinguishment as it\u2019s safe to do so.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266918637266296832\">115<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleFire\/status\/1266918637266296832\">7:25 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=place%3A300bcc6e23a88361\">Seattle, WA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleFire\/status\/1266918637266296832\">74 people are talking about this<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire3SeaWA.png?fit=640%2C360\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire3SeaWA.png 1920w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire3SeaWA-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire3SeaWA-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire3SeaWA-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire3SeaWA-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire4SeaWA.png?fit=640%2C360\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire4SeaWA.png 1920w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire4SeaWA-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire4SeaWA-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire4SeaWA-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire4SeaWA-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleFire\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1243252928749551616\/4BykVbB2_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleFire\"><strong>Seattle Fire Dept.<\/strong><strong>&#x2714;<\/strong>@SeattleFire<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleFire\/status\/1266915319219539968\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nOur firefighters are out there working incredibly hard to keep you safe. There have been many vehicle fires across the downtown core and injuries to both police officers and members of the public. Read remarks from Chief Scoggins on Fireline: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TA5hayuPJ5\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/fireline.seattle.gov\/2020\/05\/30\/remarks-from-fire-chief-harold-scoggins-in-response-to-downtown-protests\/&nbsp;\u2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266915319219539968\">157<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleFire\/status\/1266915319219539968\">7:12 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleFire\/status\/1266915319219539968\">43 people are talking about this<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 7:15 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>At a briefing earlier Saturday, Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins said that firefighters were not initially able to reach fires in the downtown area. They were eventually escorted to blazes by police.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nScoggins stressed that he supports the right to protest and demonstrate.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\u201cThis is not the way to do it, by causing unnecessary chaos and danger to those who are protesting and those in the community,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This situation has escalated quickly and has become very dangerous.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1848\" height=\"1268\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HaroldScogginsFireChf.png?fit=640%2C439\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HaroldScogginsFireChf.png 1848w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HaroldScogginsFireChf-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HaroldScogginsFireChf-1024x703.png 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HaroldScogginsFireChf-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HaroldScogginsFireChf-1536x1054.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1848px) 100vw, 1848px\" \/>\n\n<figcaption>Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins briefs the press after demonstrations turned violent May 30, 2020, causing various fires in the downtown area.<\/figcaption>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 7 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;At her briefing earlier Saturday evening, Mayor Durkan said that the city will be investigating reports of police use-of-force, and also looking over video posted on social media showing police interaction with demonstrators.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThe city will also look into reports that some officers had covered their badge numbers.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 6:30 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>The Downtown Seattle Association released a statement saying: &#8220;A peaceful protest in Westlake Park this afternoon was hijacked by people a block away who were intent on destruction. Messages of peace and pleas for change were overshadowed by burning cars, black smoke and broken windows&#8230;.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s shameful that some individuals have exploited the tragic killing of George Floyd by resorting to violence and destruction, putting the lives of others at risk, including first responders and those who came downtown to peacefully gather. These are cowardly acts that have no place in our city.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 6:20 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>At a press conference this evening, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said she issued a civil emergency over the demonstrations and \u201cescalated violence and destruction\u201d in downtown Seattle.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\u201cI understand the immense rage and grief and sense of betrayal felt by so many in our community and communities across this country,&#8221; Durkan said.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\u201cHowever, the escalated incidents of destruction and violence do not honor Mr. Floyd,&#8221; she said. &#8220;His own family has spoken against such violence and has urged everyone to demonstrate peacefully. The criminal acts that took place during today\u2019s demonstrations cannot and will not be allowed to continue. They jeopardize the health and safety of all those involved from those demonstrating peacefully, to our first responders, to civilians who happen to be in the area.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nGeorge Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis who has since been charged with third-degree murder, and who is in custody.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nDurkan said it was a difficult decision to make, approving the curfew and weapons ban, given that people who live in Seattle enjoy the right to come together.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;It is clear that there was a large number of people who came to protest peacefully. That organizers like Andre Taylor and others were able to speak. The crowd was able to march, and they maintained themselves very peacefully.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;But then we had many thousands of people flow into downtown who obviously were coming, primarily for destruction and very rapidly, the amount of destruction escalated and the situation deteriorated quickly.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 5:50 p.m.<\/strong>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1259151289792913417\/_aGeUT7E_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>@caseyworks<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266886656184836096\">7<abbr title=\"hours\">h<\/abbr><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266886656184836096\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_\/status\/1266878920336396289\">Replying to @caseyworks<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nDowntown Seattle smells strongly of tear gas. Sirens ring constantly in the distance. Protesters added a pallet &amp; debris to this car fire. The 5 o&#8217;clock downtown curfew has come and gone. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeorgeFloydprotest?src=hash\">#GeorgeFloydprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/seattleprotest?src=hash\">#seattleprotest<\/a>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266886656184836096\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EZTisQWU4AM6iX5?format=jpg&amp;name=medium\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1259151289792913417\/_aGeUT7E_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>@caseyworks<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThere is a tense standoff now between protesters and police on Pike in front of Nordstrom&#8217;s. More flash bangs, stores broken into, and a lot more riot police just arrived with batons. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/seattleprotest?src=hash\">#seattleprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeorgeFloydprotest?src=hash\">#GeorgeFloydprotest<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266894777707970560\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266894777707970560\">34<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266894777707970560\">5:50 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266894777707970560\">24 people are talking about this<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 5:50 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>Two AR-15 rifles were stolen from Seattle police vehicles. One remains outstanding; police recovered the other.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThis tweeted video of a live KOMO TV feed shows what is likely the recovery of one of those rifles. Brandi Kruse of Q13 FOX News explained that this man is her team&#8217;s security guard and &#8220;took the AR 15 from the rioter and disabled it. We called 911 and waited to hand it over.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaveedAJamali\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1261146527386398720\/1QaxUY-I_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaveedAJamali\"><strong>Naveed Jamali<\/strong><strong>&#x2714;<\/strong>@NaveedAJamali<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaveedAJamali\/status\/1266877895735042049\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nWhite guy in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/seattle?src=hash\">#seattle<\/a> protest open carrying, what appears to be an AR15, has his weapon taken away by an undercover police officer at gun point. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaveedAJamali\/status\/1266877895735042049\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266877895735042049\">18.9K<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaveedAJamali\/status\/1266877895735042049\">4:43 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=place%3A300bcc6e23a88361\">Seattle, WA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaveedAJamali\/status\/1266877895735042049\">9,648 people are talking about this<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nMeanwhile, weapons have been banned in the city of Seattle, per a civil emergency signed by Mayor Jenny Durkan. Weapons, per the order, include guns, rocks, pipes, clubs and flares. The emergency order is citywide, not just confined to downtown.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nSeveral Seattle Police vehicles have been set on fire, the mayor\u2019s memo says.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nMultiple people have been injured in the protest, including community members and police officers, according to the mayor\u2019s memo.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nDurkan\u2019s memo on Saturday night included more information about the unarmed National Guard personnel called in by Gov. Jay Inslee at the city\u2019s request: They will be assisting for the next seven days.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nDemonstrators threw bottles and lit fireworks into crowds, the memo says.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThe Seattle Fire Department has limited \/ completely restricted access to buildings that are on fire.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>5:23 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced that the National Guard has been activated and sent to Seattle to assist with the situation there.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovInslee\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1217121436310986754\/0HNGGAvv_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovInslee\"><strong>Governor Jay Inslee<\/strong><strong>&#x2714;<\/strong>@GovInslee<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovInslee\/status\/1266888087788871680\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nAt the request of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityofSeattle\">@CityofSeattle<\/a> I have activated 200 members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WANationalGuard\">@WANationalGuard<\/a> to help protect against property damage and manage crowds and traffic in downtown Seattle. They will be unarmed and work under the city&#8217;s leadership. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vCdbHzHA1h\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.governor.wa.gov\/news-media\/inslee-activates-national-guard-request-city-seattle&nbsp;\u2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vCdbHzHA1h\">Inslee activates National Guard at request of City of SeattleGov. Jay Inslee today activated up to 200 members of the Washington National Guard in response to a request from the City of Seattle to help protect against property damage and manage crowds andgovernor.wa.gov<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266888087788871680\">2,251<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovInslee\/status\/1266888087788871680\">5:23 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovInslee\/status\/1266888087788871680\">2,554 people are talking about this<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 5:20 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong>Mayor Jenny Durkan declared a curfew in Seattle beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday after an afternoon of protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1266174330561425408\/A1theh10_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\"><strong>Mayor Jenny Durkan<\/strong><strong>&#x2714;<\/strong>@MayorJenny<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\/status\/1266878611669151744\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nI will soon be signing an emergency order and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityofSeattle\">@CityofSeattle<\/a> will be imposing a 5 pm curfew soon. Crowds need to disburse from downtown immediately.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266878611669151744\">1,760<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\/status\/1266878611669151744\">4:46 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorJenny\/status\/1266878611669151744\">2,740 people are talking about this<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nShe made the announcement at 4:46 p.m. on Twitter &#8212; 14 minutes for hundreds, perhaps thousands of people to get word, and then disperse.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nAnd then at 5:18 p.m., officials announced that the state National Guard had been activated. Guard members would be unarmed.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nMayor Durkan requested the Guard to assist with Seattle Police, Gov. Jay Inslee said in a statement.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;The National Guard is on stand by to assist the Seattle Police Department as requested by Mayor Durkan,&#8221; Inslee said. &#8220;They will be unarmed and assist with infrastructure protection and crowd movement. They will only be utilized if absolutely necessary and we appreciate their efforts to help in this important work.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nDurkan said the curfew is in effect until 5 a.m. tomorrow and then will be in effect again Sunday at 5 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nShe said it&#8217;s intended to prevent any violence or property damage &#8230; and to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nResidents are advised to remain in their residences &#8220;to the extent possible&#8221; and to refrain from traveling in and through Seattle.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThe mayor&#8217;s office said the curfew is intended to &#8220;prevent violence and widespread property damage, and to prevent the further community spread of COVID-19 through continued gathering.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nOfficials said the curfew does not apply to people who need to commute to work during these hours, homeless people, people in a medical emergency or people in a dangerous situation, first responders, health care workers, and the news media. They said it also does not require businesses to close while it is in effect, and it will not alter public transit schedules.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 5:18 p.m.<\/strong>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1259151289792913417\/_aGeUT7E_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>@caseyworks<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266878920336396289\">8<abbr title=\"hours\">h<\/abbr><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266878920336396289\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_\/status\/1266876882777018368\">Replying to @caseyworks<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nProtesters run from rubber bullets and tear gas as cars downtown wait for the light to change.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266878920336396289\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1259151289792913417\/_aGeUT7E_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>@caseyworks<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nDowntown Seattle smells strongly of tear gas. Sirens ring constantly in the distance. Protesters added a pallet &amp; debris to this car fire. The 5 o&#8217;clock downtown curfew has come and gone. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeorgeFloydprotest?src=hash\">#GeorgeFloydprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/seattleprotest?src=hash\">#seattleprotest<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266886656184836096\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EZTisQWU4AM6iX5?format=jpg&amp;name=medium\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266886656184836096\">47<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266886656184836096\">5:18 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=place%3A07d9db4882486000\">Nordstrom Corporate Headquarters<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266886656184836096\">26 people are talking about this<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 4:47 p.m.<\/strong>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1259151289792913417\/_aGeUT7E_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>@caseyworks<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266876882777018368\">8<abbr title=\"hours\">h<\/abbr><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266876882777018368\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_\/status\/1266876103664103424\">Replying to @caseyworks<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nJust south of me: large cloud of tear gas. To the north downtown: black smoke from a reported car fire. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/seattleprotest?src=hash\">#seattleprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeorgeFloydprotest?src=hash\">#GeorgeFloydprotest<\/a> 1\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266876882777018368\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EZTZy45VcAAanvd?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266876882777018368\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EZTZzj0U4AEVFHB?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020I5SeaWA-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020I5SeaWA-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020I5SeaWA-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020I5SeaWA-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020I5SeaWA-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020I5SeaWA-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020I5SeaWA-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n\n<figcaption>Seattle BLM Riots Block I-5<\/figcaption>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1259151289792913417\/_aGeUT7E_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>@caseyworks<\/a>\n\n\n\nProtesters run from rubber bullets and tear gas as cars downtown wait for the light to change.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266878920336396289\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266878920336396289\">15<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266878920336396289\">4:47 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\">See Casey Martin&#8217;s other Tweets<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 4:15 p.m.:<\/strong>&nbsp;Hundreds of people have walked onto Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle during protests over the death of George Floyd.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThey entered on the Spring Street entrance and were southbound. The Washington State Patrol said southbound I-5 was closed.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nOutside the Nordstrom downtown, a burning police car sent up clouds of dense smoke.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1848\" height=\"1268\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire5SeaWA.jpg?fit=640%2C439\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire5SeaWA.jpg 1848w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire5SeaWA-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire5SeaWA-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire5SeaWA-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CopCarFire5SeaWA-1536x1054.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1848px) 100vw, 1848px\" \/>\n\n<figcaption>A police car burns outside the Nordstrom in downtown Seattle on Saturday, May 30, 2020.<\/figcaption>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update, 3:30 p.m.:&nbsp;<\/strong>Protesters clashed with police in downtown Seattle on Saturday amid nationwide unrest over the death of Floyd in Minneapolis.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nPolice used pepper spray, and explosions were heard near Westlake Park as thousands of people converged on the area. It was not clear if anyone had been arrested.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1259151289792913417\/_aGeUT7E_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>@caseyworks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266847257413869568\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nMultiple flash bangs going off near Westlake in downtown Seattle. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeorgeFloydprotest?src=hash\">#GeorgeFloydprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/seattleprotest?src=hash\">#seattleprotest<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266847257413869568\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266847257413869568\">99<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266847257413869568\">2:41 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=place%3A07d9c92c6b087001\">Westlake<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nAt least two rallies had been planned for downtown Seattle on Saturday, and initially they were peaceful as people rallied outside police headquarters and marched to Westlake.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1848\" height=\"1268\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020GuchiSeaWA.jpg?fit=640%2C439\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020GuchiSeaWA.jpg 1848w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020GuchiSeaWA-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020GuchiSeaWA-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020GuchiSeaWA-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amicuscuria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/053020GuchiSeaWA-1536x1054.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1848px) 100vw, 1848px\" \/>\n\n<figcaption>A bystander washes pepper spray from the face of a protester outside the Macy&#8217;s in downtown Seattle on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Thousands of people were protesting the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd at the hands of police.<\/figcaption>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update, 3 p.m.:<\/strong>&nbsp;Seattle police say they&#8217;ll review an incident during protests overnight Friday in which officers used force.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nA video of the incident that circulated on social media appeared to show officers punch a person as they arrested him.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/spdblotter.seattle.gov\/2020\/05\/30\/official-statement-on-use-of-force-during-friday-night-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In a statement<\/a>&nbsp;Chief Carmen Best said:\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;During the demonstrations last night, amidst property destruction and confrontations with officers, there were several arrests. In one arrest, which has received media attention, officers used force. Under SPD\u2019s policies relating to crowd management and review of force, any force that is used during the course of last night\u2019s event will undergo a high level of scrutiny and review by the chain of command, SPD\u2019s Force Review Board, the Office of Police Accountability, and the Office of the Inspector General.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThe incident came amid several arrests overnight in downtown Seattle over the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd at the hands of police.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nBest also addressed reports that officers were ordered to turn off video cameras worn on their uniforms. She said it was untrue.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;Last night, as we do during all First Amendment events, officers only activated the cameras if they believed they were going to witness criminal behavior (SPD Policy 16.090).&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nShe said under city ordinance, officers are not supposed to record people lawfully engaged in protest.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nMeanwhile, Gov. Jay Inslee urged protesters to demonstrate peacefully in honoring Floyd.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;Everyone has the freedom &#8211; and the right &#8211; to demonstrate and speak their mind,&#8221; he said. &#8220;However, violence and destruction have no place in Washington state or our country.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update 2:41 p.m.<\/strong>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1259151289792913417\/_aGeUT7E_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\"><strong>Casey Martin<\/strong>@caseyworks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266847257413869568\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nMultiple flash bangs going off near Westlake in downtown Seattle. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeorgeFloydprotest?src=hash\">#GeorgeFloydprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/seattleprotest?src=hash\">#seattleprotest<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266847257413869568\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1266847257413869568\">99<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266847257413869568\">2:41 PM &#8211; May 30, 2020<\/a>&nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=place%3A07d9c92c6b087001\">Westlake Park<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caseyworks\/status\/1266847257413869568\">79 people are talking about this<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update, 1:35 p.m.:&nbsp;<\/strong>A crowd gathered Saturday in downtown Seattle, protesting the death of George Floyd and those of other African Americans at the hands of police.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nSeattle police officers stood by as hundreds of people listened to speakers in the rain outside Police Department headquarters at 5th Avenue and Cherry.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nMany in the crowd wore masks as protection against the coronavirus, though it appeared social distancing was difficult.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThe crowd then began walking toward Westlake Park, where another protest was planned.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nORIGINAL POST:\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nUnrest in Seattle over the death of George Floyd led to damage downtown and arrests overnight Friday. More protests are planned Saturday.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nPeople marched downtown Friday evening after a rally in the International District. TV news video showed people breaking windows along Fifth Avenue and clashing with police.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThe Seattle Police Department said seven people were arrested.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThere have been protests in other cities across the U.S. over the case of Floyd, the African American man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer kneeled on his neck. There was widespread damage in downtown Portland overnight, according to news reports.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nSeveral protests were planned for Saturday in Seattle.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nAndr\u00e9 Taylor, the founder of Not This Time, organized one of those, set for 3 p.m. at Westlake Center.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update, 3 p.m.:<\/strong>&nbsp;Seattle police say they&#8217;ll review an incident during protests overnight Friday in which officers used force.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nA video of the incident that circulated on social media appeared to show officers punch a person as they arrested him.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/spdblotter.seattle.gov\/2020\/05\/30\/official-statement-on-use-of-force-during-friday-night-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In a statement<\/a>&nbsp;Chief Carmen Best said:\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;During the demonstrations last night, amidst property destruction and confrontations with officers, there were several arrests. In one arrest, which has received media attention, officers used force. Under SPD\u2019s policies relating to crowd management and review of force, any force that is used during the course of last night\u2019s event will undergo a high level of scrutiny and review by the chain of command, SPD\u2019s Force Review Board, the Office of Police Accountability, and the Office of the Inspector General.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThe incident came amid several arrests overnight in downtown Seattle over the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd at the hands of police.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nBest also addressed reports that officers were ordered to turn off video cameras worn on their uniforms. She said it was untrue.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;Last night, as we do during all First Amendment events, officers only activated the cameras if they believed they were going to witness criminal behavior (SPD Policy 16.090).&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nShe said under city ordinance, officers are not supposed to record people lawfully engaged in protest.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nMeanwhile, Gov. Jay Inslee urged protesters to demonstrate peacefully in honoring Floyd.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;Everyone has the freedom &#8211; and the right &#8211; to demonstrate and speak their mind,&#8221; he said. &#8220;However, violence and destruction have no place in Washington state or our country.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Update, 1:35 p.m.:&nbsp;<\/strong>A crowd gathered Saturday in downtown Seattle, protesting the death of George Floyd and those of other African Americans at the hands of police.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nSeattle police officers stood by as hundreds of people listened to speakers in the rain outside Police Department headquarters at 5th Avenue and Cherry.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nMany in the crowd wore masks as protection against the coronavirus, though it appeared social distancing was difficult.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThe crowd then began walking toward Westlake Park, where another protest was planned.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nORIGINAL POST:\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nUnrest in Seattle over the death of George Floyd led to damage downtown and arrests overnight Friday. More protests are planned Saturday.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nPeople marched downtown Friday evening after a rally in the International District. TV news video showed people breaking windows along Fifth Avenue and clashing with police.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThe Seattle Police Department said seven people were arrested.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nThere have been protests in other cities across the U.S. over the case of Floyd, the African American man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer kneeled on his neck. There was widespread damage in downtown Portland overnight, according to news reports.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nSeveral protests were planned for Saturday in Seattle.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nAndr\u00e9 Taylor, the founder of Not This Time, organized one of those, set for 3 p.m. at Westlake Center.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nHe said it was important for people to be able to express their anger over Floyd&#8217;s death and the police action that led to that.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;It was disgusting the cavalier attitude the officer had with his hands in his pockets,&#8221; Taylor said, referring to the police officer who kneeled on Floyd&#8217;s neck.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;It was like he was saying, &#8216;Eff the cameras. I\u2019m going to show you as a white police officer what I can do to an unarmed black man and there will be no recourse.&#8217; What\u2019s the next step? Well, we lead the rest of the country: When we see incidents like this in our cities, here in Washington state, that we make sure that people are convicted for unjustified homicide.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nAfter Floyd&#8217;s death on Monday, the officer, Derek Chauvin, was fired then later charged with third-degree murder. A criminal complaint against Chauvin says he kneeled on Floyd&#8217;s neck for 8 minutes, 46 seconds &#8212; even after Floyd apparently ceased to breathe.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers of the afternoon protest at Westlake are being asked to use social distancing and masks to avoid spreading the coronavirus.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nOther groups have organized two other protests: one Saturday morning at Nathan Hale High School, and one at noon Saturday in downtown Seattle.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\nIn&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/spdblotter.seattle.gov\/2020\/05\/27\/chief-bests-statement-to-officers-regarding-george-floyd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a statement to her officers<\/a>&nbsp;on Friday, SPD Chief Carmen Best called video of the Floyd incident &#8220;disappointing, and infuriating.&#8221; She said it was troubling that officers stood by while Floyd called for help.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;As a police officer, you have a sworn duty to uphold the law and do what is right. We prioritize the sanctity of life in every situation,&#8221; Best said.\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;If you see a co-worker doing something that is unsafe, out of policy, unacceptable, or illegal, you need to act. This goes beyond reporting. If someone\u2019s life is unnecessarily in danger, it is your responsibility to intervene.&#8221;\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n&#8220;We each have a right to go home at the end of the day, but we also have a responsibility to ensure that others enjoy that same right.&#8221;\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seattle, WA. (5-30-20). &#8212; GEORGE FLOYD PROTEST IN SEATTLE: Rally turns violent. 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