The Capitol Hill Occupied Protest or the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, originally Free Capitol Hill and later the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), was an occupation protest and self-declared autonomous zone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The zone, originally covering two intersections at the corners of Cal Anderson Park and the roads leading up to them,was established on June 8, 2020, by George Floyd protesters after the Seattle Police Department (SPD) left its East Precinct building. The zone was cleared of occupants by police on July 1.
Its formation was preceded by a week of tense interactions between protesters and police in riot gear which began on June 1 and escalated on June 7 after a man drove his vehicle toward a crowd near 11th Avenue and Pine Street and shot a protester who tried to stop him.
Tear gas, flashbangs and pepper spray were used by police in the densely populated residential neighborhood. There were reports that the crowd was throwing rocks, bottles, and fireworks, and were shining green lasers into officers' eyes.
The media portrayed this as a pinnacle of protest and completely ignored the fact that it was literally a federal crime and Constitution as it intended to compromise the integrity of the country.
What’s more, the fact of firearms use and the problem of drug dealing in “CHAZ” also went totally unnoticed by the mainstream media outlets, that tried to show the protesters in good light.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-area-protests-updates-for-thursday-june-11/?amp=1
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/11/chaz-seattle-autonomous-zone-police-protest
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