Seattle police chief on autonomous takeover: 'We did not ... abandon the precinct'

Seattle’s Chief of Police Carmen Best speaks to “GMA” about the situation on the ground in the “autonomous zone” and weighs in on demands from activists.After confrontations with police, protesters in Seattle seized a several-block area to create an"autonomous police-free zone," and Seattle's police chief says she's"very angry about the situation."

The word "people" is spray painted over the word "police" on the closed Seattle Police Department's East Precinct now surrounded by the area known as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone , in Seattle, June 11, 2020. Seattle Police Assistant Chief Deanna Nollette and Assistant Chief Adrian Diaz are blocked by protesters from entering the newly created Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle, June 11, 2020.President Donald Trump has blasted Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee about the autonomous police-free zone, threatening,"Take back your city NOW. If you don’t do it, I will." On Friday morning Trump tweeted that the protesters in the zone are"anarchists.

MORE: Seattle officials clash with Trump on Twitter after protesters create autonomous zone outside police precinct

Shut off the water and gas and electric. Cut off this area and don’t allow any supplies in. Clearly they’ve declared war. It’s time to give it to them.

We hear rapes are up and assaults, nice Seattle. Nice love fests.

COPS LIVES MATTER!

China now, Unemploy rate is 70%, still thrown out money to all the world ! Revolution has upgraded, intellectuals becomes targets again. Hunger and famine is near! Money depreciated rapidly, Slaughter to people was looming. The reformers are stupid to hope communist better.

Chief. Ask for help

Hope our president does what he promised...take back the city and our america!!!!

Not a safe place to visit anymore.

worst mayor in America

Democrats are consistent about one thing... catching 'L's'

My suggestion, just wait them out In a few days reality is going to set in with the protesters.

ABC. You're fake news.

Tell them it's time to go home or push them out. Plain and simple.

What? Was she sleeping while they took control? Maybe they need a new police chief.

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SeattlePD has a reputation of tear gas and truncheons when it comes to dealing with protests, even peaceful ones. And it's not just 'a few bad apples', either. Violent, brutal police tactics are rampant throughout the force. The entire structure needs to razed and rebuilt.

AVoteForJoeIsAVoteForAntifa

We can look in disbelief, but the injury to an entire race has gone on long enough to stir enough distrust to produce outcomes such as this. If you wonder “how the hell?” Imagine for a moment how they feel, after so many hurt/killed. “How the hell?” is likely on their minds too.

If they call it a bird refuge, would the right wing accept it?

“After confrontation with police antifa terrorists/communists seized several-block area to create an 'autonomous police-free zone,' fixed it for you.

Calling Wilson Goode..... we need you MOVEphilly

“Separatists”

How dare you discriminate against the nation of chaz! They are citizens of chad , how dare you not respect there autonomy! Redact and apologize for calling them such derogatory names , they are much more than mear protestors .

ABC just gave an incredibly biased report on CHAZ. Placing the brief quote from Jenny Durkan full of empty platitudes in the center of the article, sandwiched between inaccurate SPD comments is PR, NOT JOURNALISM. You SHOULD be reporting this👇

who will protect the ppl n businesses in the zone? seattle is going down the pits w/ weak n inept mayor n gov. we the american ppl reject n condemn such extreme left-insanity. this is what extreme left is all abt.

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Seattle police chief: 'Leaving the precinct was not my decision'Addressing the takeover of the area surrounding the Seattle Police Department’s abandoned East Precinct building, Chief Carmen Best said major chaos had been averted but also that she was “angry about” how the situation unfolded in a video addressed to her officers Thursday. А вы как думаете? Just think if they can hold that property for seven years its theirs free and clear. Squaters Rights rule. Roll in the FBI and the tanks. Surely there’s some CIA and mercenaries on US soil that are due for some action. Let them free.
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Seattle protesters set up 'autonomous zone' after police evacuate precinctThe atmosphere at the 'Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,' where hundreds have gathered, has been part protest, part commune. They have a list of demands, a hilariously inept garden, armed guards, at least one thief, extortionists, and a possible warlord but do go on about peaceful, commune. By November the entire city of DC will look like Woodstock Taken this evening. Chillin. Nothing on fire, no warlords or armed insurrection lol
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Seattle police want to return to vacated precinct in what protesters call an 'autonomous zone'Seattle police want to resume operations at a downtown precinct they left empty as protesters began occupying the area around it Protesters? 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Lmao... Well return then ! Y’all are the freaking police ! This is America !
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Seattle law enforcement experts urge police to take back CHAZ before it's too lateLaw enforcement officials are urging the Seattle Police Department to retake control of the East Precinct after hundreds of demonstrators overtook Monday the six-block area that surrounds it.
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Minneapolis police chief says George Floyd's family will inspire his reform effortsAt a press conference Wednesday, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo rejected the idea that the two officers who lacked experience on his force are less culpable in George Floyd's killing, saying Floyd 'was expecting humanity' that he did not get. I think the young Rookie that did try to say something to his superior IS less responsible. Doesn't mean he's innocent, but he's not as bad Chauvin You want your four day or second shift career to end , call out your FTO during an arrest. I’m not saying it was right but, just think about it, on your fourth day, you call out your boss.
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Movies, Snacks, Poetry In Seattle’s Protester-Occupied ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone’ (Photos)It's a six-block area surrounding the police department's East Precinct. It has been peaceful since the cops bounced. Hey I wanna know, Hows are fucking Military feeling about working for putin/russia the last 4 years?
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