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Under new guidelines, the Seattle City Council has said they do not want police involved in clearing encampments, but Seattle Parks officials said conditions have become too dangerous to be at the park without police protection.
"Recent regular (Seattle Parks & Recreation) maintenance efforts have been met with threats of physical violence which is why SPR has had to request the assistance of the Seattle Police Department to ensure the safety of park maintenance and other City employees," a parks spokesperson told KOMO News on Wednesday. "Individuals have barricaded a portion of the park and intentionally set a fire to a tent. SFD has reported five fires in the last month."
An activist named Ada Yaeger, who had been living in a 'protest encampment' in the park since the summer, sued the city to try and prevent SPD from clearing the encampment. The clearing was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but the city postponed the removal pending a ruling on the case. US District Judge Richard Jones ruled on Thursday that the lawsuit would not stop the city from moving in to clear out the people camping there.
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https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-seattle-police-dismantle-new-autonomous-zone
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and here:
https://twitter.com/SeattlePD/status/1340037270020083712