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| Cops allegedly refused to respond to shop under attack near Seattle CHAZ |
| 2020-06-17 |
| [NYPOST] An auto-shop owner on the edge of Seattle’s cop-free CHAZ says police refused to help as an angry mob stormed his property — forcing his son to pull a gun to protect them, according to video and reports. John McDermott told KIRO 7 News that he initially tried to detain a protester Sunday night who stole cash and set a fire in his Car Tender business on the edge of the so-called "Capital Hill Autonomous Zone." His son, Mason McDermott, helped tackle the suspect who "tried to cut me with a box cutter," he told the station, showing large slits in his jeans close to his crotch. Other protesters soon arrived — and video on social media shows the mob eventually knocking over a section of fencing, running in to confront the owners and angrily demand the return of the original suspect. McDermott told the station he repeatedly dialed 911 for both police and fire crews. "All told 19 times," he said. He was "heartbroken" when they "finally said that they weren’t going to send somebody," he said. "I mean, they are the cavalry," he told the station. He said he eventually had to let the initial suspect go free to avoid "mayhem beyond mayhem" — and his son pulled a firearm to protect themselves from the mob, some of whom were also armed, they said. "He’s just trying to protect his business," a local news hound said in a livestreamed video as he noted the gun during the attack. No shots appeared to have been fired. Mason said the near-disaster was proof that the "mayor and governor need to get their act together" over the area. "Nobody showed up when literally our lives are on the line," Mason said, stressing they still felt at risk from further attacks. Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said Monday that officers responded — but "observed the location from a distance." "They did not see any signs of smoke or fire or anything else and they did not see a disturbance," so they didn’t go in, Best said, according to The Seattle Times. Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins said he was investigating why his crews did not respond. He said the force needs police clearance to enter the CHAZ — also known as "CHOP," or Capitol Hill Organized Protest — but insisted the auto shop was in fact just outside of the restricted area. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 The Seattle police is made up of limp-wristed people. Their political masters set the rules. The Seattle citizens voted for those masters. Let Seattle have what they want. Good and hard. |
| Posted by: Phusorong Platypus6384 2020-06-17 23:56 |
| #10 CHAZ currently has no laws. So is murder technically legal? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-06-17 22:37 |
| #9 #8 If Dr. Frasier Crane was still in Seattle... |
| Posted by: Beavis 2020-06-17 11:22 |
| #8 DR. Frazier Crane was unavailable to respond |
| Posted by: Airandee 2020-06-17 11:14 |
| #7 Is the police weak or is this just the selective enforcement of anarcho-tyranny? This question will be answered if and when members of these commie militias are seriously harmed in a confrontation with business owners. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2020-06-17 10:23 |
| #6 The Seattle police is made up of limp-wristed people. Sounds like it. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-06-17 07:05 |
| #5 The Seattle police is made up of limp-wristed people. That's what they do best,wave their wrists in the air and fret that they might have to actually do something. Forking wimps, just like their police chief. The police where I live seems to be better, they're proactive in preventing riots from starting while allowing peaceful protests. But the moment a riot attempt to start, boom! |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2020-06-17 06:27 |
| #4 In a social justice fair world... John McDermott would be removed from the state and local tax rolls forever for this injustice by the criminal city officials. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2020-06-17 02:10 |
| #3 The Seattle PD has chosen. They will not be the last to turn. Plan accordingly. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2020-06-17 01:45 |
| #2 Seattle's Liberal Elite Cheer Anti-Police Protesters Then Hire Their Own Private Security |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-06-17 00:42 |
| #1 Welcome to the future of policing. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2020-06-17 00:35 |