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Cops everywhere, in the middle of a ton of anarchists ready to march, with a keyed-up atmosphere.
He'd be dead by the end of the night if he was black.
edit: sorry, sideways photo
Edit 2: fucking right-wing vigilantes. Just discovered my old coworker here, a nutso right-winger if there ever was one. He's here tacced up to the hilt in body armor, mask, and who knows what under the clothing. He's here to "protect property", aka take the opportunity to beat the shit out of protesters. This is the same guy who told me the only thing he's ever been good at is hitting people.
Edit 3: listening to the news people prep, and overheard one talking to another anarchist. Apparently it's a bb gun made to look real. On the other hand, if he was black, my money would still be on him being dead in a few hours.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Suich
(10,642 posts)Seattle?
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)The earlier march was the planned and major protest, this one is more the smaller anarchist anticapitalist one.
Suich
(10,642 posts)Forward this pic to SPD Twitter!
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)There's only 100+ already here. And I have no interest in talking with any of the cops around here. Screw SPD, they tried to pepper spray me last time I dealt with them.
Suich
(10,642 posts)All I have is KOMO, KING, and KIRO.
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)I wish I could give you a feed to look at.
Suich
(10,642 posts)Are they moving yet?
I NEED DETAILS! Just kidding...appreciate the updates.
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)And I'm terrible at estimating :p
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Haven't started moving yet, but a bit of chanting and people are standing
Suich
(10,642 posts)Moving north on Broadway, people coming out of restaurants.
Still haven't seen your buddy...I'll keep looking!
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Suich
(10,642 posts)Cops looking for window breaker.
Suich
(10,642 posts)He said he was just there to protect people's civil rights. He was asked to leave the march.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Serioulsy, man, go to imgur and edit that thing with a 90 degree rotation. Easy-peasy.
...and then everyone here will be able to easier see that goofy gus's outfit AND ridiculously bad haircut.
REP
(21,691 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)man, that's not a good look.
REP
(21,691 posts)Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)I rarely ever post about someone's appearance, but that haircut. Please do not tell me the name of his stylist.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)edited to add: Looking at it right side up, the haircut is even worse than I thought. What are they teaching people, in barber school these days???????
REP
(21,691 posts)REP
(21,691 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)The guy with the gun just got surrounded by protesters chanting go away
B2G
(9,766 posts)Just saying.
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)chants of "fuck the police, fuck the police, fuck 'em" and "baltimore was not a riot, baltimore was self defence" and a few in spanish that we were chanting at the labor march earlier
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)This is way bigger than I thought, though. Easily in the hundreds, maybe over 1000
Edit: i suck at numbers. Say 400
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)kath
(10,565 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Hopping out, they're boxing them in...
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Gonna try and follow
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)No major police response yet. Out ahead of the crowd now, much nicer
Suich
(10,642 posts)they're @Broadway & Denny, dragging barricades and trash cans into street, throwing rocks.
Suich
(10,642 posts)Nobody knows what set them off...started using pepper spray, flash bangs.
Good time to go home, F4lconF16!
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)It is a tiny bit intereting around here tho
Hope no one is getting hurt :/
Suich
(10,642 posts)Vehicle fire on the west side of Cal Anderson. Group has split off, heading west on Pine.
They're going downtown!
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Looks like I'm good now
daredtowork
(3,732 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Series of huge booms, stuff is going down. Huge rows of asault troops deployed
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Suich
(10,642 posts)Why are they screwing with a bus???
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Surprised they didn't get arrested, cops right next to them. Probably figured it wasn't worth it
opiate69
(10,129 posts)I've been going to that building right next to the Olive Tower once a week for career consulting since being laid off in March...
Calista241
(5,586 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)More explosions happening
Suich
(10,642 posts)Letting SPD know what's going on.
Looks like SPD is trying to tire them out, running them up and down the hill.
Saw a few in the main protest earlier
Suich
(10,642 posts)everyone back to SCC.
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)I'm following parallel, but getting ready to head home. Don't want to be doing this in the dark.
Thanks for the updates, they were actually very helpful, and I avoided getting blocked in at one point thanks to them
Suich
(10,642 posts)behind the main crowd of demonstrators.
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Not really sure where they are (the protesters)
Edit, nope definitely found them
Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)Happy May Day!
And don't get yourself arrested if you can help it.
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)I need a job before that happens. Maybe in the future Happy may day!
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)heading back home now. Cops have this locked down, it's dark, my legs are killing me from all the protests today and I need food and weed
Protesters chanting "we stand with baltimore"
TexasTowelie
(112,620 posts)See the thread on the front page. Enjoy the grub and bud.