After the protests, triggered by the death of George Floyd, declared a district in Seattle for Autonomous. Police avoid the area.
protests after death of George Floyd – the protesters set up “Autonomous Zone” in Seattle . Police officers have to leave their guard down. Meanwhile US President Donald Trump* threatens with an Intervention.
Update from Friday, 12.06.2020, 14.00 PM: protesters have set up on the occasion of the death of George Floyd in Seattle, an “Autonomous Zone”. The right-wing conservative news channel Fox News tried to make it a “anarchist Zone” full of violence.
“Autonomous Zone” in Seattle would behavior on Fox News to “anarchist Zone”
In a Clip on Youtube, presenter Laura Ingraham asked the members present Julio Rosas, the protesters in the “Autonomous Zone”. “People try to find out what happens next,” says Rosas, while in the Background walking passers-by will be shown.
The largest side of Fox News is bat, but in the direction of CNN. The Rapporteur Oliver Darcy voice on Twitter, that right-wing media claim there were “armed and militia-like Antifa-activists” in the “Autonomous Zone”. However, city officials have reported that there is no such armed activists.
protests in Seattle: Fox News invents a militant Antifa
Fox News shows a Clip in which a young man of several prompts, a supposedly stolen mobile phone to be released. He is referred to as a thief, and fiddles with a baseball bat, to the surrounding people seem to hold from the neck. Laura Ingraham draws their own conclusions: “There are armed individuals directly in the Zone. Because we have seen it. Apparently, CNN has problems, a simple Google search.“
first message, 12.06.2020, 09.00 a.m.: Seattle – protesters have set up after days of protest and clashes with the police due to the death of George Floyd in Seattle , close to the Capitol an “Autonomous Zone”. At the entrance to the neighborhood with a sign that says now: “Welcome to the Autonomous Zone of Capitol Hill.”
“Autonomous Zone” in Seattle: Donald Trump wants to intervene
U.S. President Donald Trump sees the protests in Seattle out of control – which is why he measures his government threatened: “If you don’t bring the Situation back in order, we will put them in order,” said Trump on Thursday evening on Fox News, with views of the local managers.
The Radical Left Democrats: First they try to take away your guns. Then they try to take away your police!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2020
Also, the Governor could inform the Situation – he could have “great troops of the national guard,” said Trump. “It is pathetic. No, no, we can’t let that happen in Seattle . If we must intervene, we will intervene.“
Jenny Durkan countered Donald Trump: “you Go back in the Bunker”
The mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan , countered promp, also via short message service: “you Worry for our safety. Go back to the Bunker“, twitter Durkan in the direction of the Trump .
Make us all safe. Go back to your bunker. #BlackLivesMatter. https://t.co/H3TXduhlY4
— Mayor Jenny Durkan (@mayor Jenny) June 11, 2020
U.S.-according to media reports, the authorities in Seattle seem to tolerate the “Autonomous Zone” so far. The police left a guard in the field, get old, the window panes of the building and of the “Autonomous Zone away since then”. Also caused anger in Washington, and in particular in the case of Trump: “We will not allow Seattle is occupied by anarchists. And I don’t call them protesters,“ said the US-President .
the exception situation in Seattle: Trump on the use of national guard
speaks Several Federal States had given the protests after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis (Minnesota) on 25. May in a brutal police operation in support of the national guard requested. This belongs to the Reserve of the U.S. armed forces and can be called in States in exceptional situations to help. Trump had threatened against the regular military because of the protests, to use.
He is considered to activate the “Insurrection Act”. The law of 1807, it allows the US President, under certain circumstances, the military in domestic use, in the law, strike violence and riots down – what is, however, highly controversial. Several former U.S. defense Secretary and Ex-officers have spoken out against the use of the US military during the protests and warned that this could be the apolitical nature of the military is undermined.
Marvin Ziegele with dpa
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