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>>obilgi+(OP)
Serious question: What's to stop Seattle Police or state authorities from removing people from CHAZ? I wouldn't be surprised if there are city, state and federal officials drawing up probable cause to shut it down.

>>cataco+563
Protestors occupied the intersection of 11th and Pine (1 block from the police station) for multiple nights prior to the police abandoning the precinct. The police tried clearing people multiple nights with tear gas and flash-bangs, but the images and video of clearing the protestors night after night became politically unsavory. They probably won't try evicting people from the area again because they didn't succeed politically the previous times they tried.

(Plus, tear gas would seep into the nearby residential buildings)

https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2020/06/after-mayors-spee...

>>rovolo+kB3
> They probably won't try evicting people from the area again because they didn't succeed politically the previous times they tried.

Interesting. The city might not, but feds might try, as they probably don't have much to lose.

>>cataco+cE3
Both the governor and the mayor said they won't let the Feds try that.

>>golf10+mU3
Wouldn't the feds just overrule them anyway?