Protests

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Race & Identity

‘As a police officer, I have to be able to say I am sorry’

'Every one of these situations, you could see yourself there.'
John O'Brien

Liz Jones
Under threat of sweep, Seattle protesters defend houseless encampment at Cal Anderson Park

As Seattle police readied to clear Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, protesters also lined the park where a tent encampment has grown over the past few months. The sweep never came.
Casey Martin

Megan Farmer

Dyer Oxley
Protesters on the left and right clash in Olympia, one person is shot

For the second Saturday in a row, a gun was fired as groups of protesters from opposing ends of the political spectrum clashed in Olympia.
Austin Jenkins
World

French Police Could Face Assault Charges In Beating That Sparked Protests

Preliminary charges were filed against four police officers in connection with the Nov. 21 beating of Michel Zecler in Paris that has prompted major protests throughout the country.
Jaclyn Diaz
Government

The 'Seattle Process' in 2020. Are we becoming ungovernable?

‘Seattle is not silent. Seattle is not submissive. Seattle is not unthinking. Seattle will not be exploited, and Seattle is not obedient.’
John O'Brien
Crime

Demonstrators flood Seattle streets after protester hospitalized following arrest

A Seattle group that holds nightly marches in the city is returning to Capitol Hill Friday night, two days after a protester was taken to the hospital after being arrested by Seattle Police. The 30-year-old Kelsey “Kel” Murphy-Duford is currently in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center.
Casey Martin
Seattleites are preparing for post-election unknowns in their own ways

With an uncertain Election Day outcome on the horizon, Seattleites say they are preparing for any and everything.
Eilís O'Neill

Esmy Jimenez

Ashley Hiruko
Politics

Preaching peace, but preparing for unrest: Left and right leaders share same fears

Heading into to an Election Day fraught with anxiety and uncertainty, voices on both the political left and right say they don’t want to see violence – regardless of the election’s outcome.
Casey Martin
Government

Officials prepare for possible civil unrest in the wake of the election

‘If you get out into the weeds on the internet, you can find people talking about almost anything.’
Kim Malcolm

John O'Brien
Seattle police officers used excessive force in punching and pushing protesters, accountability office finds

The findings, released on Friday, include those from a case in which an officer punched a man several times in the torso amid an arrest, and another in which an officer pushed a demonstrator to the ground twice, causing injuries to their head and face.
Liz Brazile

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