Seattle times disputes CHOP size not big ,only 6 city blocks

[riclag]

More media fact checking content on the debate.
 

“Social media users ripped The Seattle Times this week for stating that former President Trump "falsely claimed" during the debate that Black Lives Matter/Antifa protesters took over a "big portion" of Seattle during riots in 2020.
 

In a piece published the morning after his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, the outlet called out Trump for allegedly getting the size of the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) wrong. Trump stated during the debate that the protest that wrested control of city blocks from local authorities in Seattle was "big," while the outlet corrected him saying it was only "six city blocks" and "fluctuated.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/seattle-times-blasted-saying-trump-falsely-claimed-blm-protestors-took-over-big-part-city-2020

[riclag]

I remember that CHop block in Seattle when the left took over a section of the city.

Police & Fire fighters had issues with going into that area for safety reasons.

 

As a result the city got sued , somebody got shot and died.

 

Anderson’s father, Horace Anderson, sued the city, then-Mayor Jenny Durkan and Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant in November 2021, alleging they encouraged lawbreaking during the protests and “undermined the safety of others” for political theater. 

The lawsuit alleged police were unable or unwilling to enter the CHOP zone to search for a suspect or conduct an investigation for hours after the shooting.

He was awarded 500,000.

 

https://www.seattletimes.com/subscribe/signup-offers/?pw=redirect&subsource=paywall&return=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/city-of-seattle-pays-500k-to-settle-lawsuit-over-death-of-man-killed-in-chop-shooting/

 

https://apnews.com/article/politics-seattle-lawsuits-shootings-2ad83621bc132013fb71477929608a7e

Edited September 14 by riclag