SEATTLE (AP) — At least three people were arrested in two separate demonstrations in Seattle Wednesday night. "When @realDonaldTrump retweet makes you famous for a drone photo you took months ago. "So they can protest in very large crowds back to back but they cannot cast their ballots in person doing social distancing?" "Thousands of Seattle Democrats gather to demand mail-in voting because it's too dangerous to vote in-person." Thousands of people marched "from Admiral and Morgan Junction" while chanting "Black Lives Matter," reported West Seattle Blog on June 6, which featured Weatherman's photos. Seattle mayor Paul Schell declared a state of emergency, imposed a curfew, and a 50-block "no-protest zone". SEATTLE (AP) — At least three people were arrested in two separate demonstrations in Seattle Wednesday night.While some demonstrators stood close to the police line, others arranged candles on the ground in memory of Summer Taylor, who was hit by a car and killed in July when protesters marched onto Interstate 5. Photos from the event show that the gathering did not include large crowds and officials can be seen social distancing and wearing masks.A large crowd did not gather in Seattle to demand mail-in voting. Like Portland, Seattle has seen extended protests against racism and police brutality since the death of George Floyd in police custody in May. Captions from the original photographer and local media reports show that the photo is from a Black Lives Matter protest that took place in June. The Seattle Times reports that protesters broke windows at three businesses in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and police arrested two people. The claim made the rounds on Instagram as well. Weatherman tweeted. We rate this claim as FALSE. one user wrote on Twitter.President Donald Trump also retweeted the miscaptioned photo. Some users accused Democrats of being hypocrites for protesting the dangers of voting in person while gathering in large crowds. "@westseattleblog some aerial shots from the #west seattleprotest #Seattle," Weatherman tweeted on June 6. The original tweet now has over 73,000 likes and over 36,000 retweets.Other users noted that Washington already has mail-in voting and that the photo is miscaptioned.The photo circulating on social media captioned as a protest for mail-in voting is actually an image from a June 6 Black Lives Matter protest.Paul Weatherman, the photographer of the image in the posts shared photos of the crowd on his Twitter page the day of the protest. Out of context!" Seattle police arrested one person on investigation of arson after a protest that started at SPD's East Precinct, marched to the West Precinct and back to the East Precinct. December 1 [ edit ] Overnight, the Governor Gary Locke called in two battalions of Army National Guardsmen , other law enforcement agencies sent support, and before daylight on Wednesday, troops and officers lined the perimeter of the no-protest zone. But after a police-free protest zone in the city was dismantled earlier this month following a series of shootings, demonstrations had waned.
Tensions at the Eastlake protest, after one officer stepped forward to ask the group to move cars they said were blocking the street. They also placed roses and sunflowers next to the vigil, as they held a moment of silence. Social media posts claim thousands gathered recently in Seattle to demand mail-in voting but the aerial photo is of a BLM protest in June. State and local officials gathered to address concerns about mail delays in Seattle, however, the gathering took place on Aug. 17, The Seattle Times reported. In the Eastlake neighborhood a separate group was at the Washington State Patrol building and at least one person was arrested and police … Connect with the definitive source for global and local news Amid calls for vote-by-mail expansion due to COVID-19 concerns, a photo of a large crowd has emerged on social media platforms with the claim that thousands gathered in Seattle to demand mail-in voting. "AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS," starts an Aug. 17 Facebook post that has been shared over 11,000 times. (SEATTLE) — Prosecutors filed first-degree murder charges Wednesday for a suspect accused of killing a man in a fatal June 20 shooting at Seattle’s occupied protest area.
On Aug. 18, Weatherman also pointed out that his photos were being taken out of context. The group refused and authorities towed several cars.“We are towing some cars out there that were blocking the intersection and making it really dangerous for people coming off the freeway,” police spokesperson Patrick Michaud said.