Did this really just happen?

[_Jersey Girl]

This was posted in the middle of an unrelated thread (about snow we got last night) thread by a local. This is Jefferson County his cop friend is talking about here. It's basically considered part of the Denver area. Haven't had a chance yet to check this out with local news.

Is from a COP I know up there -- This is a note from him.. Living it.. 87 of Us plus clerical and 14 Retired from last week and 12 guys quit the Force and I just got home. We have 7 more retired by end of week and 7 guys gave NO notice and left equipment and gear on floor. Jeffco is Gone.. Swat people all stepping down and theses guys told the media at 2 PM today that they are on their own.. News 4 clapped and Told them they will NOT be missed.. We can JOKE all we want but I think this is it. Its over (poster's name).. I got first hand news from all over the country and Guys are stepping down and quitting or retirement and WE have NO directions.. The FAT Gay woman Supervisor said she is quitting in 1 month to help her Girlfriend in the Pot shop.. SHE told US that Friday.. NO... Its BAD (poster's name).. FOR REAL

Another note he added was..last bnight the 911 Operatores were SHUT DOWN..!!

[_EAllusion]

Seen the footage of police in military fatigues carrying heavy weaponry running around systematically slicing tires with knives? Good times.

Overall, if there ever was a time for the "don't tread on me" militia cos-play brigade to do something, you'd think imagery like that would move them. Now's your time boys. You'd think wrong though, because their politics are moved by a deep sympathy for oppressive states if those states are perceived as oppressing on their behalf.

[_honorentheos]

Pretty sure the militia movement is a single issue movement. As long as the police are cool with their keeping their guns, it's not their fight in their minds. Second Amendment is their rallying cry and always will be. So let the police fully embrace being e a paramilitary organization that infringes on other rights to properly, liberty and even life. They just have to say they support people having guns to defend themselves against terrorists and it's all golden.

It's never been about oppressive government. They don't know what that means if it doesn't fit the model of gun rights/cake rights.

[_honorentheos]

DrC - please document posts of this kind.

Otherwise they are about as gripping as someone breaking wind at the far end of a bar counter.

I actively searched for news on this front and could not find any. The idea that Antifa has set up an anarcho-syndicalist collective zone in Seattle is ostensibly ridiculous, but it's possible that some groups think they did that. Yet, when I look, I don't see anything. My searches for news turn up some conspiracy claims on websites and stories about how false claims about the antifa menace are plaguing social media. Do you have a news source here?

Right now, this reminds me of claims that there are Islamic no-go zones in Paris.

DrC is giving us a little dose of facetiousness. How tremendously rib-tickling!!!

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2020/0 ... pitol-hill

Something's going on there anyway. What it sounds like to me is the police deescalated by moving out of the East Precinct. What others are saying about it sounds like noise. Including saying Antifa set up an autonomous zone.

ETA: Another source. Still sounds like de-escalation to me.

https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2020 ... -precinct/

But they are calling it an autonomous zone in the article.

[_Res Ipsa]

You guys are talking about the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. The police realized that the barricades protecting the East Precinct were becoming a dangerous flash point, and decided the best option was to abandon it. Some group of Protesters declared their newly-won intersection and a couple of surrounding blocks and half of a City Park as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. The Antifa involvement is a creation of Russia Today, with bots retweeting their article furiously. As with anything on the far left end of the spectrum, it's a decentralized mess with different factions all agreeing it is not Seattle or the U.S., but not agreeing on what it is or should be. You can find your anarchists, your Marxists, your lefty workers parties -- the usual cast of characters on the far left. Their first night was spent surveilling and preparing for a rumored invasion by the Proud Boys. Today they moved the former police barriers around to protect themselves from a vehicle invasion by the Police. The emblem seems to be a Pink Umbrella. There are several proposals for a flag. There are food stations and bathrooms (I think that's why they claimed half a park). There are proposals to cede it back to the Duamish Nation. Or to expand it along its borders. Or to replicate the Paris Commune. There are many tweets about how wonderful it is to walk around the block now that it is "free." As opposed to the thousands of other blocks in Seattle.

And this does involve the hard left that has guns for resisting the government, so who knows what happens if the hard right armed crowd pays a visit. So far, the City government seems to be ignoring it, which is probably a good idea. I suspect the novelty will wear off over time with the drudgery of having to maintain a park and a couple of city blocks. in my opinion, it's a half assed utopian pipe dream that will end like most of them do.

I'll bet Portland is jealous as hell.

The one group I don't think I've seen comment is Black Lives Matter.

[_honorentheos]

Found the RT article, thanks for the tip, Res.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rt.com ... olice/amp/

Of course Andy Ngo is the first name I see making Antifa claims in it -

https://mobile.Twitter.com/MrAndyNgo

Welp. I didn't have break away neighborhood declares autonomy from Seattle on my 2020 bingo card but I'm sure whomever does is as surprised as one can be by an event in 2020. And that much closer to winning if winning 2020 bingo counts for anything.

[_Res Ipsa]

Found the RT article, thanks for the tip, Res.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rt.com ... olice/amp/

Of course Andy Ngo is the first name I see making Antifa claims in it -

https://mobile.Twitter.com/MrAndyNgo

Welp. I didn't have break away neighborhood declares autonomy from Seattle on my 2020 bingo card but I'm sure whomever does is as surprised as one can be by an event in 2020. And that much closer to winning if winning 2020 bingo counts for anything.

You're welcome. Normally I would have linked, but I don't link to RT or OANN. Russian propaganda ain't my thing.

I'm not sure anyone's getting a Bingo this year.

[_Res Ipsa]

Ha. Antifa just created a leftist libertarian autonomous zone in Seattle.

Ha.

Waitaminute....

- Doc

I'm impressed. You caught this right about when I did.

Not antifa, though. That's Russian BS. Unless Nazis show up. Then all bets are off.

[_honorentheos]

Ha. Antifa just created a leftist libertarian autonomous zone in Seattle.

Ha.

Waitaminute....

- Doc

I'm impressed. You caught this right about when I did.

Not antifa, though. That's Russian BS. Unless Nazis show up. Then all bets are off.

Seeing Andy Ngo claiming Antifa involvement is a bit like seeing ldsfaqs claim liberals are behind something. Some people have one note and play it for all they can get out of it.

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

I think antifa is just a pop term for leftist revolutionary movement at this point. They’re certainly in cahoots.

- Doc