Black Seattle activists accuse ‘Autonomous Zone’ protesters of co-opting outrage over George Floyd death

BLACK Seattle activists have accused the “Autonomous Zone” protesters of co-opting outrage over the death of George Floyd. Some are concerned that the message behind the Black Lives Matter campaign has been “hijacked,” according to KOMO News. Demonstrators have declared the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,” or CHAZ, near the city’s central district, with a banner […]

BLACK Seattle activists have accused the “Autonomous Zone” protesters of co-opting outrage over the death of George Floyd.

Some are concerned that the message behind the Black Lives Matter campaign has been “hijacked,” according to KOMO News.

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The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone was constructed this week[/caption]

Demonstrators have declared the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,” or CHAZ, near the city’s central district, with a banner telling all that enter: “This space is now property of the Seattle people.”

The zone is surrounded by blockades and roadblocks, with police claiming they have had reports of armed guards in patrolling the zone.

It also includes the abandoned East Precinct which cops were forced to flee after receiving threats it would be burned down.

However, some activists have insinuated that the CHAZ protests are not helpful and distort the message behind the now worldwide movement.

“The thing is, you have hijacked this! You have taken the meaning away!” one woman from the council told the outlet.

“Black lives do matter but there are also black lives that are police lives,” another said. “They feel the same way that you do.”

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Activists are worried that CHAZ is taking away from the BLM movement[/caption]

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Some said the protest meaning has been ‘hijacked’[/caption]

Victoria Beach, the AACAC Chair, told the outlet: “We’re going to keep our voices loud and clear. We’re going to be heard.

“How are we going to be heard if that’s happening? How are we going to come to the table and talk?”

Donald Trump has now said that he will act to remove “domestic terrorists” in Seattle if officials fail to regain control of a six-block area that has been occupied by George Floyd protesters.

On Wednesday night, the president wrote on Twitter: “Radical Left Governor [of Washington, Jay Inslee] and the Mayor of Seattle are being taunted and played at a level that our great Country has never seen before.

“Take back your city NOW. If you don’t do it, I will. This is not a game.

“These ugly Anarchists must be stooped (sic) IMMEDIATELY. MOVE FAST!

“Domestic Terrorists have taken over Seattle, run by Radical Left Democrats, of course. LAW & ORDER!”