▲ 19 ▼ The Rise and Fall of the Seattle CHOP (youtu.be) submitted 3 months ago by Crazycookie@slrpnk.net to c/documentaries@slrpnk.net 3 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) The police just waiting for it to collapse was a wise strategy. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) Particularly at the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago They didn't though. We did a ton of public records activism to find out what happened. Basically, there was a small group within SPD that evacuated the precinct. After it didn't melt down immediately, they started making a bunch of radio noise about Proud Boys to amp up the paranoia. They were doing a bunch of counterinsurgency shit. The CHOP/CHAZ had problems, but they didn't just wait for it to collapse. They were pushing pretty hard to undermine it in every way they could get away with. Those rogue cops are still employed, as far as I can tell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) Particularly at the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago They didn't though. We did a ton of public records activism to find out what happened. Basically, there was a small group within SPD that evacuated the precinct. After it didn't melt down immediately, they started making a bunch of radio noise about Proud Boys to amp up the paranoia. They were doing a bunch of counterinsurgency shit. The CHOP/CHAZ had problems, but they didn't just wait for it to collapse. They were pushing pretty hard to undermine it in every way they could get away with. Those rogue cops are still employed, as far as I can tell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago They didn't though. We did a ton of public records activism to find out what happened. Basically, there was a small group within SPD that evacuated the precinct. After it didn't melt down immediately, they started making a bunch of radio noise about Proud Boys to amp up the paranoia. They were doing a bunch of counterinsurgency shit. The CHOP/CHAZ had problems, but they didn't just wait for it to collapse. They were pushing pretty hard to undermine it in every way they could get away with. Those rogue cops are still employed, as far as I can tell permalink fedilink source parent
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