[murd0c]

Seattle was having a peacefuly May Day protest today and it got out of control. So far Nike town was trashed and they are still going strong.

Windows broken, pepper spray at Seattle May Day protests | KING5.com Seattle (http://www.king5.com/news/cities/seattle/May-Day-protests--149640725.html)

A group of anarchist May Day protesters marched through Seattle's streets Tuesday, many dressed in black clothes, and wearing masks and face makeup.

Windows at the federal courthouse, a Wells Fargo bank, Niketown and the Tap House Bar and Grill were broken and there have been a handful of arrests. Video of protesters using sticks to smash windows was captured.

Police were also seen on foot and on bicycles wearing riot gear, ushering protesters away from businesses. At least one officer was seen using a baton after a protester attempted to smash windows.

However, peaceful protests remain at Westlake Park, where speeches and concerts are continuing. A group called "Hip Hop Occupy Seattle" called for the crowd to protect each other.

In addition, a large number of students walked out of Seattle Central Community College, gathering for a march down Capitol Hill.

Click here for a schedule of planned May Day events

Protesters are being flanked by Seattle Police officers on bicycles. The Seattle Police Department said they plan to put extra officers in place at demonstrations, both in uniform and undercover.

Mayor Mike McGinn and other city leaders said they remain concerned that anarchist groups may turn to violence at the normally peaceful protests.

Signs and websites have been found advocating Seattle's protesters to "strike back" or "shut down the city."

Seattle May Day organizers said they have their own security forces. Both Occupy Seattle and El Comite will have a group of "peacekeepers" in the crowds working with police.

The Occupy Movement is also placing "peacekeepers" within their march from Seattle Central Community College to Westlake Park. They too said they ask troublemakers to stay away.

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is scheduled to be at the El Comite demonstration at 6:30 p.m. He plans to tell them about his support of immigration reform.

[MoBettah]

As long as cheesecake factory was unharmed.

[Excelsis]

meanwhile in NYC

May Day Protests NYC: ARRESTED for Standing on the Side Walk! Cops acting like god. (occupy, OWS) - YouTube

[StylinRed]

May Day Protests ohhhhhh i was wondering why there seemed to be so many protests being covered on the news ;)

[lgman]

Mariners lost already??

[pinn3r]

:suspicious:

[Tim Budong]

6:25 #MayDay rally marching on Howe to Robson to Burarrd to Hastings. Expect rolling closures for the protest in Downtown #Vancouver.

from news1130

[1exotic]

OBAMA 2012

[Graeme S]

One of the cops driving behind today's mayday march downtown:

"Just another day in Vancouver, huh?"

[Matsuda]

SEATTLE (NEWS1130) - A family from Vancouver has been victimized by violent May Day riots in Downtown Seattle.

Their car was smashed up as protestors ripped up and down 6th Avenue.

"This is a real welcome to Seattle," Sam, who didn't want to use his full name, told KOMO News.

In a scene similar to Vancouver's Stanley Cup riot, people are taking photos of the destruction with their phones.

Some of the protestors saw Sam's BC license plate and have been mouthing him off.

"I don't know why everyone is wanting pictures of my car, I don't know why they got to mouth off at me and tell me 'Go back to Canada hoser,'" he exclaims.

He adds that Seattle police officers just stood by and watched as so-called anarchists smashed storefront windows.

[Ch28]

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Protestors in black masks and carrying torches surrounded by Vancouver Police on Broadway and Clark. Reporter heading to the scene.

[CorneringArtist]

SEATTLE (NEWS1130) - A family from Vancouver has been victimized by violent May Day riots in Downtown Seattle.

Their car was smashed up as protestors ripped up and down 6th Avenue.

"This is a real welcome to Seattle," Sam, who didn't want to use his full name, told KOMO News.

In a scene similar to Vancouver's Stanley Cup riot, people are taking photos of the destruction with their phones.

Some of the protestors saw Sam's BC license plate and have been mouthing him off.

"I don't know why everyone is wanting pictures of my car, I don't know why they got to mouth off at me and tell me 'Go back to Canada hoser,'" he exclaims.

He adds that Seattle police officers just stood by and watched as so-called anarchists smashed storefront windows.

Fucking scumbags. I apologize if this sounds rash, if I was in the guy's shoes, I would have just floored it and got out of there, regardless if anyone got run over in the process. I support peaceful protests within reason, but once things start getting destroyed, IMO they're completely fair game to get hurt or be subject to police brutality.

[HondaGuy]

My family friend who works in seattle said its terrifying to see his hometown for 60+ being destroyed.

That intersection is where I always go shopping, macys, nordstrom etc...makes me feel bad for that vancouver family being tormented.

Hope all victims are safe.

[Alatar]

Never underestimate the stupidity of people in large groups.

[Everymans]

Fucking scumbags. I apologize if this sounds rash, if I was in the guy's shoes, I would have just floored it and got out of there, regardless if anyone got run over in the process. I support peaceful protests within reason, but once things start getting destroyed, IMO they're completely fair game to get hurt or be subject to police brutality.

if you're using violence as a solution then you are no better then they are.

These black block losers need to be destroyed from the inside. They have done nothing but drag down protesters rights and give marches a bad name. Send a cia undercover agent in their little group and discover their plots before they happen, similiar to what they did in Battle Of Seattle. Sure they're pests, but soon or later they will do something incredibly sinister.

"I don't know why everyone is wanting pictures of my car, I don't know why they got to mouth off at me and tell me 'Go back to Canada hoser,'" he exclaims."
Stay classy Murika. Every time I go there I find disrespectful asshats saying stuff like this. Last time they called my canadian money "Useless and hideous." The time before that was at a seahawks game where the fans behind me found it insulting that there was a canadian soldier and flag on the field.

[PiuYi]

what's a may day protest? what r people protesting? can someone fill me in

[Gh0stRider]

Vancouver's May Day rally took a turn for the worse as protestors set a large fire in the middle of Commercial Drive and Charles Street late Tuesday.

Riot police ordered the assembly to disperse after 40 to 50 protestors — some donning black masks — lit a fire near the intersection.



Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Vancouver+protestors+riot+police+clash/6550305/story.html#ixzz1tgmfMQb0

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[Mr.C]

Vancouver's May Day rally took a turn for the worse as protestors set a large fire in the middle of Commercial Drive and Charles Street late Tuesday.

Riot police ordered the assembly to disperse after 40 to 50 protestors — some donning black masks — lit a fire near the intersection.



Read more: Vancouver May Day protestors, riot police clash (http://www.theprovince.com/news/Vancouver+protestors+riot+police+clash/6550305/story.html#ixzz1tgmfMQb0)

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Fucking idiots. Where's the rubber bullets when you need them? These are not protestors, these are troublemakers. To hell with them.

[Everymans]

what's a may day protest? what r people protesting? can someone fill me in
The may day protest started with people celebrating their harvest in november. But if the harvest was bad, then they must sacrafice someone on may 1st in order to have a decent harvest that year. To reverse the bad luck of the harvest. After countless bad harvests and a lot of beheadings/stonings/embalmings, the people started to get frustrated. So they started protesting. It used to be just for the farmers, now every so called under payed union jack off gets involved. Here's a prime example of what used to happen.
Ending of the Wicker Man 1973 - YouTube

[Gh0stRider]

what's a may day protest? what r people protesting? can someone fill me in

from wikipedia

International Workers' Day (also known as May Day) is a celebration of the international labour movement and left-wing movements. It commonly sees organized street demonstrations and marches by working people and their labour unions throughout most of the world. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries. It is also celebrated unofficially in many other countries.

[Gh0stRider]

One May Day protester has been arrested for assaulting a police officer in the area of Commercial Drive and Charles Street, according to a police scanner monitoring report.

Read more: Occupy protestors dispersed from Commercial Drive (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Occupy+protestors+dispersed+from+Commercial+Drive/6550288/story.html#ixzz1tgph8ULz)

[belaud]

Dafuq, some how a national Holiday was turned into a riot?!

Its supposed to celebrate, not destroy.

[Ronin]

Fucking scumbags. I apologize if this sounds rash, if I was in the guy's shoes, I would have just floored it and got out of there, regardless if anyone got run over in the process. I support peaceful protests within reason, but once things start getting destroyed, IMO they're completely fair game to get hurt or be subject to police brutality.

Same. The lives of my family and my property take precedent over my need to not run over people I don't know and paralyze them.

If you didn't want to never walk again, you should've stayed the fuck away from my car.

[Ron_Swanson]

Just left Seattle a couple of hours ago. I was fortunate to have done my shopping downtown on Monday and avoided this.

[Harvey Specter]

Bloody disgrace. I'm so sick and tired of these unemployed fucktards and their protest. No one gives a shit about the so called "99%" because the actual 99% is at work and not out destroying shit.

[Gridlock]

Gather up your communist friends and let's show that we're pissed off, because THAT will gain traction for any supposed "movement".

Hey! Let's all look really legitimate and wear all black.

[Bhachu]

Protests just aren't the same anymore

[Gridlock]

Protests just aren't the same anymore

Yeah, you used to get shot.

[IMASA]

Seattle is now looking for the Canadian that was attacked.

Seattle searches for Sam - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/358669--seattle-searches-for-sam)

SEATTLE (NEWS1130) - On Tuesday, we first brought you the story of Sam, a man from Vancouver whose family was terrorized during Seattle's May Day riots.

The city's tourism operators now want to show how sorry it is by offering an all-expenses paid trip; they just have to find him first!

Sam's tires were slashed and his windows were smashed when he and his family found themselves caught in Tuesday's rioting. Protesters also gave him a hard time about being from north of the 49th.

"I don't know why like they got to mouth off at me and tell me to 'Go back to Canada, hoser!'" he explains. "This is a real welcome to Seattle."

The city's Convention and Visitors Bureau didn't think so either. That's why it's offering to pay for a future visit as an apology.

"The only kicker is nobody knows who this guy is. He didn't give us his last name. [All] we know is that he lives in British Columbia. We believe he lives in Vancouver, but that's it," explains KOMO news reporter Ryan Harris.

There's even a Twitter campaign. Look up #FINDSAM to join the conversatio

[jackmeister]

Seattle is now looking for the Canadian that was attacked.

Seattle searches for Sam - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/358669--seattle-searches-for-sam)

They should first offer to fix his car and then an all-expenses paid trip.

ICBC nor Sam should not be on the hook for shit like that.

[niu99]

Seattle is now looking for the Canadian that was attacked.

Seattle searches for Sam - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/358669--seattle-searches-for-sam)

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