WHAT HAS REALLY HAPPENED IN CHOP–AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT
The Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, originally dubbed the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ, never was what it proclaimed to be.Ā CHOP was born out of many nights of violent clashes between protesters and the Seattle Police Department, which had been ordered to protect its East Precinct from damage.Ā Fearing escalating violence, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, … Continued