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The Needling: Phew! City Always Has Enough Seattle Police Officers Around to Harass Queer Community

“Can our police respond to every domestic violence call? No. Can they respond to the scene of every shooting with a victim 5 minutes away in less than 20 minutes? Also, no,” said Mayor Harrell. “But I give you my word that there will always suddenly be a phalanx of cops available and quickly on-hand any time a queer person is legally naked at public longtime nude beach, exercising their First Amendment rights at a public park named after a gay legislator in the middle of a gay neighborhood, or asserting they have just as much a right to be at Seattle City Hall as any right-wing, religious nut-job does. Men baring nipples at a gay club? We always have enough cops to shut that shit down too.”

Non-satirically: 8 more arrests at dueling protests, this time at Seattle City Hall

The religious group arrived downtown first, finding a section of Fourth Avenue barricaded. They occupied the space behind the barricade and blocked exits with their private security, backed up by Seattle police officers, controlling the flow of people allowed onto the steps of City Hall.