Protesters in Seattle took over City Hall for about an hour last night and demanded the resignation of the city’s mayor, Jenny Durkan
tear gas, pepper spray and other less-lethal weapons to break up crowds in the last couple of weeks.
Last week, Sawant — who had been critical of the mayor before the Floyd unrest — blamed the mayor for the harsh police tactics and Durkan to resign, accusing her of being responsible for “violence and brutality” in the city’s response to “overwhelmingly peaceful” protests; thethat several other council members “have questioned” Durkan’s response to the protests, but no members other than Sawant have called on the mayor to resign. Floyd’s killing and has been largely supportive of the protesters in the city, blaming a small group of violent people who destroyed property and attacked cops during the protests.
After facing backlash, Durkan and Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best tweaked crowd control tactics, including ordering officers to
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