City of Seattle slapped with class action suit as CHOP zone reportedly implodes
June 25, 2020 | Jon Dougherty
Residents and business owners who have essentially been trapped inside the lawless “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest,†or CHOP, zone in Seattle have filed suit against the city, while many who have occupied it for weeks have begun to abandon the site.
As reported by The Associated Press, the residents, business and property owners alleged in a court filing Wednesday that city officials have been complicit with CHOP protesters in depriving them of their rights to their property.
Plaintiffs, which include a tattoo parlor, a property management firm, and an auto repair business, made clear in their suit they were not attempting to undermine the stated anti-police brutality sentiment or the Black Lives Matter movement.
DEVELOPING: More than a dozen businesses inside CHOP zone, on Seattle's Capitol Hill, file 56-page class action lawsuit against the City of Seattle. They're seeking unspecified damages, to be determined at trial. pic.twitter.com/RPlsW3DuNv
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