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The EO specifically notes that the city freely provided the occupiers "basic hygiene" (portable toilets), water, electricity, and garbage removal services. The city did not provide adequate policing, and as a result dozens of people were robbed, beaten or killed.
I'm surrounded by strong free speech advocates, and I've never heard *anyone* argue that people claiming to be protesters should be permitted to obstruct police from getting to a wounded victim or subsequently investigating a violent crime. The process breakdown here is surreal
Does qualified immunity extend to politicians? Businesses/ppl now suing city of Seattle and police (which is ultimately the city) - but can Durkan be held personally liable for not ensuring public safety? Her assessment, that is was a peaceful bloc party summer of love was wrong.
Politicians get sovereign immunity.
RCW 9A.76.020 specifically prohibits obstructing police. Interestingly we do not seem to have laws specifically against obstructing emergency services, which a range of other states (eg. NY, WV, NH, GA, VA, CA, ME, etc.) do have in their state code of law.
1A: ...the right of the people PEACEABLY to assemble,...
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