Repeating a pattern seen many times before, a left-wing march in Seattle devolved into a violent clash between protesters and police. After police issued an order to clear the area, protesters broke windows and threw bottles and rocks at police. Police in turn made arrests and used pepper spray to subdue individuals. The folks responsible announced themselves as “anti-capitalist/anti-state” as you can see in this flyer:
#MayDay Seattle twitter.com/occupybarcelon…
— occupybarcelona (@occupybarcelona) April 30, 2013
Some photographs of the damage:
Walgreens windows smashed #WaMayDay twitter.com/NSwabyKing5/st…
— Natalie Swaby (@NSwabyKing5) May 2, 2013
Bus stop windows busted out along Broadway. #WaMayDay @q13fox twitter.com/PhotogSanchez/…
— Paul Sanchez (@PhotogSanchez) May 2, 2013
#WaMayDay: Broken windows on Cap Hill, cars and at least one business. twitter.com/BrandiKruse/st…
— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) May 2, 2013
Cars along Capitol Hill tonight seeing some windshield damage from #WaMayDay @q13fox twitter.com/PhotogSanchez/…
— Paul Sanchez (@PhotogSanchez) May 2, 2013
A broken window at the Walgreens at Broadway/E Pine. #WaMayDay @q13fox twitter.com/PhotogSanchez/…
— Paul Sanchez (@PhotogSanchez) May 2, 2013
Photo: Employees cleaning up glass from shattered windows at Broadway/Pine Walgreen’s. #WaMayDay twitter.com/brianmrosentha…
— Brian M. Rosenthal (@brianmrosenthal) May 2, 2013
Darkness falling, arrests continue, SPD pushing splintered #wamayday protesters back up Capitol Hill #liveonkomo twitter.com/jeffburnside/s…
— Jeff Burnside (@jeffburnside) May 2, 2013
PHOTO: Explosion from police munition. Wild scene in downtown Seattle. #Seamayday. #wamayday twitter.com/joshtrujillo/s…
— Joshua Trujillo (@joshtrujillo) May 2, 2013
And of course, what’s an anti-capitalist march without a flag burning:
I think the call this Anarchy.#wamayday#flagburning twitpic.com/cnhf2j
— Mitch Spute (@MitchSpute) May 2, 2013
Seattle PD tweeted out the totals:
One officer injured during tonight’s demonstration. Hit by an object thrown near minor/pine shortly after 8pm #seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
As of 9pm, 11 adults & 2 juveniles arrested for assaults, property damage #seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013