“It was getting grimmer and grimmer and grimmer.”, Rantz: Defund Seattle police activists are acting like terrorists. She says her daughter was “brutally assaulted” by one man. #SeattleRiots #antifa pic.twitter.com/XYXkBFZZwc. Now Our Health Experts™ Can 'Sense' Asymptomatic COVID-19 Spread.

When budget cuts have already stretched the police thin, officers who have to spend all their time fighting violent rioters cannot defend the properties those rioters put in harm’s way. “It is with a heavy heart we are leaving this location,” Joe said. This is the same group responsible for breaking property & smashing windows in recent weeks. “There is only so many times you can hire people and lay them off because they don’t want to be in this location, they already didn’t feel safe pre-COVID, pre-riots,” Andrea said. Some businesses in the city have had enough. Buki clothing store owner Joey Rodolfo speaks out on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.' Subscribe to the podcast here. Last week, the Seattle City Council voted to slash funding for the police department, leading the city’s first black female police chief to resign. “I don’t know if SPD is going to be here quickly that scares me because in the light of day our daughter was fully assaulted in this store,” said Andrea. Andrea Raetzer explained that protest is a feature of life in Seattle, but the violent rioters have completely subverted peaceful protest. “While we’re getting ready to close, four guys come into our 1st and Pine location, guys just come in, and aggressive, no regards for our staff or anything, just do whatever they want, grab armloads of stuff and walk out.”, Munson described “a string of break-ins, bricks through our windows, people coming in just in broad daylight with big groups, taking armloads of gear.” He said it is “hard to operate and keep our staff safe at the same time.”. “Driving through Pioneer Square is shocking now, over the past month there has been a complete decline,” Andrea said of businesses. When criminal activists march around the area, targeting businesses with vandalism and arson, the council says nothing, though they invite those rioters to the table for discussions on policing. The problem gets worse when you add crime to the mix.

SEATTLE - The historic business tax approved by Seattle City Council on Monday is expected to impact more than 700 businesses in Seattle.

Once thriving, they are now closing down Steepologie Teas on 4th Ave in Seattle. Q13 News first met Andrea in January when she pleaded for more police presence after experiencing an uptick in crime such as open drug deals, harassment, and random assaults.

Two local companies recently announced they’re ditching their downtown-area locations: Steepologie Tea and Seattle E-bike. “A string of break-ins, bricks through our windows, people coming in just in broad daylight with big groups, taking armloads of gear,” Munson told KING 5.
Yet it seems the Seattle residents and business owners who appreciate police are getting pushed out by the crime exacerbated by the city council’s move to …

It's easy to say, "This business is leaving Seattle because of crime, and crime is increasing because the police have been demoralized by BLM protests." And a city with a weakened core, rife with criminality and void of business, what kind of “world class city” is Seattle?

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