2 friends in Seattle said what’s going on isn’t that bad (drug, party)
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Whatever. There have been boarded up windows all over the city (and country) since March, months before George Floyd's murder and ensuing protests (overwhelmingly peaceful), painted over with murals in many cities.
You're a sympathizer and will defend their "festival". So when does this "festival" end and they all go back home ?
Storefronts marred with graffiti is not a "mural". There has to be consent and there was none.
Many businesses all across Seattle are still closed due to the pandemic.
they are?...not according to the Governor...here's the rules effective June 5th. Did they board up the stores because of CV in Seattle because that didn't happen anywhere else.
this was 11 days ago.....your statements don't synch up with the regulations that have been established. Why not?
Restaurants
• Outdoor dining activities is allowed at 50 percent of capacity with all tables and chairs maintaining 6 feet of distance, though additional seating will be allowed provided it follows Public Health – Seattle & King County’s best practices.
• Indoor dining services may operate at 25 percent of capacity, provided such tables and chairs are more than 6 feet away from each other.
In-store retail
• All non-essential retail activities may operate but an establishment's occupancy may not be not be higher than 15 percent of capacity.
• Businesses are directed to provide signage encouraging indoor visits to less than 30 minutes, with face-to-face interactions limited to 30 minutes.
Personal services: Cosmetologists, Hairstylists, Barbers, Estheticians, Master Estheticians, Manicurists, Nail Salon Workers, Electrologists, Permanent Makeup Artists, Tattoo Artists, Cosmetology Schools and Esthetics Schools • All activities may operate but the number of clients served will be limited to no more than 25 percent of capacity or one person if it is a single bed/chair studio.
Construction
• All construction, including those activities for which social distancing may be maintained and the start of new construction projects, is authorized to resume.
they are?...not according to the Governor...here's the rules effective June 5th. Did they board up the stores because of CV in Seattle because that didn't happen anywhere else.
Many businesses have chosen to remain closed because it is not feasible for them to reopen under the guidelines. Do you feel they should be forced to reopen?
I was able to pick up a book from Elliott Bay that I had ordered, it was brought outside to me. I then stopped to pick up some General Porpoise doughnuts (mmmm.) But my salon is still closed, and I'm not going be casually shopping in a knick-knack or consumer goods shop where many purchases are dependent on in-person browsing.
Also, it's not like Gov. Inslee issues an order and businesses are immediately ready to draft their plan and staff a store within 24 hours.
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Many businesses have chosen to remain closed because it is not feasible for them to reopen under the guidelines. Do you feel they should be forced to reopen?
Those guidelines about capacity were in almost all states as they reopened.
Stores only used one door for entry and one door for exit.
Employees were at the entrance door doing counts.
News reports say businesses closed because of the threat of riots and looting.
A lot of the boarded up stores are that way because they have no glass due to the rioters.
https://q13fox.com/2020/06/01/busine...nned-protests/
The city of Kirkland has asked all business owners to close, the Alderwood Mall and surrounding roads are closed, and the downtown courthouse has shuttered ahead of potential protests this afternoon and tonight.
https://www.seattletimes.com/busines...ing-and-chaos/
But there was also anger that city and police officials had allowed the rioting to spiral out of control, as well as fear the weekend’s destruction could make recovery even more difficult for businesses already wounded by the pandemic shutdown.
“This isn’t going to make that any easier,” said Jon Scholes, CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association, who described the destruction, which ranged from smashed windows to the torching of vehicles to widespread looting, as worse than what the city saw during the 1999 WTO riots. “It’s something we’ve just never seen in downtown Seattle.”
Across Seattle, in neighborhoods like Pioneer Square, Capitol Hill, Ballard and Belltown, colorful murals are appearing on boarded up restaurants and businesses.
There was a single night of looting in Seattle (downtown, not Capitol Hill) and the arsonist who torched police vehicles has been arrested and is a woman from Tacoma.
Across Seattle, in neighborhoods like Pioneer Square, Capitol Hill, Ballard and Belltown, colorful murals are appearing on boarded up restaurants and businesses.
Is an adult, rational discussion too much for you?
Seattle Police Chief Best is on Face the Nation describing the situation right now: "It is peaceful. Yes it is."
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