Comments on: 6th and Pike violence

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:57:19 +0000

@ryanhealy:

We are the local media. It was a bit scary, that situation. The sword swung, *Whack* against the sidewalk, again, *whack*.

By: wesa

wesa — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:31:30 +0000

Did we manage to report on something before they did? Oh it didn’t involve sports, condos, or traffic.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:28:02 +0000

Where’s the local media on this?

By: jessejb

jessejb — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:27:29 +0000

I live at 6th and Pine and constantly lately Ive been seeing gang members and westlake gutter punks having near-brawls with each other. Never seen actual fights though. I hope they destroy each other and people will reclaim their city. Or, oh I dont know, the police can help. Man Im in a bad mood today haha

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:46:00 +0000

Jesus, what the hell is going on lately?

By: seadesigner

seadesigner — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:19:07 +0000

This, from a work friend’s e-mail this morning (we work in the City Centre building – she used to be a trama nurse in Houston):

I walked out in the middle of the ordeal (about 5:50 p.m. bright daylight). If the guy with the brown bat connected with someone’s head, they are in sad shape today or dead. I literally ran away to the park in front of Sees Candy where there was a police on a horsie. Excitedly, I told him they needed help and to hurry. He said already dispatched, while he continued his casual conversation with a lady. I kept at him and he finally said he could not leave his horsie. I did not want the horsie to get hurt but I at least hoped he’d go and peek around the corner and show some interest. I found it frightful!

Afterwards I was worried that the" gang members" HAD TO BE A GANG, would remember my face so I have been wearing my hood in fear that they know I sent the police. WHEW!!

By: seadesigner

seadesigner — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:13:52 +0000

I was there – around 6:00 last night right on the sidewalk approaching the mob (walking down to the market) at the City Centre Building across from Banana republic. There seemed to be a LOT of them, perhaps 20 – 30?, screaming and posturing at first, like wesa said. And all of the sudden there were small skirmishes of groups running in and kicking and hitting each other. Saw the guy with the street "no parking" barricade hitting someone else with it and threatening many others. There were bats and several other personal weapons that were coming out of pockets – it was really a blur. I was able to pass through between skirmishes and called the SPD, and I saw several people on their cells doing the same. Amazing, a very large street fight right in the shopping/business core of downtown Seattle that went on for at least five minutes and NO SPD anywhere.

By: jessejb

jessejb — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:05:04 +0000

aaaand i just dont see why downtown appeals to the thug life crowd…

By: jessejb

jessejb — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:01:09 +0000

this city is getting ridiculous.