“F— your sister, f— your wife … I hope you all f—king die. Rest in piss!”
Protesters confront police in Olympia, Wash. after they arrest the #antifa who sieged a Red Lion hotel. Police are making arrests. Video by @jasonrantz: pic.twitter.com/MYmsE2bKAa
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) February 1, 2021
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Several homeless activists were arrested in Olympia on Sunday after the group allegedly occupied a downtown hotel, assaulting at least one employee and prompting guests and staffers to shelter in place for several hours, authorities said.
Olympic Police Department Lt. Paul Lower told KOMO News that employees of the Red Lion Inn & Suites, located at 621 Capitol Way South, began calling for help at 11 a.m. after several people, one of whom was wielding a hatchet while others brandished batons and knives, entered the facility, saying they were taking the hotel over.
Attempted takeover of Olympia Red Lion hotel by homeless activists ends in arrests
I saw variations of this tweet protesting the police action:
People do not seem to understand that lodging is not renting or buying a property. You are paying for the privilege of spending time inside their property but you have no rights to it. You can get evicted at any time and your only resource is to ask for a refund (which more than likely monies will not be returned) or take the hotel to small claims court.
I worked at a hotel for 5 years and I probably did over 60 evictions in my time there. I do not know Washington State, but Florida makes no bones about Trespassing, specially in lodging locations. If you are evicted and trespassed form a hotel, you can call the cops but the only thing they will tell you is “You have 15 minutes to pack and leave peacefully or you will be arrested.” Cops will not resolve the issue nor seek and understanding between the parts, they just will escort you out nicely or having you wearing county-provided bracelets. Your choice.
And in related news, the Twitter activists defended the takeover because the “did it for the children!” and therefore they should have remained in the hotel.
We are old hands in the use of “Do It For The Children!” so I made my point known.
Apparently my reply did not go well because suddenly I am “restricted from viewing.” She did try to sic her puppies after me, but it has been a bust.
I am still fascinated that they believe kids used as shield will stop a determined government agency from exercising power. After Waco, all bets in that matter are off. At least have some dignity and do not hide behind diapers.
Both factions really like using fire against those who oppose them. I’m surprised the hotel wasn’t burned down in it’s “liberation”. Both would have seen it as an acceptable loss.
“They got insurance.” — literally the words used by BLM/Antifa vermin after looting and burning businesses.
Depending on how long a property has been occupied, that might be a blessing in disguise to the owner.
In this case, though, likely not as it’s only been one day, I think? Still the potential for a lot of damage to be done but probably not much deep structural damage.
But, I would worry long term that someone’s going to come back looking for revenge or something.
“At least have some dignity and do not hide behind diapers.”
Sorry, when did we start talking about Biden?
The “We are doing it for the children” from people who think that abortion up to (and beyond) birth is something to celebrated.
Comrade kapugina approves of Antifa’s actions
Apparently my reply did not go well because suddenly I am “restricted from viewing.”
You were in communication with a toddler. What did you expect when you said something that required a small amount of self reflection? Surely, you were not expecting an adult response?