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In reply to the discussion: Diaz Love: I'm Alive and Stable [View all]

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,956 posts)
1. $1.2 million bail for driver that hit 2 Seattle protesters
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 03:25 PM
Jul 2020

SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Monday set a $1.2 million bail for the man accused of driving a Jaguar on to a closed Seattle freeway and hitting two protesters, killing one and seriously injuring the other.

Dawit Kelete, who is Black, drove the car around vehicles that were parked on Interstate 5 to protect a group of Black Femme March demonstrators, part of the Black Lives Matter movement protesting racial inequality and police violence. The car hit two people and sped away about 1:40 a.m. Saturday, police said.

Over the weekend, a judge found probable cause to hold Kelete on an investigation of vehicular assault.

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The state patrol said going forward it won’t allow protesters to enter I-5 and would arrest pedestrians on the freeway.

https://apnews.com/7f296e8e535f0a6cd15b7714bd2756b1?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morningwire&pnespid=07dxtOcAVw2NyXg1NSrNXzX3AGS6mSb7mJ2Yooas

With all due respect please stay the hell off the freeway. I don't think it changes anyone's mind and I'm frankly surprised someone wasn't hurt before this.

People can protest on the freeway overpass and broadcast their message to a lot more people.

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