CHOPped

The $30 million price tag Seattle paid for letting CHOP run as a self-governing “autonomous zone” where guns were welcome but law enforcement was not.

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wormhole
02/04/2026

The progressive dream of a no-police autonomous zone ended with a $30 million judgment against Seattle after a 19-year-old was shot dead inside it.

dorkforce
02/04/2026

The costly lesson from the “Summer of Love”: declare a police-free zone, let armed protesters patrol, watch a 19-year-old bleed out, then pay $30 million when the family sues

angara
02/04/2026

A fatal shooting in CHOP left Seattle liable for $30 million because the city tolerated an armed occupation that became a deadly no-go zone.

American
02/04/2026

The tragic outcome of CHAZ/CHOP where Seattle let armed activists run a six-block “utopia,” a 19-year-old got shot dead, and the city got stuck with a $30 million wrongful-death tab.

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