Antifa agitators have filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle, claiming that a heavy handed police response to “protests” has forced the group to invest in more expensive riot gear.

KIRO 7 News reports that Antifa is complaining that police use of blast balls, sponge rounds, pepper spray, and other crowd control methods has meant the rioters have had to buy “expensive” protective gear.

“Because the Seattle Police Department has acted above and outside the law in dispensing its unbridled force, and the City has failed to prevent same, the government effect is to establish a de facto protest tax,” the lawsuit claims.

“Individual protesters subjected to SPD’s unabated and indiscriminate violence now must purchase cost-prohibitive gear to withstand munitions – even when peacefully protesting – as a condition to exercising their right to free speech and peaceable assembly,” lawyers also suggest.

“The continued misuse of war munitions by SPD against civilians turns the streets – a public forum and site of protest – into a pay-to-protest racket where only a privileged few who are wealthy enough or popular enough to crowdsource funds to purchase gear akin to that used by the police department they fund can truly be in the streets,” the lawsuit continues.

Police declared a previous “protest” on July 25th by the Antifa members as a riot.

Close to fifty people were arrested, with more than 55 police officers sustaining injuries. Antifa rioters set trailers set on fire, smashed windows, damaged cars, and threw explosive devices, bottles, and rocks at police officers.

Protesters through incendiary devices into construction trailers at the new construction site of the juvenile justice facility. It was spray-painted before it was torched pic.twitter.com/qJxETMeXC5

— Gary Horcher (@GaryKIRO7) July 25, 2020

Large crowd remains at Broadway and Pine Street. Multiple arrests made. Officers continue to work to disperse crowd. Safe exit is to the west.

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 25, 2020

Crowd throwing explosives at officer line at 11th and Pine.

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 26, 2020

Crowd continuing to throw large rocks, bottles, fireworks and other explosives at officers. pic.twitter.com/3gTGJUonUt

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 26, 2020

Following this and several previous incidents, the city council has put an ordinance into place preventing police from using ‘less lethal tools’.

Seattle police chief Carmen Best has warned that if the city appeases the rioters, her force will have no way of protecting residents.

“Simply put, the legislation gives officers NO ability to safely intercede to preserve property in the midst of a large, violent crowd.” Best wrote.

The Seattle police chief informs business owners that they are on their own against rioters. The city council has tied her hands. The police do not have the tools to combat mob violence. pic.twitter.com/iLV0ne9Z2i

— Mike (@Doranimated) July 25, 2020

Portland continues to burn at the hands of Antifa agitators who are using a court order that has prevented Federal officers from taking action against the press. In other words, rioters are holding cameras and claiming the Feds can’t touch them because they are ‘journalists’.

With the Democratic Mayor refusing to order police to crackdown on rioters, federal officers have stepped in and been somewhat effective. However, as RT reports, a federal judge last week issued a temporary restraining order on the agents, forbidding any action against anyone ‘reporting’ on the scene.

Now, some on the ground in Portland, are relating that antifa rioters are using this to their advantage:

This fake Antifa press problem is a pandemic

This man defies orders, insults officers, and makes sexual references to them

And claims he’s press with a $40 handicam mounted on a gas station tripod

Due to a court order police can’t do anything

This puts real press in danger pic.twitter.com/cVvenAof0S

— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) July 27, 2020

Damn the fake press! I think there are more fake Antifa press than there are real press here

A mob of them scream about having the right to rush officers due to press immunity

move towards the Feds aggressively

then they fire rubber bullets & flash bangs at the real press pic.twitter.com/0OsUA82K4X

— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) July 27, 2020

FAKE PRESS 🚨

This rioter gets pissed when Feds aim their sights down on her after she provokes them. She claimed to be press. @ElijahSchaffer has posted the moments leading up to me pressing her. pic.twitter.com/AayCHnQ7c8

— Kalen From Scriberr (@FromKalen) July 27, 2020

Antifa Rioters are posing as press in Portland riots

Press do not engage in political activity during protests or riots, unless undercover

This is putting open reporters at risk to being caught in the cross fire

Antifa is deteriorating our constitutional system from within

— Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) July 26, 2020

Armed Leftist shot this weekend during a BLM protest, after he and a mob swarmed a man’s car. He learns quickly that there are consequences for his actions…

Some so called ‘reporters’ are openly bragging about aligning with rioters:

The first taste is always the best pic.twitter.com/cl5nIMFEax

— Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile) (@1misanthrophile) July 26, 2020

Recent reports from Portland have documented the violence, with conservatives being targeted, and law enforcement even being doxxed by antifa, and Federal agents being ‘blinded’ with lasers.

Meanwhile, Democrats are adamant that the violence isn’t really happening:

A video out of Dublin, Ireland shows shows left-wing Antifa activists protesting against an anti-pedophilia march.

The March For Innocence was organized as a protest against children’s minster Roderic O’Gorman, who is under fire for appearing in a photograph with LGBT activist Peter Tatchell in 2018.

Over the past week, O’Gorman disavowed Tatchell after learning that the campaigner supports lowering the age of sexual consent to 14-years-old providing there is no more than two or three years difference between the ages.

The rally was also a demonstration against exposing children to experimental cross-sex hormones, “extremist” sex education at a young age and drag queens.

Apparently, opposing any of this makes one a far-right fascist and subject to counter-protest by Antifa.

WATCH: Anti-Paedophilia protestors clash with Antifa during #MarchforInnocence. Article on the day's events forthcoming. pic.twitter.com/P3ElAdkCmO

— The Burkean (@TheBurkeanIE) July 11, 2020

The clip shows March For Innocence demonstrators being interrupted by Antifa radicals holding a sign that says “All You Fascists Bound to Lose.”

The leftists are immediately confronted by March For Innocence protesters, who try to grab their banner before scuffles ensue.

“Gardai intervened in one incident in which there were no injuries or arrests and remained at the scene to ensure public safety,” responded police in a statement. “All persons present later dispersed without further incident.”

Imagine thinking it’s good optics to oppose a march against pedophilia. The mind boggles.

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