Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best’s home—in Snohomish County, miles away from her office in Seattle, King County—was the target of protesters over the weekend, and now the chief has sent a letter to the City Council, warning of the dangers of “mob rule” and urging the council to “forcefully call for the end of these tactics.”
The protest was met by Best’s neighbors in the quiet neighborhood, according to KCPQ News, who “buckled down and used their own vehicles to block the protesters from moving further down the street where Chief Best’s home is located.”
Neighbor Whitney Roulstone told the local Fox News affiliate, “You’re coming to a small community. We see all these peaceful protests getting hijacked in Seattle and Portland and other areas. It just takes one Molotov cocktail, takes one person trying to light something on fire, one firework going off. Then we now have a neighborhood in crisis. We feared that more than anything, was having a crisis here in our neighborhood that we ultimately didn’t deserve.”
Best was reportedly not home at the time, but Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney issued a statement that read, in part, “The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office has been supportive and accommodating to all peaceful protests that have occurred in our jurisdiction. With that said, protestors targeting one individual’s house is a bullying tactic that will certainly require an extra patrol response to ensure every resident in Snohomish County can feel safe in their own home, with their loved ones, no matter what they choose to do to make a living. If this group or any other group wants to protest the government, we would ask they do so at a government building and not at any individual’s private residence.”
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As noted by MyNorthwest.com, “Demonstrators have been marching nightly in the Seattle area, previously stopping at homes of city councilmembers and King County Executive Dow Constantine.”
Here is the test of Chief Best’s letter:
Lorena González, President and Lisa Herbold, Public Safety Chair
Seattle City Council, City Hall
600 Fourth Ave, 2nd Floor
Seattle, WA 98104
Re: Intimidation of Public Officials and Employees
Dear President González, Chairwoman Herbold, and Seattle City Council Members:
I wanted to update you on recent events, particularly those that occurred late last night.
A residence of mine in Snohomish County was targeted by a large group of aggressive protestors late last night. My neighbors were concerned by such a large group, but they were successful in ensuring the crowd was not able to trespass or engage in other illegal behavior in the area, despite repeated
attempts to do so. Currently, the local sheriff (not SPD resources) is monitoring the situation.
I urge both of you, and the entire council, to stand up for what is right. These direct actions against elected officials, and especially civil servants like myself, are out of line with and go against every democratic principle that guides our nation. Before this devolves into the new way of doing business by mob rule here in Seattle, and across the nation, elected officials like you must forcefully call for the end of these tactics.
The events of this summer were initiated in a moment of grief and outrage over the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and so many other Black and Brown people suffering at the hands of injustice. All of us must ensure that this righteous cause is not lost in the confusion of so many protestors now engaging in violence and intimidation, which many are not speaking against.
Sincerely,
Carmen Best
Chief of Police
Seattle Police Department
Published reports estimate about 200 protesters showed up in Best’s neighborhood. There did not appear to be any major incidents as a result, but in an interview with KCPQ, Best said it was a “mob mentality” that was about “bullying” people.
Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies responded, but by the time they arrived, it appeared most of the protesters had left the area. Neighbors estimated there were around 30 to 40 carloads of protesters.
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