Seattle’s professional outrage machine is back at it—this time claiming racism because checks notes people got parking tickets during a Juneteenth celebration. Over 8,500 people gathered at Jimi Hendrix Park, and some apparently assumed that honoring freedom includes blocking bus stops, fire hydrants, and driveways. When parking enforcement handed out a whopping 12 citations (with most offenders getting just a warning), activists exploded in righteous indignation.
AG Nick Brown wasn’t involved this time, but rest assured, this fits the state-level Democratic script: accountability = oppression, and basic enforcement = racism. Former State Rep. Dawn Mason demanded that the tickets be voided and the Chief of Police publicly apologize to Seattle’s Black community—because apparently following the law is now an act of aggression.
Let’s be clear: the cars weren’t ticketed for celebrating Juneteenth—they were cited for creating safety hazards. Blocking emergency access and public transit isn’t activism; it’s selfish, dangerous, and illegal every day of the year, holiday or not. The real insult here isn’t the citations—it’s the offensive assumption that certain groups shouldn’t be expected to follow the same rules as everyone else.
But this is Seattle, where progressive privilege is the norm, and victimhood is currency. So of course, the demand now is for special exemptions based on race—undermining the very principle Juneteenth is supposed to celebrate: equal protection under the law.
Welcome to Washington, where Democrats have turned law enforcement into a game of “Who’s offended this week?” and made common sense illegal. Read more at KTTH.
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