Seattle’s experiment in lawless self-governance will end in tears

Seattle is experiencing a reprise of the gleeful lawlessness that came to define the Occupy Wall Street movement of 2011.

Like the ill-fated political crusade that sprung up almost a decade ago in New York City’s Zuccotti Park, the so-called “autonomous zone” that has taken over a six-block radius of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in the wake of the unjustified death of George Floyd will likely end in destruction, tears, and federal intervention should state and city officials continue to handle the matter with kid gloves.