WELCOME TO THE CITY-STATE OF CHAZ

by Bob Walsh

The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, aka CHAZ, is the semi-official name of the newest semi-official country on the planet.  OK, city-state.  OK, neighborhood state.  

They do have a police force, after a fashion.  They collect "taxes" (protection shakedown money) from local business in order to stay open and not busted to shit.  As far as anybody can tell they have no fire services, no medical services nor any other sort of municipal services.

The city of Seattle (real city)says they will pick up the garbage.  I am unsure how the garbage trucks will get by the barricades, but that isn't my problem.  Also the city is supposed to be setting up porta-potties.  I don't know if that means the water has been turned off or may be turned offor what the hell it means.  I am unsure if the power is still up and running. 

They are checking people's ID to keep out "undesirables" like reporters or cops.  

I am not sure whether I would rather see troops go in with a full MOUT campaign (millitary operation in urban terrain) or just seal the place off and let them starve to death.  Kind of like the Russkies tried during the Berlin airlift.  I wonder if they can get food and buttwipe dropped to them via drones?

Maybe they could start issuing their own passports and license plates to get a little income.  

God, this will be fun to watch,  Unless you are on the inside looking out.