US WA: Seattle Police Chief Will Speak At Pot Rally

The Stranger, 08 May 2013 – It’s Historic, but a Nonissue Thanks to Legalization When Seattle cops cracked down on May Day protests last week, they formed phalanxes and blasted the crowd with pepper spray. But when demonstrators arrive downtown this Saturday-for a protest with its own civil disobedience-the city’s top cop won’t be an adversary. He’ll be the keynote speaker.