They were polite and civil. That's very Seattle.
Organized dissent is enjoyed here.
What happened yesterday is not what we're accustomed to. By day's end, Mayor Paul Schell had declared a state of civil emergency and called in the National Guard. Newscasters blared about chaos in the streets. Talk show callers ranted about the decline of morality. On Wednesday, the windows were still broken and the graffiti still scrawled on walls.