From The King and The Beast (of HUMP! infamy):

EDITOR: The Happy Lucky Place [home of The King and The Beast] has been harassed by Seattle police for almost a year and a half. Is there no one who will speak out for us? Is there no one to protect us?

It all started on new years day 2006. We found a crack head camped out in our basement. We asked him to leave. He refused. The police became involved. When they first arrived they began yelling at us. They told us they didn’t Like coming to this house. They apparently were upset about something that happen here 2 years before we moved in. They did remove the crack head, but they “Warned Us” (more like threatened) that if they ever had to come back to the house, They would “Make our Lives Miserable.”

The second time they came to our house we were having a small party in our back yard. They police informed us that we were being “too loud”. mind you, we could still hear the I-5 freeway next to us just fine. So I guess it was the level of the “noise” that was the problem, but the type of noise, which in this case was MUSIC. I guess the cops don’t like MUSIC. The police officer of course could do NOTHING, Because we weren’t violating any laws, and we never do. But that doesn’t stop them from coming over and yelling at us.

Since then, the police make regular drive by at the HLP. Scanning with there search lights. They come over and poke through our garbage. Look into our cars with flashlights. park in front of house and walk around our yard, when ever they have some free time.

On April 11, 2007, a street punk (or “ave-rat” as the are called) going by the name of “chase” trespassed into our house. He has been a problem before and told to stay way unless there was a party. He snuck into the house when everyone was asleep. Went into Ken “the King“‘s room (who wasn’t home) and took King’s paint ball gun and started firing at cars from the bedroom window. He took off soon afterwards with the gun.
Police burst into the house that day with out a warrant. Woke up the sleeping residents, interrogated them while they were still in there underwear. they then proceeded to “toss” the entire house.

For those of you unfamiliar with the word “toss”, It is a police term for “search”. But, when they “toss” they don’t just search the house, they empty all the draw throw the clothes and personal items all over the room, flip over beds, cut into mattresses, smash glass items. One of their favorites rummaging through women’s underwear. In addition to all of that, they opened up sealed boxes (including funeral ashes), attempted to open the safe, broke into locked briefcases, broke into roommates rooms who weren’t home, and searched through all the personal files on our computers. Please explain this to me. If you are looking for a “paint ball gun” why do you need to look at computer files?

We explained to the police about the trespassing and gave a description of “chase”. They refused to make a trespassing or burglary report. They then went next door to where our land lord was working and told him that he “HAD to evict us immediately or they would press charges against him”.

We have done nothing wrong. We have committed no Crime. Our rights and liberties are in no Way protected by the Seattle police. If a crime is committed against us we have no protection. Most of the crimes committed against us are committed by the Seattle police department.

On Friday May 4, we will be holding a protest against the Seattle police department at the HLP (414 NE 50th St.). The rally starts at 3pm and ends at 9:30pm. If you come please bring a sign and noise maker to show your support. Bring a camera and document the police response. We need all the news and media coverage we can get, so please inform your favorite paper or TV station. Please do not bring drugs and alcohol as the police will be there; we don’t need to give them any excuses. This is a peaceful protest. There will be LOTS OF MUSIC.

Happy Lucky Place: 414 NE 50th ST