Ross to "anarchists": "I'm sorry for blaming you. It was really a secretary"

BY Josh Kerns  on May 3, 2012 @ 11:01 am (Updated: 6:42 pm - 5/3/12 )

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Police carry off a handcuffed protester, Tuesday, May 1, 2012, during May Day protests in downtown Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

In the wake of this week's May Day vandalism spree and clashes with police in downtown Seattle, Ross and Burbank co-host Dave Ross is issuing an apology to those he blamed for the trouble.

"I guess if anybody needs to apologize it's me because I was implying that most of the ne'er do wells were anarchists from Oregon. And so far not a single person from Oregon has been brought up before the court," Ross says about the first May Day protesters arrested and appearing in court this week.

The group includes an ER tech, an art student, a barista and a 23-year old man who works as a secretary at his father's downtown Seattle law firm.

"That's one hell of an anarchist," says co-host Luke Burbank. "That's exactly the kind of pathetic people we are dealing with here. I don't mean the protesters in general or people fighting for workers rights. I mean this small number of people who were bashing up windows who also work as secretaries in their father's law firm."

The secretary is accused of throwing a bottle at an officer and faces assault and riot charges.

The others are also charged with assault stemming from confrontations with police during the May Day protests.

"They were trying to take the system down from the inside...like one day you were going to get that coffee from that barista but she was going to write something on that cup that was like 'revolt now' and you were going to see that and your life was going to change," jokes Burbank.

"I hope that they throw the book at these people because they didn't just fail to make a coherent political point they ruined something for a bunch of other people," Burbank says.

"It makes no sense...this is Seattle where every single cause gets its time in the sunshine. Do we suppress any point of view in this city?" responds Ross. "You want to demonstrate, just fill out the permit. 'How can we help you? Which streets can we close for you?'"

Listen to Dave apologizes to anarchists. It was actually a secretary and EMT...

Josh Kerns, My Northwest.com Editor

Josh Kerns, MyNorthwest.com Reporter
Josh Kerns is co-host of KIRO Radio's Seattle Sounds (Saturday nights 7-8) and a digital content producer for MyNorthwest.com.
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  • Citizen of Krazy Town wrote...
    I wonder if the secretary will get free legal representation?
    May 3, 2012 11:37 am
    ?
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  • ron prevost wrote...
    so, just what kind of an anarchist would you prefer ?
    May 3, 2012 11:53 am
    In 1848 socialists revolted across Europe, even establishing provisional governments is several areas, including Paris. Once France threw out its restored king and a new national government formed, it sent troops to Paris to oust the socialists, and killed most who did not surrender... After which Karl Marx (whom I am sure is one of Like's heroes) concluded that socialists were not dedicated enough for a revolution. Only communists could do it. ................. Dave, MOST of the anarchist idiots Monday were softer than socialists - basically out on a lark like Devil's Night. 'Pathetic' in Luke's words. But likely the hard core was there, too. Watching. Casing. Too smart to get arrested. .............. .................... Surprisingly, I DO agree with Luke that the idiots totally took away from whatever message the real marchers wanted to broadcast. ... I totally disagree with them, but the DO have their rights. Unlike Luke and too many elements on the Left, disagreeable speech and ideas ARE allowed in America.
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  • kata wrote...
    hmm...
    May 3, 2012 12:10 pm
    all but one arrest stemmed from punching, spitting on or grabbing an officer, throwing a bottle at an officer... Looks to me the stupid ones got culled.
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  • sportsguru wrote...
    I thought
    May 3, 2012 12:23 pm

    All of the anarchist were unemployed and dope fiends?

    Aparently, these anarchist have been misrepresented by the conservative media, the truth will set you free.

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  • kata wrote...
    hmm... artist .. photographer...
    May 3, 2012 12:28 pm
    that pretty much says unemployed *lol* take it from someone who has been there. Fortunately I had my "day job". I see a lot of "kids" who come to workshops I attend and are into this sort of thing. I just smile and nod.
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  • sportsguru wrote...
    I know a lot of photographers
    May 3, 2012 12:38 pm
    They are not unemployed and make good money, I don't know about the artist, that could be true, but being a barista is better than nothing at all and working in a law firm is nothing to sneeze at, but if that is unemployment to you, good for you?
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  • kata wrote...
    It's a cutthroat business
    May 3, 2012 12:42 pm
    that's all I am saying. Don't read too much into it.
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  • William Lawn wrote...
    Being an anarchist is a "cutthroat business"?
    May 3, 2012 1:10 pm
    I didn't know that.
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  • kata wrote...
    ouch!
    May 3, 2012 3:15 pm
    I've been quipped.
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  • Lonestar wrote...
    Remember
    May 3, 2012 1:22 pm
    It's only the dumb anarchists that get caught. Those wiley Oregonians managed to slip away.
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  • dvdrafael wrote...
    and the other protesters
    May 3, 2012 1:41 pm
    "they didn't just fail to make a coherent political point they ruined something for a bunch of other people"... and the other protesters, well they were marching on a Communist & Anarchist holiday, what was there message. Dear camrade
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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    Apologies?
    May 3, 2012 3:51 pm
    These "People" should be apologizing to us for the damage they have caused and what it will cost the city, IE Us Taxpayers, to fix.

    Don't let the fact that they are a horde of shameless hooligans and Ne'er do wells who have ZERO pride in themselves. Do these people REALLY think that they are doing any good?

    Didn't these people learn anything from their freak shows last year? Obviously not!

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  • Sean wrote...
    Sidenote: punctuation counts,
    May 3, 2012 4:13 pm
    Josh, the colon goes INSIDE the quotes. And the other sentence is missing its period.
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  • Burn_Notice wrote...
    The WSU Alumni "May Day" protesters...
    May 3, 2012 4:13 pm
    Showed up and were quickly disbanded when they heard the gathering was not in fact an impromptu kegger.
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  • Rikki Doxx wrote...
    So I Guess
    May 3, 2012 6:32 pm
    So I guess all those windows and whatever destruction occurred just happened arbitrarily on their own. I've known windows on their own to self shatter like many times.
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  • ron prevost wrote...
    liberated windows
    May 4, 2012 7:01 am
    ...
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