Shocking video footage shows the moment a Seattle social worker tried to stop a reporter filming a drug camp as they were distributing “relief supplies.”
Jonathan Choe was outside the Dow Constantine drug encampment in King County when he recorded government workers conducting a “harm reduction” operation aimed at providing treatment and medication to people addicted to hard drugs.
In the video the seasoned Discovery Institute The photo shows a journalist walking towards a van filled with goods being distributed by two people in the camp.
However, Choe alleges that instead of helping homeless addicts get their lives back on track, the duo were handing out “meth pipes” and “needles.”
“They were handing out needles and fentanyl kits like candy. No one was offered treatment,” he wrote in his X post.
Jonathan Choe, a local reporter, stood outside the Dow Constantine drug encampment in King County when he captured government workers (pictured) conducting a “harm limitation” operation
He also said that the bag of supplies he received from the workers shockingly contained large bags of syringes, pipes, aluminum foil and what appeared to be black straws.
As Choe bravely continued to film the welfare workers’ activities, he was repeatedly told to turn off his camera and stop filming.
At one point, one of the emergency workers was seen trying to cover his camera and pushing it away from the van.
While many had expected the workers’ resistance to be worrying enough, Choe later revealed that he had been pepper-sprayed while filming around the camp.
But Choe alleges that instead of helping homeless addicts get their lives back on track, the duo were handing out “meth pipes” and “needles.”
At one point, one of the emergency workers was seen trying to cover Choe’s camera and push him away from the van
“When I was pepper-sprayed outside the Dow Constantine drug camp on Wednesday, a Community Passageways worker saw the commotion and tried to blame it on me.
“He wouldn’t give me his name, but he basically said I brought the attack on myself because I was trying to interview homeless people,” he wrote in another message from X.
But while he was being verbally abused by the nonprofit employee driving a BMW, a neighbor who had witnessed the entire incident quickly arrived on the scene and began helping Choe.
“Luckily a neighbor saw what was happening and supported me. But then this social worker got out of his BMW, turned it around in the middle of the street and started chatting,” the senior reporter explained.
While many would expect the workers’ resistance to be alarming enough, Choe later revealed that he was pepper-sprayed while filming around the camp and was ultimately identified as a victim.
In a surprising turn of events, while the social worker continued to argue with the Seattle reporter about interviewing vagrants, a homeless woman arriving on a scooter was seen slashing the philanthropist’s tires.
‘During this encounter, witnesses say a young homeless woman from the camp ran over him on her scooter and punctured his tire. Apparently she thought the vehicle was mine. Oh, the irony.’
Choe later admitted that he had probably suggested over the workers’ heads that the tire slitter should not be “held responsible” because it would “complicate her situation.”
‘What I found even more disturbing was that I heard a number of aid workers say that she should not be arrested or held accountable as this could complicate her situation.
“The homeless industrial complex continues to enable criminal behavior. Now you know why it’s a free game on the streets. Just say you’re homeless and you can get away with almost any crime,” he said.
A BMW owner and employee of a non-profit organization (pictured) continued to reprimand Choe for filming and interviewing drug addicts living in the camp
In a surprising turn of events, while the social worker continued to argue with the Seattle reporter about interviewing vagrants, a homeless woman on a scooter (pictured) was seen slashing the philanthropist’s tires
In another post by X, Choe assured his followers that police were looking for the person who pepper-sprayed him and advised the reporter to stay away from the camp for a few days.
The City of Seattle passed a drug ordinance in September 2023 to address outdoor drug use. Drug use and possession are considered a serious offense.
Since then, 355 arrests of 325 individuals have been made and 174 referrals to the LEAD program have been accepted.
According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, 53 people have been arrested for drug possession and there are still outstanding arrest warrants for felonies, illegal possession of weapons and other crimes. KIRO7.