FOR THOSE OF US WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY IN SEATTLE, AMAZON RELOCATING EMPLOYEES DUE TO RAMPANT VIOLENT CRIME

Amazon announced Friday that it would be relocating employees from its downtown Seattle office space this week over safety concerns, as rampant violence continues to plague the progressive northwestern city.

In a statement to KOMO-TV, a spokesman for the global tech giant said that approximately 1,800 employees currently assigned to the 300 Pine St. building will be moved to an alternative office space for their safety.

"Given recent incidents near 3rd and Pine, we’re providing employees currently at that location with alternative office space elsewhere," the statement said. "We are hopeful that conditions will improve and that we will be able to bring employees back to this location when it is safe to do so.....MORE AT THE BLAZE HERE.