Socialists and anarchists in America are really just anti-capitalism liberals with face masks, who will use violence and destruction of private property to feebly try and get what they want. Laughable!

Police say they arrested 17 people suspected of assault and property damage in Seattle Wednesday night when a May Day demonstration turned violent and marchers broke windows and pelted police with rocks, bottles and fireworks.

Police say eight officers suffered scrapes and bruises clashing in the streets.

The “anti-capitalism” protest followed a peaceful immigration reform march and rally earlier in the day. It was the second year in a row for May Day violence in the city.

Police had said 18 people were arrested but revised the number in a wrap-up on the police blotter.

Across the country, demonstrators demanded an overhaul of immigration laws Wednesday in an annual, nationwide ritual that carried a special sense of urgency with Congress considering sweeping legislation that would bring many of the estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally out of the shadows.

In Seattle, protesters threw rocks and bottles