That is ridiculous. Ruling must be overturned.
Stay OUT of Portland Oregon. Just don’t go there.
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Hard to believe it was a jury trial.
On the other hand, I find it easy to believe that the “victims” lied through their teeth. It is a standard leftist activist tactic.
In other words, a substantial majority of Portlanders — 74 percent — consider themselves to be liberal on social issues, compared with 35 percent of the rest of the region and 36 percent of the rest of the state.
Time to give some pot heads life sentences.
Apparently the number of counts relate to the number of thuggers assaulting the man.
Actual chimps have more worth than such feral scum.
Get out of the Communist west coast. There is no freedom there, no matter what the Bill of Rights says. Find a state in the Real America and enjoy life there.
next time post the direct link to the video
Man pulls gun on crowd of Portland Protesters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5WiVwWFRtc
Getting a sickening feeling that this is how libs will fight any pro-carry laws that are passed in the future; namely, if you use a gun to defend yourself, you WILL be charged with murder, disorderly conduct, menacing, etc., automatically, no matter if you had a right to carry, which is a separate issue.
The Soviet Northeast is now joined by the Soviet Northwest.
Maybe AG Sessions should pull ALL the Evidence and Witnesses and Statements from this case and Begin FEDERAL FELONY CIVIL RIGHTS PROSECUTIONS for the ENTIRE GANG of Domestic Terrorists.
He was jumped and injured by these people in 2015. He probably now understands that the entire protest was a set up. Just for him.
BLM is a front. This is the operation that is responsible for the JULY 7-9 multiple city police ambushes / killings.
Something has been orchestrated around us.
The swamp is deep.
2nd Amendment bump for later.....
My tweet on the subject: “Once the fed judiciary is fixed, time to sue states for unconstitutional acts like prosecuting gun owning/carry”
He was obviously in fear of losing his life — with good reason.
He had every right to take out the gun and keep those attacking him at bay.
In fact, the entire crowd should have been arrested for felony rioting and aggravated assault (flag poles or whatever they used = deadly weapons).
Thanks to Chode for posting the YouTube video link. I was about to defend the reporter before I watched the video.
There is so much this reporter did wrong that I’m not surprised he was convicted in a cesspool like Portland. Where to start? First off I’m betting he lacked truly good legal counsel BEFORE he went to the demonstration as he lacks a knowledge of self defense laws and an awareness of local conditions. I think the fact that he’d been jumped before made him a bit paranoid, when it should have made him smarter. I didn’t see anything he was facing that warranted a draw or even the need to reveal that he was armed. Think George Zimmerman here. He shot an unarmed man and walked because of disparity of force. If you don’t know about disparity of force, Google for Massad Ayoob and disparity of force. He has an excellent account of why Zimmerman was (rightly) found not guilty.
Next, he should be wearing a balaclava, just like everyone else who is hiding their face. He’d never have even been arrested if he’d covered up. He’s a known provocateur to these protesters so why in the heck is he making himself a glaring target?? These protesters all carry backpacks because they have a change of clothes in them. Do some filming and if you get too much attention, dart out, change outer clothes and come back if you must. But why reveal your face? The constitution and free press are nice when you are in your living room, but if you have to mingle in a mob to make,your living, you have to make some compromises.
Next up is that he went alone, which is a big no no in a mob scene. The protesters respect numbers. If you don’t have burly friends to go with you, then hire some. Go to a local bar often enough to befriend the door staff. Those guys are always looking for side gigs to make extra cash (I used to work just such a job back in my younger days) and they are masters at dealing with obnoxious louts. Plus they don’t freak out if they start getting punched. Remember that most people never get in a fight for their entire adult life, so that if it does happen they have no idea how to act. Your average doorman gets into a scuffle every night and will really brawl about once a month. They are perfect guys for this stuff. If you can’t do that then don’t go.
Next is to have a non lethal option like pepper spray, an ASP or sap gloves. There is a reason cops carry a variety of force options, so they don’t have to just draw down on some ghetto rat who is screaming in their face.
Next is to have a body camera on, so you have an eyewitness view. Again, if you can’t afford it then don’t go. He’s carrying some contraption of a camera on a selfie stick that he can’t put way a to make himself mobile or able to defend himself, which he must to be able to do because he’s alone. See my comment above on why not to go alone. His camera should be mounted on a jo stick. If things look start looking hairy, take the camera off the jo and put it in a backpack so you can use the jo if needed. If you don’t know what a jo is or how effective they are, look for YouTube videos and get training at a local aikido dojo.
This guy stands around chatting with reporters and has ZERO situational awareness, which is why at about 3:30 into the YouTube video, the guy with the gray hoodie and backpack is able to circle around him and sucker punch him. Absolutely unbelievable.
Better yet is 4:50 into the vid where the protester in the blue sweater says “I could have disarmed you” and he’s right, because this tool reporter isn’t wearing a security holster. He’s going to a mob scene wearing a $9 uncle mike’s IWB holster!! Frankly at this point I’m thinking he’s lucky he wasn’t disarmed and killed.
If you have to draw, LEAVE THE SCENE (run Forrest, run!!). If he was so afraid for his life that he had to threaten lethal force, why in God’s name is he STILL standing around with the very same group of dirtbags, any one of whom could have tackled him and taken his gun? Do you think you’re going to pull a gun and tame the crowd? People don’t like having a gun pointed at them, it makes them angry.
Had he been wearing a mask and immediately bolted after the drawdown, he’d be a free man.
He can appeal his conviction but there is no appeal from the grave, so he really got lucky here. Sorry, but this guy is too small, timid and nervous to wade alone into a mob.
Oregon, another crap house of a State. Full of communists hard left jackasses.
Get a better lawyer and make an appeal.