Posted on 07/12/2018 6:59:09 PM PDT by BBell
Eight protesters were arrested Wednesday morning as they blocked a van from leaving a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Southwest Portland.
A video shows a band of protesters linked at the arms, blocking the van from exiting the facility. It also shows several of them being detained by federal officers, who deployed pepper balls at close range, as well as pepper spray.
One detained protester ran away, but the video appears to show authorities leading that protester back to the scene. Robert Sperling, a Federal Protective Service spokesman, said officers went after that protester but didn't know whether he or she was among the eight arrested.
The federal agency said the eight were arrested on allegations including but not limited to failure to comply and obstruction. Federal officers warned the protesters to leave the driveway multiple times, the agency said in a statement.
Stuart Tanquist, a protester who recorded the arrests, said a group of 8 to 12 people linked arms once they saw what he described as a bus holding detainees attempting to leave the front gate.
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"This is what state oppression looks like," Tanquist said.
Tony Salas, who was standing near the group of protesters who linked arms, showed a 2-inch-wide welt on his stomach from a pepper ball. He estimated about 70 pepper balls were deployed at short range.
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Wonderful video here:
Love trumps hate and all that rot...
Stupid Does Hurt...
PepperBelly!
“This is what state oppression looks like” no, this is what happens when you block a federal vehicle with federal agents from doing their job. LOL
“Demonstrators” don’t mix it with the cops like that. Those were rioters.
Bump, this is the feel good video of the day for sure.
Amazing that these masked low-lifes took and posted this video themselves, were proud of what they were doing.
Whatever happened to cattle prods and tasers?
Make those commie bastards flop like fish on a hook.
Every immigration protestor (with no exceptions for sex or age) meeds to be put in a cell with MS-13 members.
I would be funny if it were not so pathetic that these people actually think that they are right and that the country supports them. Truly delusional.
One taser was deployed. I’m happy that they pepper sprayed the crowd and shot up the demonstrators with pepper balls.
Why do these idiots always hold the camera vertically?
Portland commies are the worst types
Pwnd.
made me smile
I think their communist supporters have brain washed them into being utter BS
Baseball bats and truncheons.
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