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Riot declared after Portland protesters set police union building on fire
Washington Examiner ^ | 8/09/20 | Anthony Leonardi

Posted on 08/09/2020 4:16:42 PM PDT by Libloather

Police in Portland, Oregon, declared another riot after local and state officials requested federal officers withdraw from the state.

On Saturday, a mass gathering of protesters devolved into violence, with demonstrators later in the night blocking traffic with dumpsters, setting dumpsters on fire, and vandalizing the Portland Police Association building. A group of people later broke a window into the PPA office and ignited a fire in the building.

"Officers from the Oregon State Police and PPB arrived in the area to disperse the crowd. They were met with a hostile crowd who began throwing glass bottles and paint balloons at them," the police said in a statement. "The hostile crowd also tried to injure officers by shining green lasers into their eyes, which is a crime in Oregon. Three officers suffered injuries. Two were transported to an area hospital by police vehicle and later released. Personnel from Portland Fire and Rescue were able to gain access to the location and extinguish the fire inside the PPA Office."

The police described the situation as "terribly dangerous," but fire and rescue personnel were able to gain access to the building after officers dispersed the crowd to extinguish the flames. Police made several arrests in connection with criminal activity that occurred but did not disclose details.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; History
KEYWORDS: police; portland; protest; riot
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Water cannons. Time to bring out the water cannons.
1 posted on 08/09/2020 4:16:43 PM PDT by Libloather
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Everything’s fine. The Democrat Brownshirts (protestors) are “mostly peaceful“.


2 posted on 08/09/2020 4:21:33 PM PDT by windsorknot
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That’s what they wanted to the Federal Court building. Trump wouldn’t let them get that far.

I had a couple friends who are Afghan war vets tell me they don’t understand why Trump “went after a bunch of taggers. Who cares about spray paint?”

This is why Trump did it. To pre-empt something like this. If he had let the Court be tagged unanswered, setting it on fire was next.


3 posted on 08/09/2020 4:21:40 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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It’s funny. It’s like burning down your own neighborhood. These Portland officials are the most left wing in the country.

Yet the pampered children, bourgeoisie themselves through and through, want to play revolution.

That’s why they play their make believe games in Portland. Their parents, who are the officials and community peers, indulge the kids. Adult kids.

It’s true white privilege first world privilege if there are such things.


4 posted on 08/09/2020 4:26:44 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Libloather

5 posted on 08/09/2020 4:26:57 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("when a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced")
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snipers


6 posted on 08/09/2020 4:27:52 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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It's not a police matter ant more.

It is civil war. Call out the troops to put Portland under military occupation. Shoot rioters on sight. Intern public officials for the duration of hostilities.

7 posted on 08/09/2020 4:29:25 PM PDT by Salman (The Democrats are no longer preparing for the election. They are preparing for the revolution.)
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The “Wall of Moms” will surely keep the yutes in line.


8 posted on 08/09/2020 4:31:13 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Salman

Take out the terrorist leaders with snipers.


9 posted on 08/09/2020 4:33:14 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Libloather

I wouldn’t waste time with water cannons.

Helicopters with buckets to douche the douche.


10 posted on 08/09/2020 4:34:57 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Hiden Biden is Outta Time)
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Many of the rioters are being rounded up and now facing federal criminal charges. They are losing their Moxy in a hurry.


11 posted on 08/09/2020 4:40:18 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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Agree, November 5th. Win then wipe them out.


12 posted on 08/09/2020 4:41:18 PM PDT by SteelPSUGOP
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To: windsorknot

13 posted on 08/09/2020 4:44:05 PM PDT by maggief
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To: BradyLS

Tagging? They did brake into the federal courthouse and started fires while federal employees ran for their lives. The sprinkler system put out the fire.

The only preemption was preventing them from doing it again and being successful.

Your vet friends have been deceived.


14 posted on 08/09/2020 4:44:16 PM PDT by Cold Heart (Legalize Hydroxychloroquine)
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Water cannons. Time to bring out the water cannons.

Maybe a taste of the grape.

15 posted on 08/09/2020 4:48:59 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ("Women's intuition" gave us the Salem witch trials and Kavanaugh hearings. Change my mind.)
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"Water cannons. Time to bring out the water cannons."

Forget the water. Just use cannons.

16 posted on 08/09/2020 4:51:11 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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Water cannons? I'm thinking more like flame throwers and LRAD (long range acoustic device) and ADS Active Denial System.


17 posted on 08/09/2020 4:56:49 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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The police described the situation as The police described the situation as "terribly dangerous,"

I think they misspelled mostly peaceful.

18 posted on 08/09/2020 4:57:34 PM PDT by Comment Not Approved (When bureaucrats outlaw hunting, outlaws will hunt bureaucrats.)
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This ‘riot declared’ thing reminds of me of my sweet third grade teacher who would write our names on the board if we misbehaved too much.

Nothing else happened, she would just write our names on the board and erase them after class.


19 posted on 08/09/2020 4:58:06 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Prediction: G. Maxwell will surprise everyone by not dying anytime soon.)
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To: Libloather

Horses and black dogs too.


20 posted on 08/09/2020 4:58:18 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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