I would suspect that the Portland police would have had stand-down orders issued from the Mayors office, just like in Berkeley last week.
You would be wrong about that.
Portland leadership is complicit in the violence.
Portland leadership had enough of the violence way back in November when someone got shot. The Portland Police have been very aggressive in their response to anyone blocking streets since then. Here's what happened:
Portland Police Chief: 'We are Finished with the Protestors Criminal Activities'