Posted on 07/15/2020 12:06:28 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
The death of George Floyd triggered a wave of protests and violent mayhem across the country as demonstrators demanded justice and a reckoning against racial injustice and police brutality.
In Portland, Oregon’s largest city, those demonstrations have raged for six weeks straight, and local businesses have reported $23 million in losses due to looting and rioting that have gripped its downtown area since the end of May.
Demonstrators have been seen lighting mattresses on fire and setting off fireworks in the streets.
Just this weekend, a federal officer protecting a closed courthouse was struck in the head and shoulder with a hammer as protesters attempted to break down the court’s door. The courthouse suffered an estimated $50,000 in damages, according to KGW.
Jacob Michael Gaines, 23, of Texas, was arrested for the assault on the officer.
Amid the unrest, federal officers were called into the city to protect federal properties including the Mark. O Hatfield Federal Courthouse, Pioneer Courthouse, the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building and Terry Schrunk Plaza.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security deployed more than a half-dozen law enforcement agencies and departments, with officers from the U.S. Marshalls, the Federal Protective Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection rotating protection services throughout the city.
However, the violence has no apparent end in sight, and it remains unclear who is responsible for helping organize and supply protesters as they continue to wreak havoc in the streets – most recently focusing on federal property.
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An end in sight would require a political leadership that wants it to end. The Portland political leadership likes what’s going on.
Portland people don't want it to end.
As a tourist to the Western US, I have never stopped in Portland, just drove through. Now I have no reason to ever bother stopping.
I do believe Portland is crazier than Seattle, which is quite an accomplishment.
Im neer Porta-pottyland, trust me, you are not missing anything except cr@ppy food and smug entitled rich kids.
Portland is a very strange place with a hardcore group of radicals. There were regular protests about all kinds of stuff prior to the Floyd incident although they have certainly become more violent recently. The best evidence of “how weird” is that people in Seattle think Portland is crazy.
Ha - see post 8. You beat me to it.
Ahh, some bran dead recruits for Antifa.
The death of George Floyd triggered nothing. It was an excuse for weeks of burning, destroying, stealing, raping and killing. An excuse turned into a national nightmare by the radical left. So it’s happening in Portland too. No surprise. A liberal nuthouse. The liberals in charge won’t do what must be done, and so this will continue until they get tired, or until they kill a Black man and it gets into the news.
Hahahaha! The get what the LIB nitwits who live there voted for...chaos and destruction. More popcorn. How entertaining.
The mayor here, Ted Wheeler, is a democrat. There is a person on the city council who must be a communist. They’re both anti-police and say the terrorists are just exercising “their first amendment rights”. The Mayor told the feds to stand down and clean up the graffiti or leave.
Unbelievable!
These people deserve a sort of Darwin Award.
What actually happened:
... a federal officer protecting a closed courthouse was struck in the head and shoulder with a 4.5 lb mini-sledge hammer by a terrorist laying in wait by the court’s door ... Jacob Michael Gaines, 23, of Texas, was immediately taken down and arrested for the assault on the officer.
Released pending further court actions, ie he’s back on the street looking for more federal officers to try to murder.
First illegals sanctuary city , now a Taleban sanctuary mini state.
“...it remains unclear who is responsible for helping organize and supply protesters...”
The only subject of importance - and crickets?
In 2016, so called “reporters” had the WikiLeaks of naked collusion and conspiracy between the Democrats and others, including the “reporters”, handed to them. Of course, they sat on the damning information, but some still got out.
Now, riots are organized and launched across the country, and still no action or interest.
Trump is going to have to create a Free Press in order for us to have one.
The first sentense, right out box, is a blasted lie..! That's not at all what it's about...
“... a 380 percent increase in shootings over the past year. Five homicides occurred within a 24 hour period this weekend...”
Liberal governance... the gift that keeps on giving
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