Annual 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade canceled due to 'threats of violence' (Portland, OR)

kptv.com ^ | April 25, 2017 | FOX 12 Staff

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PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - The annual 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade and Carnival scheduled for this weekend has been canceled due to "threats of violence," according to organizers.

The parade, in what would have been its 11th year, is the first sanctioned event of the Portland Rose Festival.

The event is put on by the 82nd Avenue of Roses Business Association in partnership with local businesses, neighbors and community groups. The goal is to "celebrate and promote the diverse community that lives, works and plays on 82nd Avenue."

In a statement released Tuesday, the business association said, "Following threats of violence during the parade by multiple groups planning to demonstrate at the event, we can no longer guarantee the safety of our community and have made the difficult decision to cancel the parade and carnival."

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The Multnomah County Republican Party stated parade organizers received an email demanding their registration be revoked or a "riseup" group will send hundreds of people rushing into the parade to "drag and push those people out."

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Multnomah County Republican Party leaders stated.."The rise of the Nazi Party teaches that the road to fascism begins with armed gangs of thugs using violence to shut down opposing points of view. The question now is whether the City of Portland will be complicit in such conduct.

NAZIS is exactly who these ANTIFA thugs are.

It's way past time that this group is declared terrorists and prosecuted/jailed.

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Oregon ping

[Red Badger]

Sow the wind.
Reap the whirlwind...............

[doug from upland]

[ChildOfThe60s]

Brownshirts. Openly sanctioned by the Democrat party.

[goodnesswins]

This parade is in its 111th year I believe...say hello to your 3rd world America, Portland.

[bray]

Why are these cowards not standing up to these punks. They showed up to our Trump rally and it was amazing how tiny they were. Why back down?

[goodnesswins]

Ok...this is NOT the Grand Floral parade which is in June which is much bigger...well see what happens to that

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Why back down?

I would suspect that the Portland police would have had stand-down orders issued from the Mayors office, just like in Berkeley last week.

Portland leadership is complicit in the violence.

[stars & stripes forever]

This parade is WAS in its 111th year

[Nea Wood]

True. When this country was less diverse, we could have parades and carnivals and festivals.

[bert]

The parade was an American celebration

Portland is not America

[Zathras]

Agreed.
June Rose Festival is much bigger and in a much better part of town.
I was in Portland during the woman protest.

It was shocking how big it was.
Glad I left Portland

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

without even firing a shot, we lost

[TangoLimaSierra]

I’m really surprised they haven’t blamed right wingers for the threats.

[oh8eleven]

"... hundreds of people rushing into the parade to "drag and push those people out."
This is not the time to cower and wimp out.
It's time (passed time actually) for the National Guard to join the parade with fixed bayonets and full magazines.

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It's time (passed time actually) for the National Guard to join the parade with fixed bayonets and full magazines.

I agree, however the Governor, who has this responsibility, is a open and proud ultra-leftist lesbian; ain't going to happen.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Why are these cowards not standing up to these punks.

Because the limp-member Democrats running Portland are not going to allow their cops to stand-up to them.

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It's way past time that this group is declared terrorists and prosecuted/jailed.

Shot or hanged works for me.

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