Posted on 07/08/2020 5:32:12 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Portland police and Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies have filed court documents that give a day-by-day accounting of their protest response over the last six weeks, including dozens of videos that show violence downtown, photos of broken windows to courthouses and businesses and a list of more than 100 fires set.
They estimated repair costs to public buildings approaching $300,000 so far and $4.8 million in property damage to businesses.
The inventory was among more than 100 pages submitted to U.S. District Court by the city and county to answer a lawsuit filed by Don’t Shoot Portland. The nonprofit group seeks to further bar use of tear gas, pepper spray, foam-tipped rounds and other less-lethal weapons as crowd control measures at protests.
“This case is not about the thousands of people peacefully protesting,” Deputy City Attorney Naomi Sheffield wrote. “It is also not about hateful words or anti-police protests. The City and PPB support protestors’ expression, regardless of content. This case is about the ability of PPB to respond to a nightly deluge of dangerous objects thrown and launched at them and at occupied buildings, nightly fires, and widespread criminal activity.”
“Portland Police have demonstrated that they cannot be trusted to utilize these riot control munitions without court intervention,” wrote the group’s attorney, Juan Chavez.
Police have arrested more than 200 people in the protests since late May, court records show.
Attorneys from the city and county argue that the violent circumstances merit tear gas use. The Police Bureau and Sheriff’s Office rules now in place as well as a new state bill limiting tear gas to declared riots provide sufficient guidance, they contend.
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Not one thin dime from the Federal Treasury.
Let these loons hold bake sales and car washes to fix the damages
Why not simply let judges do all upthe policework?
Judges should not have the power to do any prospective thing a legislature could do.
If the read the riot act, announced live ammo would be used on any attackers who continued, it would have been over in one night.
Worst case: 2 or 3 worthless POS’s become landfill.
All that property damage and LE overtime saved.
Let’s see what happens when conservatives take to the streets to protest....
So when will somebody stop this by quietly posting notices of the formation of a vigilante organization? The government there would freak out at the idea of somebody else doing the job they are supposed to do but aren’t.
The most interesting part of this:
AND...they’ll all vote for Joe in November.
No sympathy here...for either side.
Well it’s a great thing but they’ve defended the police and have a whole bunch of extra money to fix this stuff.
“They estimated repair costs to public buildings approaching $300,000 so far and $4.8 million in property damage to businesses.”
Tear gas canisters cost about $26 each. They can be lobbed from safe distances. If not used, people get hurt. If used, people disperse. (Cloth masks don’t do anything for gas) It appears this thought of using cost as a determining factor indicates this simple math is beyond the mental aptitude of an Oregon liberal politician. Einstein couldn’t pass high school math. These people struggle with second grade level.
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Not seeing too much about it, but why aren’t water cannons & high pressure water hoses being used more? From what I can see, they have proven effective in these situations.
Shoot, Portland, Shoot.
It’s the most effective way to stop rioting and looting.
I've been asking the same question on all these riot threads. No answer.
Daily prayers for the safety of our nation’s frontline in this vicious street warfare being carried out nightly in so many cities. They’re putting their lives on the line in an environment where their own leaders and legislators seek failure.
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