I was on the phone tonight with a friend who went into Portland to observe last night. He was at the courthouse under siege, etc. No city cops around. NONE! The feds roughed up a few people but no detainees or arrests. They would come out, set off percussion grenades, shoot some rubber bullets and tear gas, tangle with a few of the leaders, then retreat. They did this three times last night.
I didn’t think there would be any city police in the area. I’m sure they’ve been told to stand down, and not respond to anything related to the activities of the anarchists. Since it’s a Federal courthouse, I’m assuming they have external cameras positioned around the building so they can see what’s going down outside. Wish I had a view of those cameras. Those little bastards have been assaulting that courthouse for while now. They must be so upset that they haven’t been able to penetrate it. I’d like to see the Feds drop some stuff on them from the roof of the building.