Posted on 08/08/2020 6:55:48 AM PDT by Libloather
A protest in Portlands east side escalated early Saturday morning after an hours-long standoff between demonstrators and police.
Officers used stun grenades, pepper spray, impact munitions and physical force to push a crowd of 300 protesters away from a police building on East Burnside Street. Police detained multiple people as they advanced through residential streets.
The response by police followed a barrage of eggs thrown by protesters at officers. Police had declared the gathering unlawful more than three hours earlier and repeatedly warned people to leave. Early in the night, police arrested a photojournalist and accused him of trespass.
Portland police later said officials ultimately decided to break up the crowd after people threw rocks and explosive devices at officers, something two Oregonian/OregonLive journalists did not see while they observed interactions between protesters and police. A loud firework did explode near a building shortly before officers advanced.
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Ted Wheenie is encouraging this violence. These kids are at war.
Id like to know the whole story on that last photo. Little kids seem to be under siege, and have their little Black Lives Matter artwork in the window.
I agree.
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