Posted on 08/09/2020 4:16:42 PM PDT by Libloather
Police in Portland, Oregon, declared another riot after local and state officials requested federal officers withdraw from the state.
On Saturday, a mass gathering of protesters devolved into violence, with demonstrators later in the night blocking traffic with dumpsters, setting dumpsters on fire, and vandalizing the Portland Police Association building. A group of people later broke a window into the PPA office and ignited a fire in the building.
"Officers from the Oregon State Police and PPB arrived in the area to disperse the crowd. They were met with a hostile crowd who began throwing glass bottles and paint balloons at them," the police said in a statement. "The hostile crowd also tried to injure officers by shining green lasers into their eyes, which is a crime in Oregon. Three officers suffered injuries. Two were transported to an area hospital by police vehicle and later released. Personnel from Portland Fire and Rescue were able to gain access to the location and extinguish the fire inside the PPA Office."
The police described the situation as "terribly dangerous," but fire and rescue personnel were able to gain access to the building after officers dispersed the crowd to extinguish the flames. Police made several arrests in connection with criminal activity that occurred but did not disclose details.
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Who were probably let go immediately by the local Chicom-supported DA.
They'll be back tomorrow. Better have firemen permanently standing by.
Try this little exercise:
Imagine it’s back in 1946 and the returning troops are marching up Fifth Avenue. The music is playing, the crowds are cheering, little kids are sitting on the curb to watch, and people are dropping paper down on them to show how grateful they are.
We have just won a worldwide conflict to prevent other nations from controlling the entire globe.
Then someone tells you that in 2020 young people born in the 21st century will be trying to blind federal police with something called lasers as the cops try to prevent them from burning a federal building down with people inside of it.
Thank you for the clarification, FRiend! I’ll bring that point up the next time I see them.
“Many of the rioters are being rounded up and now facing federal criminal charges. They are losing their Moxy in a hurry.”
Treat them like Baader Meinhof because that is what they are.
OREGON PING
If you’d like to be on the Oregon ping list, please freep mail me.
Rioters, not protesters.
The guy starting the fire was identified and has been charged with arson.
The rulers prob won’t allow any ‘wasted’ water.
Those cops are pathetic. A joke. About like that Asian chick who was chief of police in san fransicko for awhile. Liberals.
This is great.
Not the cops getting hurt...that’s not great.
But the politicians in Portland are the first time parents who won’t discipline their kids. In the end, they will advocate abuse.
Don’t help them. Let them stew in their own crap.
What will his sentence be?
L8r
Captain Obvious meme.
“Made several arrests.”
No doubt they were turned loose after an hour or two.
I had a teacher that was a whole lot tougher in third grade.
We had to write our own name on the board.
I don’t know about you but maybe that is why I don’t go to riots.
Federal charges, it will be more then writing his name on the board.
I think I remember a figure of up to twenty years.
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