Portland mayor asks residents to help "unmask" people behind violent protests

Axios via Yahoo ^ | 4/25/21 | Orion Rummler

[Libloather]

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Friday asked residents to help "unmask" the people behind violence at protests in recent weeks, which grew in fervor after police fatally shot a white man at Lents Park.

What he's saying: “They want to burn, they want to bash, they want to intimidate, they want to assault,” Wheeler said in a Friday video statement, referring to violent protestors. "Our community needs to resume their lives. People need to go back to work. Employers need to be able to reopen."

"I support our police using all legal strategies, including kettling, when the appropriate circumstances and resources are available to do so without putting officers at risk of physical harm."

"Our job is to unmask them, arrest them, and prosecute them," he said. "I want to personally thank neighbors, family, friends, and others who have come forward with vital evidence. People know who these criminals are. They know what they're up to."

Wheeler faced backlash for urging residents to call the police if they see people who are "all dressed in all black" arriving at protests in cars. His office in a follow-up statement said he was referring to "those who engage in criminal actions."

[SaveFerris]

Yeah, they are all lower than scum (no insult to scum).

[fluorescence]

Anyone who provides useful information will have their details leaked to antifa (by the antifa cops) by the end of the day. A ruse to draw out civically-minded citizens so they can be crushed.

[Twotone]

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