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Portland's unrest continues for six straight weeks with no apparent end in sight
FOX ^ | July 17, 2020 | Danielle Wallace

Posted on 07/15/2020 12:06:28 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

The death of George Floyd triggered a wave of protests and violent mayhem across the country as demonstrators demanded justice and a reckoning against racial injustice and police brutality.

In Portland, Oregon’s largest city, those demonstrations have raged for six weeks straight, and local businesses have reported $23 million in losses due to looting and rioting that have gripped its downtown area since the end of May.

Demonstrators have been seen lighting mattresses on fire and setting off fireworks in the streets.

Just this weekend, a federal officer protecting a closed courthouse was struck in the head and shoulder with a hammer as protesters attempted to break down the court’s door. The courthouse suffered an estimated $50,000 in damages, according to KGW.

Jacob Michael Gaines, 23, of Texas, was arrested for the assault on the officer.

Amid the unrest, federal officers were called into the city to protect federal properties including the Mark. O Hatfield Federal Courthouse, Pioneer Courthouse, the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building and Terry Schrunk Plaza.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security deployed more than a half-dozen law enforcement agencies and departments, with officers from the U.S. Marshalls, the Federal Protective Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection rotating protection services throughout the city.

However, the violence has no apparent end in sight, and it remains unclear who is responsible for helping organize and supply protesters as they continue to wreak havoc in the streets – most recently focusing on federal property.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: anarchists; antifa; bolsheviks; georgefloydriots; oregon; rico; riots
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Portland police Chief Chuck Lovell also addressed a recent uptick in shootings and homicides across the city – without claiming the violence was associated with the unrest in the city brought by riots. Portland witnessed a 380 percent increase in shootings over the past year. Five homicides occurred within a 24 hour period this weekend.
1 posted on 07/15/2020 12:06:28 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

An end in sight would require a political leadership that wants it to end. The Portland political leadership likes what’s going on.


2 posted on 07/15/2020 12:08:04 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Portland's unrest continues for six straight weeks with no apparent end in sight

Portland people don't want it to end.

3 posted on 07/15/2020 12:08:30 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

As a tourist to the Western US, I have never stopped in Portland, just drove through. Now I have no reason to ever bother stopping.


4 posted on 07/15/2020 12:09:39 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

5 posted on 07/15/2020 12:10:05 PM PDT by BBQToadRibs
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I do believe Portland is crazier than Seattle, which is quite an accomplishment.


6 posted on 07/15/2020 12:13:50 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: Sam Gamgee

Im neer Porta-pottyland, trust me, you are not missing anything except cr@ppy food and smug entitled rich kids.


7 posted on 07/15/2020 12:14:45 PM PDT by GunHoardingCapitalist
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To: Steely Tom

Portland is a very strange place with a hardcore group of radicals. There were regular protests about all kinds of stuff prior to the Floyd incident although they have certainly become more violent recently. The best evidence of “how weird” is that people in Seattle think Portland is crazy.


8 posted on 07/15/2020 12:14:47 PM PDT by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Ha - see post 8. You beat me to it.


9 posted on 07/15/2020 12:15:29 PM PDT by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist
smug entitled rich kids

Ahh, some bran dead recruits for Antifa.

10 posted on 07/15/2020 12:16:13 PM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The death of George Floyd triggered nothing. It was an excuse for weeks of burning, destroying, stealing, raping and killing. An excuse turned into a national nightmare by the radical left. So it’s happening in Portland too. No surprise. A liberal nuthouse. The liberals in charge won’t do what must be done, and so this will continue until they get tired, or until they kill a Black man and it gets into the news.


11 posted on 07/15/2020 12:17:36 PM PDT by I want the USA back (BLM is a violent marxist movement designed to overthrow the US constitutional form of government.)
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To: 1Old Pro

Hahahaha! The get what the LIB nitwits who live there voted for...chaos and destruction. More popcorn. How entertaining.


12 posted on 07/15/2020 12:18:01 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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13 posted on 07/15/2020 12:18:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The mayor here, Ted Wheeler, is a democrat. There is a person on the city council who must be a communist. They’re both anti-police and say the terrorists are just exercising “their first amendment rights”. The Mayor told the feds to stand down and clean up the graffiti or leave.

Unbelievable!


14 posted on 07/15/2020 12:18:40 PM PDT by Aria
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

These people deserve a sort of Darwin Award.


15 posted on 07/15/2020 12:20:52 PM PDT by Savage Beast (President Trump, loving God, America, and the American People, is on the Side of love the Angels!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

What actually happened:
... a federal officer protecting a closed courthouse was struck in the head and shoulder with a 4.5 lb mini-sledge hammer by a terrorist laying in wait by the court’s door ... Jacob Michael Gaines, 23, of Texas, was immediately taken down and arrested for the assault on the officer.

Released pending further court actions, ie he’s back on the street looking for more federal officers to try to murder.


16 posted on 07/15/2020 12:21:45 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Aria

First illegals sanctuary city , now a Taleban sanctuary mini state.


17 posted on 07/15/2020 12:23:26 PM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security in hatse:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

“...it remains unclear who is responsible for helping organize and supply protesters...”

The only subject of importance - and crickets?

In 2016, so called “reporters” had the WikiLeaks of naked collusion and conspiracy between the Democrats and others, including the “reporters”, handed to them. Of course, they sat on the damning information, but some still got out.

Now, riots are organized and launched across the country, and still no action or interest.

Trump is going to have to create a Free Press in order for us to have one.


18 posted on 07/15/2020 12:25:57 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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"The death of George Floyd triggered a wave of protests and violent mayhem across the country as demonstrators demanded justice and a reckoning against racial injustice and police brutality."

The first sentense, right out box, is a blasted lie..! That's not at all what it's about...

19 posted on 07/15/2020 12:35:10 PM PDT by unread (A REPUBLIC..! if you can keep it....)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

“... a 380 percent increase in shootings over the past year. Five homicides occurred within a 24 hour period this weekend...”

Liberal governance... the gift that keeps on giving


20 posted on 07/15/2020 12:50:47 PM PDT by SMARTY (Freedom from effort in the present means effort has been stored up, in the past. T Roosevelt)
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