Posted on 07/17/2020 11:41:45 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Federal law enforcement officers clad in camouflage uniforms and body armor without any visible identification have been using unmarked vans to grab and detain protesters in Portland. Thats according to reporting by Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) on Thursday evening.
According to the report, the officers were predominantly sourced from the U.S. Marshals Special Operations Group and Customs and Border Patrols Tactical Unit (BORTAC). They were sent to the area with orders to protect federal property amid ongoing protests against police brutality. However, videos and witness accounts provided to OPB and several other news outlets show the officers detaining people who are not near any federal property and putting them in unmarked rental minivans.
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Juan Chavez, director of the civil rights project at the Oregon Justice Resource Center, described the tactics to OPB as stop and frisk meets Guantanamo Bay.
The federal intervention was not requested by local government officials; in fact, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and other local government representatives have explicitly requested that federal officers vacate the city.
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1. The Dems must have polls that this far left tilt and violence does not sit well with the public. Trump needs to ride this constantly till the election.
2. The Feds have begun to take an active role in arresting this rioters and insurrectionists. Have anyone noticed how the destruction of public property and statues have gone down to a trickle? Nothing will deter these children like a few getting 5-10 in the federal pen! It is only happening where the liberal nuts are in control.
But when unmarked cars and vans deliver bricks, bats, and Molotov cocktails. no problem huh.
And was the man who claimed he was detained engaging in arson, looting, destruction, or murder? If so then why wasn't he charged?
Set the precedent and any future administration, Republican or Democrat, can abuse it.
When did I ever indicate that I thought they were? When did you ever witness an antifa dude stand quietly against a wall while two uniformed actors walked peacefully towards him while being filmed by another antifa dude?
You might want to reread my post, this was a staged video for propaganda purposes........
Unfortunately you never saw it for what it is.........
Anybody wearing a hardhat/riot gear at night after 45 straight days of rioting/political violence in downtown Portland is engaging in a conspiracy and deserving of arrest. I couldn’t care less why he wasn’t charged. That federal police are apparently finally engaging antifa can only be a good thing.
Without 40 plus days of rioting and destruction?
You're being punked by that staged antifa video and you don't even know it.............
Federal law enforcement officers clad in camouflage uniforms and body armor without any visible identification have been using unmarked vans to grab and detain protesters in Portland. “
If I was at a pro-life rally while a Dem was President and this happened, I would not be ok with it.
Im ok with scooping up the law breaking Communist protestors, but with uniformed officers and marked LE vehicles .
They are not Portland police tactical units. That is exactly the point.
Now you're starting to get it dude. You're right, they're not. They're staged actors and like I said before, you're being punked by antifa and you don't even realize it.......Sheesh!
When they were confronted with tough no nonsense crack federal agents with no patience whatsoever for left wing thuggery?
Again, Antifa are not tough. I have come accross some really tough, very dangerous people in different countries in my lifetime. If you think Antifa is tough, you have been drinking too much milk and water. Try eating some meat some time.
Looked at Youtube video, My take: phony staged Red Flag event.
They are federals not Portland police officers. It tells you in the article who they are . Go back and read it again.
They should take them and reprogram them.
Where are they keeping the helicopters?
It was ridiculous, I dunno.
Perhaps an Antifa kindergarten teacher.
I am really not sure if I buy this.
Thats an interesting theory. Very plausible.
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