just like they’re going to fall for, it was all peaceful tonite then the cops teargassed us for no reason!
Within an hour of the peaceful part of the protest, the fence put up yesterday morning to close the two parks is again torn down all around the parks.
https://twitter.com/shane_burley1/status/1284344089601691649
https://twitter.com/dashcampdx/status/1284356391134588928
A portion has been dragged across the street to block the ICE building on the corner from the federal building next to it. (the white sandbags for footings are thrown around the street). Another portion has been stacked against the actual entrance to the ICE Building:
https://twitter.com/hungrybowtie/status/1284354655762317314
video captions: “From inside the Justice Center the police “reminded” people that the parks are closed and commanded people to exit the parks. Immediately more people go into the parks.
“Since the fences have come down the crowd has only grown in size. Parts of the fence are being used block streets so cars can’t enter the area.
two announcements are given:
“Police on LRAD announcing that they will be moving the fence. Threatening arrest and use of force if they perceive interference.
“Announcement is repeated...police say those who interfere with officers removing fence could be subject to arrest, citation, use of force, or crowd control muniton
(The ‘press’, insist on being in the cop’s faces, taunting them and giving cover to others doing the same while someone in the back is shining green lazers into officers’ eyes. They were asked to get back and refused. So they get gassed. Objects are thrown at the police)
https://twitter.com/TheRealCoryElia/status/1284354334549897217.
just for comparison, this video is the ‘before’ pix of the fencing in place, nobody disturbing, ppl in the street being peaceful, and majority are starting their march to Ted Wheeler’s apartment, with the juvenile and adult delinquents remaining behind to start trouble
https://twitter.com/hungrybowtie/status/1284334574642708480
addendum:
rioters are trying to barricade the federal courthouse doorway. Also taping the ‘peepholes’ closed so they can’t be observed https://twitter.com/MrOlmos/status/1284378482827333633
rioters using green lazers and strobe lights to affect the marshalls’ eyesight:
Officers just shot some sort of smoke from a peephole in the side of the federal courthouse. Protestors are using lasers to mess with officer’s lines of sight
https://twitter.com/Clypian/status/1284382674879053824
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but yeah, ‘peaceful’