Posted on 08/02/2020 7:09:12 AM PDT by jazusamo
More than 150 rounds were fired and one woman was shot in Portland on Friday night while protesters on Saturday – some of whom appeared to impersonate press – threw glass bottles and shined lasers at city police officers sent to quell the nighttime unrest witnessed for more than two months straight.
Saturday marked the third night of federal and state law enforcement cooperation in Portland, as the Department of Homeland Security continues to weigh plans to withdraw from the liberal Oregon city. It was the 64th straight day of violent demonstrations and rioting in Portland.
A shooting rang out about 11:08 p.m. Friday outside an apartment building near the 600 Block of NE 87th Avenue. The Portland Police Bureau said in an update Saturday that more than 150 rounds were fired and bullets struck at least eight occupied apartments and seven vehicles. One round struck a woman in the arm, and responding officers applied a tourniquet before she was transported to the hospital by ambulance with injuries that were not life-threatening.
“This is America and it’s a war zone with 150 shots in an apartment complex close to a Christian university. How can we explain that?” Aragon Marks, who lives at the building, told Fox 12 Oregon.
Though it was not immediately clear whether the shooting was linked to demonstrations seen in Portland nearly every night since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end of May, another resident, Kemoh Sulimani, connected the violence to the city’s efforts to defund police.
“They had a gang violence task force that are no longer funded, which is unfortunate because as soon as that defunding happened all of this really peaked up,” Sulimani told Fox 12.
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I have an uncle in rural SW Oregon about 25 miles from the coast. Based on signage and the gun show we went to when I visited recently, once you get out of Portland and Eugene there’s a lot of Trump country.
“...while protesters on Saturday – some of whom appeared to impersonate press...”
And now we have some ‘mostly peaceful’ protesters impersonating the press, which allows them freedom of movement inside and outside of police lines.
In Chicago, ‘mostly peaceful’ protesters used a variation of the Roman shield formation testudo using umbrellas and launching fireworks, sharpened PVC spears, etc.
The police need to be aware of this escalation and develop means to overcome them—if their civilian masters will allow it.
Gee. That Trump pull out has helped calm the violence. Not!
Trump shouldn’t have pulled out.
“There is no reason for anyone to own a military style rifle like an AR-15.”
I know, right? Such powerful bullets. And those 150- round clips!
“... once you get out of Portland and Eugene there’s a lot of Trump country.”
True for most states, true for NY, MI, MN...
The liberal politicians deliberately and intentionally leave guns in the hands of violent criminals and take them from non-violent, law-abiding citizens.
Unfortunately, they apparently are in the voting minority.
Vietnam was 20,000 rounds per enemy casualty. Look it up.
Iraq and Afghanistan? About 10X higher. Look it up.
Fools!
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Boy howdy.
Bad location in Portland.
Drugs and the usual suspects.
Silly man, the movement to defund the police hasn't yet taken full effect. As soon as it does, this stuff will stop. Trust me.
Not in New Orleans either. No tourists no conventions no festivals probably no football. It’s killing small businesses there. And it doesn’t have to happen.
Dems are figuring on all this misery being put at Trumps doorstep..I think a shock is coming in November when the majority lays this mess at the dems doorstep and suddenly millions of new republican voters just for trump.....
The Lilliputians have bound and tied Gulliver. Cell phone videos have been an essential element doing this as well as treasonous media and politicians.
Probably reloads ammunition. More economical that way.
150 rounds and they only winged 1 person.
And they want a war?
This exposes the left’s Achilles heal:
They may have guns, but they can’t shoot.
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