RIP to the victim
I do wonder why right-minded people are venturing anywhere near downtown Portland. And going there to “demonstrate for Trump” accomplishes nothing except to put your life in danger. The time would be better spent volunteering at a Trump campaign phone bank. Or working an extra shift to make money that can be donated to a MAGA candidate’s campaign warchest
Going into enemy territory to “demonstrate” is essentially looking to be mugged and maybe get into a rumble.
Just as I wouldn’t walk in a high crime part of town after dark, or wouldn’t jump the fence at the tiger exhibit at the zoo, I’d steer clear of Antifa-held areas in Portland or anywhere else. Theres a lot to lose by going there and nothing tangible to gain.
why? because Portland and suburbs aren’t all raving lunatic liberals. I think somewhere around 30% republican maybe more?. And thousands should be able to voice their point of view without a mob showing up to do them harm because 300 hard core mental patients, some of which also travel to get downtown, think they own the city.
Thousands meet for Trump 2020 Cruise Rally in Clackamas
KOIN 6
Many demonstrators said they were fired up after the Republican National Convention and wanted to come out and provide a counterpoint to the other protests that have been happening in Portland for the past three months.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqYVjArO9yg&feature=youtu.be
instead of ignoring these folks, who were out a full 2 hours before antifa have ever bothered to show up, and usually at the precinct or PPA instead of downtown, antifa put out an all points call to get downtown where they formed lynch mobs. This particular mob smashed the windows of a gas station that a patriot prayer person went to for safety:
https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1299934635829256194
https://twitter.com/VzlaUfo/status/1299965922665541637
another mob thought it was a peachy keen idea to throw themselves in front of moving vehicles, disregarding the vehicle code that says a pedestrian can’t intentionally try to cause an accident:
https://twitter.com/JermaineWatkins/status/1299962262371917824
and celebrated afterward:
https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1299956667287703553
here’s the shooter, pacing at an intersection just before the shooting :
https://twitter.com/Keque_Mage/status/1299964095970463747