Posted on 08/08/2021 9:34:56 PM PDT by algore
Violent clashes broke out Saturday afternoon in downtown Portland between right and left wing activists over a Christian prayer event.
Members of right-wing group Proud Boys and left wing Antifa demonstrators converged at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park for an event scheduled for noon in downtown Portland by Canadian Protestant Christian preacher Artur Pawlowski.
Pawlowski is known for his public opposition to abortions, homosexuality and most recently mask rules, calling police who enforce them 'Nazis' in a YouTube video posted ahead of Easter this year.
Around 50 people attended the event, and video shows the black-clad Antifa demonstrators armed with shields and umbrellas, disrupting it with smoke bombs and what appeared to be pepper spray, and knocking over the event's speaker system.
One of the demonstrators commandeering a microphone and can be heard saying, 'All Cops are B*******, in the name of Jesus,' over the speakers.
Antifa had threatened to beat people up and do what they do — and then they showed up and did it,' an attendee at the event told the Portland Tribune.
'The police were not even far from there and they were laughing in their vehicles and doing their thing.
It's probably hard to care as an officer in a place where they take away all your funding.'
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Who won?
One day a very naughty cop will post on the internet the names addresses, occupations and employers of these Antifa thugs.
you know they are going to do it. next time they should be ready.
Evil attacking Holy Prayer.
Not seeing a lot of evidence in these cases that the cops are your friend.
Let me guess, as soon as the Proud Boys showed up, the policemen quickly finished their KFC and jumped outta the police car, cuffs at the ready!
ANDY NGO already does most of that daily at andyngo.com.
IMHO the cops are being stiffled and restrained by their Democratic political bosses who support Antifa. Yet there are probably out there decent , frustrated cops who just might come across the lists of Antifa members that undoubtly exists somewhere and who know how to anomyously release the information.
Just another day for Portland
Cops are NOT your friends and never were. They are the enforcement (accent on the force) arm of the government and if anyone thinks the government is their friend they’re on the wrong forum.
If your hypotheses is correct why haven’t we seen any evidence of antifa thugs being doxxed.
Pawlowski is a true hero.
Pretty broad brush you slander with.
I have said since the police didn’t.stop.the riots.that they should be defunded. they have become agents of oppression.
Police officers are def in between rock and hard place. They need our vocal support and condemn those in command who do not properly advise and command them!
Yes they are being restrained.
Bullsh!t!
“Not seeing a lot of evidence in these cases that the cops are your friend.”
Today the police laugh as Antifa beats up attendees at a religious service. Tomorrow they will help Antifa burn down churches and synagogues.
I always thought Mad Max was a little unbelievable but no longer.
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