Posted on 08/22/2021 4:16:00 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Opposing groups are expected to gather in downtown Portland Sunday afternoon. The potential for conflict prompted Mayor Ted Wheeler to hold a press conference with Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell on Friday to discuss community safety measures.
While police and business owners are preparing for possible destruction, KATU News spoke with Portlanders on Saturday about their feelings on the subject. Those who spoke with a KATU News crew seemed fed up, several people said they are sick of seeing clashes in the city and they hope tomorrow ends up to be nothing. At the same time, they're not taking any risks and plan to stay away from downtown Portland.
"I hope there is nothing that goes wrong, but I tend to stay away from confrontation like that, to be honest," said Portlander Kevin Mulry.
Past events have ended in arrests, destruction of property, and even violence, causing some people who were downtown on Saturday to wonder what the point of the event even is.
"Are they coming out looking for a fight?" asked Lance Apple, another Portland resident. "I've seen that too much, people coming out looking for or instigating trouble."
(Excerpt) Read more at katu.com ...
Klantifa and Bums Lives Matter are gonna burn it down again
Well, many voted for insane asylum liberalism there.
My SIL made the comment recently that eventually the law abiding will become fed up and will handle the situation .....
Private property should be protected by deadly force from the lawless. That is an age old concept.
As ye sow, ...
Too bad. Wortland used to be a nice town. Like everything else,whatever the commies touch turns to chit.
They are getting what they voted for. Sad!
Phucque Portland. Hope it burns.
And all the while these same idiots will keep voting for the democrat taliban party.
Yep. Antifa is planning a counter protest to cause conflict and they’re making contingency plans, via Twitter, for when they get arrested. No matter, the media will spin it to look like patriots are the problem.
“Downtown” Portland was
“Hope for the best” is not a plan. If the reporter asked these concerned citizens if they were packing, or if they would vote for somebody else in the next election, that would be real news. This is just more of the same.
I guess naming the “opposing groups” is verboten?
We need a contingency plan for Antifa.
Air drop them on Kabul—let the Taliban sort them out...
Here’s some nice video from a live streamer showing what is going on with the Portland police.This is a weekly street racing and burn out event in downtown Portland.
Hundreds gather to play Darwin Award like games and smoke weed.
Now and then a police helicopter lights up the place but none bother the almost suicidal crowd partying below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khMu0NWE9Zs
I have no interest in this Youtube channel other than a reference to stupidity.
Portland’s population is diversifying. Since 2000, the number of foreign born residents has
nearly doubled (from 4,895 in 2000 to a current estimate of 8,767). An estimated 11% of
Portland residents are now foreign born.
Until these spineless marxist-loving ‘voters’ kick the BLM/Antifa thugs out of city offices and get the police and NG to clear the streets of this scum, they can sniff all the hopium they want and nothing will change.
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