Posted on 07/17/2020 11:41:45 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Federal law enforcement officers clad in camouflage uniforms and body armor — without any visible identification — have been using unmarked vans to grab and detain protesters in Portland. That’s according to reporting by Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) on Thursday evening.
According to the report, the officers were predominantly sourced from the U.S. Marshals Special Operations Group and Customs and Border Patrol’s Tactical Unit (BORTAC). They were sent to the area with orders to protect federal property amid ongoing protests against police brutality. However, videos and witness accounts provided to OPB and several other news outlets show the officers detaining people who are not near any federal property and putting them in unmarked rental minivans.
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Juan Chavez, director of the civil rights project at the Oregon Justice Resource Center, described the tactics to OPB as “stop and frisk meets Guantanamo Bay.”
The federal intervention was not requested by local government officials; in fact, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and other local government representatives have explicitly requested that federal officers vacate the city.
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Go watch these videos of political violence in Portland. Then come back and tell us no federal response is required. City and state are AWOL and supporting antifa. They won’t be shutting down these terrorists. Guaranteed.
The Feds would have no problem immediately shooting dead any Trumpist attacking a federal facility. The idea we have to surrender to antifa is silly.
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