Posted on 08/03/2020 6:59:16 PM PDT by hiho hiho
A woman driving a Prius with “press” written on the side had her car tires slashed and rear window shattered by Portland police as she tried to leave the scene of a heated weekend demonstration on the city’s east side, according to the woman and videos of the encounter.
Zippy Lomax, 44, said Monday she still feels traumatized nearly two days after police in riot gear smashed up the Toyota in the middle of a residential street after they declared a disturbance and tried to clear the area.
“I could not stop crying yesterday,” said Lomax, who has photographed and livestreamed Portland’s protests against racial injustice almost every night since they began at the end of May. “I was actually terrified for my life.”
Police said they believed the car was “a hazard.”
(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...
zippy is a donation-driven livestreamer pretending to be press.
Police defending the precinct were hit with green lasers and glass bottles and gave a legal order to disburse.
Zippy started up and navigated her vehicle between the police line and the protestors, both of which were moving - the protestors at a snail pace, the police wanting them to clear the residential area faster. That is, she was using her vehicle as a physical barrier to hamper the advance of the police line and allow the more egregious protestors time to turn over trashcans and flee.
When Miss Zippy reached a curb-parked car in her path, instead of stopping behind the parked car and letting the police line go by, she determined to remain between the police and the rioters. Accordingly, she turned out towards the center of the street, to go around the parked car, directly into the police line, stopping several officers in their tracks.
At this point an officer she cut off shattered the back window (to see the driver?). When the car continued forward, a tire was slashed to stop forward movement.
On two or more sides of her vehicle, she has BLM slogans. In the back, she carried multiple protest signs. On the right passenger rear she had handwritten ‘press’ on the window.
It was a fair and warranted move by the PPD.
"press" doesn't allow you to block a police line or impede it's movement. Press also can't be active participants in unlawful actions. Especially if they are soliciting 'donations' for streaming continued action they themselves contribute in creating.
So you have no friends on the other side of the aisle? What about family members? We used to be good friends 40 years ago but drifted away like most ppl after getting married, raising a family. We reconnected on FB about 8 years ago and we were more like acquaintances. I guess I’m just more tolerant than you or her, lol.
I feel that way every time I see a Prius... disgusting little things driven by left wing fairies.
Here is zippy’s Facebook page
https://m.facebook.com/zippyphoto/
Yes she is a BLM Prius princess...a definite mental case
I have those old comic books. lol
Wasn’t she in “death of a salesman “?
I have a friend who wanted to know what CHAZ was and informed them “They are Marxist Insurgents”
Bullshit. Wise up.
No doubt about it...GUILTY!
All I know is, if she has “press” written on the side of her car, and she isn’t, she’s up to no good.
Wearing something with “PRESS” written on it is the latest Antifa BS tactic so that if they have an encounter with any authorities they can play it as “look at those stormtroopers attacking the press!”
Speaking of the much vaunted and loved Prius...my liberal buddy just discovered the true ownership costs. His step daughter had a light turn come on while driving home. She figured she’d go look it up when she got there. But, no, the car ground to a stop. The battery was dead and in need of replacement. How much? $7,000. About three times more than the car is worth. Trade-in value? $100.
I had heard all about how save-the-environment wonderful this car was. I managed, with super human effort, to not even smile as he angrily related the story. I even offered my sympathy and it sounded genuine.
“Visit downtown Portland ad, HAHAHA “
LOL!
More, please...
How dare she try to flee a violent mob for her life!
Ugh! I wish I had watched the video before commenting. She's a snowflake fellow traveller with the rioters. Deserved everything she got.
Any relationship to Willie?
Some independent reporters have taken to dressing in all black to avoid beatings from ANTIFA and BLM.
Not sure but I think that's irony.
Skank leftist...and pathetic loser.
Fine, if you’re not on a BOLO list. Andy Ngo and Ami Horowitz have to be doubly careful.
She should drive her prius off a high pier into the ocean. Civilization would benefit.
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