Posted on 08/23/2020 1:56:15 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Rocks and bottles were thrown, paintball guns fired, and lasers targeted officers during a riot Saturday night into Sunday morning.
On August 22,, 2020, a group of about 250 people gathered at Normandale Park at Northeast 57th Avenue and Northeast Halsey Street. At about 9:15p.m, the gathering proceeded to march to the south. Many participants in the march carried hardened shields, helmets, armor, gas masks, and wore all black clothing. At least one participant targeted the Portland Police Air Support Unit airplane with a green laser. This is extremely dangerous and could cause disorientation for the pilot, in addition to permanent eye damage.
It was apparent that the march intended to proceed to the Penumbra Kelly Building at 4735 East Burnside Street. That has been the target of rioters on multiple occasions over the past few months, including assaults on officers, commercial grade fireworks detonated, fires set, threats to burn down the building, and vandalism. That recent history, coupled with the posture of the crowd, prompted the Incident Commander to prevent the marchers access to the Kelly Building.
Portland police officers were stationed ahead of the march and prevented the participants from crossing over Interstate 84. As officers were getting set up on the Northeast 47th Avenue overpass, four vehicles approached the officers and refused orders to move. The officers had to set up their line right in front of the cars. So to prevent the danger presented by the vehicles, a sergeant deflated two tires on one of the vehicles. The other vehicles then complied with orders to leave.
At Northeast 47th Avenue, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) sound truck announced over loudspeaker to the marchers that the overpass was closed. They were told that they should move off the overpass and travel east. Failure to adhere to this direction may subject them to citation, arrest, and/or crowd control agents, including but not limited to tear gas and/or impact weapons.
Individuals in the crowd threw rocks, eggs, and glass bottles in the direction of the officers. There were no injuries. The sound truck was also targeted by individuals. It was struck by eggs and rocks.
The crowd turned around, proceeded back to Normandale Park, and dispersed.
A short time later, a gathering developed at the Kelly Building. By 10:45p.m., a crowd had gathered on East Burnside Street blocking vehicular traffic. The PPB sound truck broadcast warnings via loudspeaker that marchers were not to enter or remain on the Kelly Building property. Failure to adhere to this direction may subject them to citation, arrest, and/or crowd control agents, including but not limited to tear gas and/or impact weapons.
Officers stayed back a significant distance in the parking lot in an attempt to deescalate the situation.
Someone rolled a mock guillotine with a stuffed bear into the street (photo). The bear and multiple U.S. flags were burned. Paint balloons were launched at officers, as well as green lasers.
The sound truck asked the group to stay peaceful or it would be declared an unlawful assembly. Almost immediately eggs and paintballs landed in the area of the officers. Due to this criminal behavior, the gathering at the Penumbra Kelly Building was declared an unlawful assembly at 11:41p.m. All persons were told to immediately leave to the west. Failure to leave to the west may subject them to arrest, citation, or crowd control agents, including but not limited to tear gas and/or impact weapons. Few, if any, heeded the warning.
At 11:45p.m., officers began to push the crowd to the west. Rocks, bottles, and other hard objects were thrown at officers. One lieutenant was struck in back of head with a glass bottle. His helmet prevented him from being injured. A Portland Fire and Rescue Medic embedded with one of the squads was hit in the shin with a large rock (photo). He suffered a minor laceration to the leg.
At 11:59p.m., due to the life safety danger, a riot was declared. More warnings were issued from the PPB sound truck. The sound truck was struck and damaged by rocks and eggs (photos). The rear window of a vehicle used to transport a Rapid Response Team squad was shattered (photo) by a rock. Numerous officers reported seeing individuals bearing "press" insignia throwing rocks at them.
The officers disengaged. However, several dozen rioters walked back to the Kelly Building. Sound truck and social media warnings continued to advise that returning may subject them to arrest, citation, or crowd control agents, including but not limited to tear gas and/or impact weapons. After giving the group time to leave, officers moved in to make arrests about 12:35a.m.
Officers initiated another push, attempting to convince the group to leave. This time, they went south on Southeast 47th Avenue to Southeast Stark Street. Officers disengaged again. Protesters lit traffic barricades, mattresses, a door, and other debris on fire in the intersection (photo courtesy @infopig).
Between 45 and 50 officers had to be pulled from precincts to assist in the protest response. For most of the duration of this event, there were between 120 and 140 calls holding in the City of Portland. Calls included shots fired, assaults, alarms, threats, and suspicious circumstances.
Crowd control munitions were used during this event, however no CS gas was deployed.
Fourteen arrests were made. All were booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on the listed charges:
McVay, Joshua, 26, of Corvallis, Oregon, Assaulting a Public Safety Officer, Interfering with a Peace Officer, Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Resisting Arrest
Jackson, John, 23, unknown residence, Interfering with a Peace Officer, Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree
Healy, Kimberly, 42, of Portland, Interfering with a Peace Officer, Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree
Warner, Josh, 25, of Portland, Interfering with a Peace Officer, Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree
Donnelly, Kristopher, 26, of Portland, Interfering with a Peace Officer, Riot, Resisting Arrest
McMurtry, Daniel, 38, of Portland, Interfering with a Peace Officer, Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree
Brown, Anna, 25, of Portland, Interfering with a Peace Officer, Riot, Resisting Arrest
Wiens, Stephen, 24, unknown residence, Interfering with a Peace Officer, Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree, Resisting Arrest
Johnson, Alice, 27, of Portland, Interfering with a Peace Officer
Cox, Bradly, 38, of Portland, Interfering with a Peace Officer
Kraebel, Charles, 23, of Coos Bay, Oregon, Interfering with a Peace Officer
Tolman, Andrew, 30, of Portland, Interfering with a Peace Officer
Bramble, Reid, 42, of Portland, Interfering with a Peace Officer
Leafwalker, Daniel, 46, of Portland, Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree
Another Sudden Biden Rally?
NYPD officer on police work: “The job is dead ... You would be crazy to take this job at this day and age”
disrn ^ | Aug 23rd, 2020 | Jeffrey Swindoll
Posted on 8/23/2020, 1:59:32 PM by MarvinStinson
An anonymous NYPD officer recently said morale throughout the department has hit an all-time low amid widespread opposition to and hostility toward police.
“The term for NYPD that is going around in every command in the city is, ‘The job is dead.’ You would be crazy to take this job now in this day and age. ... It’s sad that that’s where we are at right now. People who are saying that we’re afraid, we’re not afraid. We just want to be supported.”
He said these problems are not just in New York City, but “across the United States.”
“When I became a police officer many years ago, I never thought that I would have to put this uniform on and be looked at as the enemy and to be hated. And it’s not fair because we sacrifice ourselves every day. No matter what your skin color is, it’s sad. In my tenure here at NYPD, I can never ever imagine that it would be this bad, as far as not being supported.”
Citing several statistics, he said crime in New York City has skyrocketed under the governance of Mayor Bill de Blasio, the city council, and the district attorney’s office.
“Why would you even want to put the uniform on to take the job if we’re putting them in jail for the crimes that they commit and the D.A.’s just going to release them? What’s the point of doing the job? It defeats the purpose. It’s just a revolving door,” he said.
The officer said he used to be a Democrat, and, although he would not consider himself one to follow politics, he considers himself a Republican. He said he thinks President Trump “absolutely” supports the police,
When asked if he thinks Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support the police, he said: “Absolutely not. They would not support us. People who allow these protesters to talk about how they want to defund the police department, we’re there to make sure that nothing happens to them, but they’re the ones saying that they want us dead.”
These events are no longer protests or riots. They are too organized, too continuous....
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This is an armed insurrection.
Why have Portland authorities allowed it to continue this long is the question. It would be easy to stop, but they refuse.
Portland police are softballing the street fighters because they are afraid of them.
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The anarchists have been in Portland for years, causing damage. There has been a truce of sorts that the street fighters don’t use lethal force.
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The anarchists know the names and home addresses and families of Portland cops. Neither side is ready for the nuclear option.
If you don’t begin exterminating termites as soon as they become known, the infestation will only spread and get much much worse, and they will destroy your entire house.
You Can NOT re-educate them to STOP Destroying your home.
"NYPD officer on police work: "The job is dead ... You would be crazy to take this job at this day and age""
You're right. One of the early tip-offs was the propositioned pallets of bricks...and thousands of 'masks' at a time of masks shortages... This was well thought out... people and props in place and lots of 'walking around money'...
Of course our FBI is too stupid to figure out that groups that have destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of property (Antifa and BLM) MIGHT be more dangerous than free citizens chatting on the internet about 'Q'.
In the 60's the FBI harassed REAL civil rights workers...people who put their lives on the line when 'the elites' were racists.
The FBI stood with racist 'elites' in the 50's and early 60's - they were thugs then - they're thugs now. Still standing with corrupt 'elites'... still kissing elite butt, but a change in victim. Elites were horrible to blacks then, now they're horrible to 'deplorables'... and the FBI thugs never learn...it's the tactic that's evil... not the monetarily choice of victim.
The media are a big part of the continued fighting. They keep their silence or downplay the damage to stay safe also.
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I personally drove up on a violent demonstration several years ago. But was able to cut through parking lots to get away.
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Lots of cops, fire department, and at least 2 news outlet cams.
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Went home and told my family what I saw, turned on the news........nothing.
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No news story that evening or the next day from the two news stations that were there.
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I know what I saw, just can’t prove it. If it ever happens again, I will jump on my phone camera.
The rule used to be if you had a Molotov bottle in your hand the cops would shoot you (real bullets)....
If you had rocks and bottles then the batons would come out.....
Time to go old school....
“These events are no longer protests or riots. They are too organized, too continuous....
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This is an armed insurrection.”
On Friday week before last the democrats started talking about the post office for their latest made up scandal. On Saturday morning a group of protesters showed up at the home of the post master general. Now, on Friday, who even knew who the post master general was, much less where he lived? But yet miraculously a group of people managed to find out and organize a protest in a matter of hours. Think about that.
There’s essentially a news blackout in Portland. It has been this way since Gov( dictator) said she wanted feds out. The order for a news blackout had to have come from this witch.
Only videos from private onlookers make news.
Then Portland news will mention it days later.
Portland and NYC police should just walk away.
Publicly. If the city wants to de-fund then just leave. You’re going to get laid off anyway. Get a head start on looking for a new job.
Let the mayor and city council quake in fear.
Even Prez Bill Clinton burned people alive to serve justice /s.
Philly Mayor Goode bombed people /s.
In a different era,these Antifa/BLM scum would be BULLDOZED!
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I wonder how many of those arrested were let go without bail?
The communist revolution in the United States is fully engaged and, at this moment in time, the communists are winning bigly...
The Bolsheviks have not lost their touch...
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