Thats because the political class of like-minded public servants agree with them and let them do it. Between May 29 and Aug 19, Portland . And the Portland City Council in June reallocated nearly $16 million from the police budget to community programs focused on the needs of people of color by eliminating a special gun violence task force and school resource officers in three urban school districts. None. This was widely scoffed at. If you see a media outlet or politico selling this Broadway production-pap, theyve been had and you need to re-think your news sources. And tear gas is internationally banned in war, and theyre using it on our streets, on our young people. They know theyre not safe from the rabble. The worst-case scenario is that theres another incident and it just touches off so much that the city just cant survive it very well, said Ron Louie, a former suburban Portland police chief, author of a crisis negotiation book and current Portland State University professor. Wednesday night marked the 61st straight night of violent antifa riots outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Ore. Rioters threw the first mortar firework just before 11 p.m., and federal law enforcement cleared the area in the wee hours of the morning. "The . Anotherclaim surfaced Feb. 15 on Facebook. The only freedom they want is freedom from the laws that make a civil society work. Their freeways. pic.twitter.com/HzUg9zY4y4. The scale of damage tonight recalled the riots last May. Property damage & looting to local stores again! Thats nice. MCCA members say they experienced 8,700 total protest events during that roughly two-month period. The cleaning and repair . Updated September 17, 2020 - 6:35 pm. They are discussing on Reddit & other places new ways to change public perception on the riots. Between May 28, 2020, and February 26, 2021, the DA's office said they received 294 civil unrest demonstration-related cases that fall into 4 categories: arson burning, person crimes, property . This is unlawful., U.S Attorney for Oregon Billy Williams gets irritated by biased media who refuse to accurately describe the criminal behavior of rioters trying to burn down the Portland federal courthouse. While being a staunch and outspoken advocate of law enforcement and first responders, Gregory Hoyt also has the experience of having spent nearly 5 years in prison as well. The mayor knew this. Rioters were said to have shot off fireworks toward the precinct, and the crowd of people were said to have been blatantly ignoring calls from police that had deemed the assembly to be unlawful. and wholly destroyed, which included 12 structures . A Department of Homeland Security spokesman did not respond to a request for more information about this injury. But, Governor Kate Brown has COVID restrictions on large gatherings too. Portland and Chicago are completely different situations. - Grand Ole Creamery Cedar Avenue: Property and fire damage, attempted looting. While many were creating a barricade around the police precinct, others were blocking traffic on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. "portland, ny, minneapolis and chicago are all now in bankruptcy due to blm protests," the post reads. In fact, mayors, governors, and prosecutors have fallen all over themselves to support the violent mobs in Seattle, New York, St. Louis, Washington, D.C., and, of course, Portland, often conflating the mostly peaceful protesters upset with the killing of George Floyd remember him? Residents of Portland have endured "87 straight nights of protest on the streets of Portland, 23 more arrested Sunday night, nearly 20 riots declared over the past 3 months.". Now Wheeler says Trumps defense of the federal buildings is somehow breaking the law. Police in Portland say that the riotous acts were prefaced by a gathering of protesters who congregated during the evening hours of June 25th at Fernhill Park, and then began marching toward the North Precinct at Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Northeast Emerson Street. Of all the chaos that ensued during the riot, police were said to have taken four people into custody. These are people who want to burn down America. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler allowed the riots to go on in a section of downtown for six weeks before the Trump administration came in to protect its own buildings and roll up the bad guys attacking . Local police declared a riot on Saturday evening after rioters once again tried to burn down a federal courthouse and launched mortars and fireworks at police officers, several of whom sustained injuries. Riot police confront demonstrators gathered over the death of George Floyd an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down by a white police officer in USA on May 31, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Tyler O'Neil is an author and conservative commentator. Four people . They responded with huge plumes of tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades that created chaotic, war zone-like scenes. Per an agreement between @OregonGovBrown & @DHS_Wolf, there are OR State Police visibly protecting the federal courthouse starting now. The protesters want city officials to slash the police budget and reallocate that money to Black residents and businesses. pic.twitter.com/XNLdPWRJUr. The fire rises pic.twitter.com/puQfv48MNm. Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) August 31, 2020. The Portland Police Association building, set on fire April 13. They claim to practice empathy, but theyre not about black people whose lives have been snuffed out by abortion, black-on-black crime, or during riots. In fact, this Christian Broadcast Network reporter, who was standing near the mayor, says rioters were given several warnings to get out or theyd be pushed back with crowd-control devices tear gas. But heres video of the dads at the riot providing cover for the laser operators. The slaying of the right-wing Trump supporter gunned down after he came downtown last weekend with a pro-Trump caravan of pickup trucks pushed the crisis further toward a breaking point. Mr. Barr also claimed that protesters had used Tasers, pellet guns and slingshots against the federal officers. The Portland Police Department said that protesters gathered outside the . Kate Brown, a Democrat, for their deputies to assist Portland police following last weekends violence. July 19, 2020 04:08 PM. Unrest has been ongoing nationwide since George Floyd's death. Acting in conjunction with the Department of Justice, DHS law enforcement officers are expressly authorized to leave federal property to conduct investigations and arrest individuals who have damaged federal property or attacked federal agents. Lost amid the escalating tensions are the voices of the citys Black residents, who are divided about the best way to keep up the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement. President Trumps deployment of federal agents is fueling the unrest in Portland, where protests have continued for over 50 consecutive days. Protesters in Portland marched to a government building Tuesday night, smashing windows and setting an office ablaze in what authorities called a riot. BLM demanded that the institutional racism they alleged occurred at the local Ferguson cop shop was why Michael Brown, he of the phony hands up, dont shoot big lie, was killed. The mayor later asked President Trump for money to help rebuild it. The idea is to show that rioting to bring down the country and serving to protect this country are totally the same thing. No part of any building in Portland has burned. Justice needs to be served," during the initial riots, and became an international symbol of the unrest. In St. Paul, more than 50 businesses were vandalized and destroyed. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/M21iOcDfLa. 1315 explicitly states that DHS may conduct investigations, on and off the property in question, of offenses that may have been committed against property owned or occupied by the Federal Government or persons on the property.. As Ngo tweeted, This should have been the arrangement months ago but the state & city governments hate Trump so much they refused to protect federal property.. A night of protests against police brutality in Portland, Ore., ended with police using tear gas, flash bangs and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd June 5, 2020, after protesters threw . These arent late-night demonstrations. Those arrested were as follows: Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler commented on the destruction that took place from the evening hours of the 25th that transitioned to the 26th, saying the following: What happened here is not helping bring about any meaningful change or reform. It doesnt matter. Now that the antifa hard cider hang out Cider Riot! is out of business, you can help out the organized Riot Ribs food cart to make food for hungry rioters. A video posted online showed officers riding on bicycles into a group of protesters, pushing them to the ground with their bikes and their hands. A few days ago federal authorities acknowledged that three police officers defending the federal courthouse may have sustained permanent damage to their eyesight because rioters shone lasers in their eyes. That means they cant take over streets that other people use, commit violent acts against others, and tear down, burn and loot other peoples property. Reports indicating otherwise are irresponsible and inaccurate. Portland desperately needs calm, Lovell said. The nightly protests in Portland, which began in late May as a response to the police killing of George Floyd, have become the backdrop for a conflict between federal officials and local leaders. Brown this week signed into law expanded statewide restrictions on police use-of-force. https://t.co/JWoe4a5Ch2. pic.twitter.com/0Re1V129ge, Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli (@HomelandKen) July 23, 2020. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and the Portland Police have come under fire for their responses to the far-right's growth and rallies, particularly the Aug. 22 incident. The tension reached a new high last weekend when the pro-Trump caravan motored into downtown, with some shooting paintballs and spraying bear repellent at Black Lives Matter protesters who tried to block the streets. from the more than 100 days of consecutive chaos in Portland to the explosive unrest in Kenosha, . DHS officers are clearly identifiable as law enforcement officers. When not working or combating bad ideas, Hoyt also leisurely studies economics, history, and law. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Once hailed as one of the most livable U.S. cities, Portland, Oregon, is grappling with an uncertain future as it reaches a stunning benchmark: 100 consecutive nights of racial injustice protests marred by vandalism, chaos and the killing of a supporter of President Donald Trump. Fact check:Posts mislead about crowd size, peacefulness at Canada Freedom Convoy protest, Axios reported inSeptember2020that the Insurance Information Institute, which collects data from Property Claim Services and related firms, estimated that damages could total as much as 2 billion and possibly more.. Officials say that some among the crowd that had gathered were picking up the CS canisters deployed and throwing them back at officers. Along parts of Pine Street, where many of the confrontations between police and rioters took place, few businesses were untouched. Enforcing federal law is not by invitation. Of course, to get dads to show up with leaf blowers, which youll come to learn are dead-useful at a riot, you must put out a casting call and bring your gas masks and bring your leaf blower. REUTERS. In Chicago, what we see is an unprecedented rise in crime against fellow citizens. Outrage over the federal agents actions in Portland extended to Seattle over the weekend, when thousands of protesters took to the streets on Saturday against police violence and the deployment of federal agents to Portland. Police casualties far exceed anything on the civilian side., The crowds have been largely peaceful and have included high school students, military veterans, off-duty lawyers and lines of mothers who call themselves the Wall of Moms., Mr. Barr acknowledged in response to questions from representatives that many protesters had remained peaceful. But he emphasized that some protesters have thrown rocks, water bottles and fireworks at federal officers. Damages caused by the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests were estimated to cost $2 billion, a number that could "still go higher," according to a February2021 report published onthe World Economic Forum's website. Riots, however, are not protected speech. (LockA locked padlock) They both want to tear down law enforcement and defund police because of high-profile cop killings that bring in big money from Democrats online fundraising tool Act Blue.. Op/Ed: Police Stops Are Dangerous. A group of Moms are chanting, Feds stay clear! leading up and after the 2016 presidential election. We have each others back. Were going to continue doing this, and were going to continue doing it peacefully. There we go, Portland. When we are together as a unit, when we are together were not afraid. They just put on a yellow shirt now for optics. Heres another from the local Oregonian newspaper, whose reporters should know better, that said the rest of downtown is just fine. Theyve gone all-in on blaming the riots on President Trump thus allying themselves with the antifa and Black Lives Matter anarchist and communist mobs. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility burned during a Saturday night protest in Portland, Ore., that ended with federal agents shooting pepper balls to disperse rioters . People watching Portlands antifa/Black Lives Matter riots have been appalled by the violence, lawbreaking and head-cracking. Here is what the Portland fire department has had to sa. This is criminal activity. Amid the turbulence, Portland now finds itself as a proxy for the culture wars sweeping the nation. April 14, 2021 at 6:54 am PDT. The Associated Press reportedhundreds were charged with burglary and looting as of June 4, 2020. They faced no consequences. The aftermath of the Black Lives Matter protests where do they stand now? If theyre not outright organizing it with their Lisa Fithian-like trainers around the country, theyre in it. There is not a comprehensive tally of injured protesters, but at least five people have filed civil lawsuits describing injuries and seeking damages of up to $950,000. There needs to be a distinction made between lawful, constitutionally-protected protest, and this. As you may have wondered, yes, Portland has a leaf blower ordinance ( Leaf Blower Regulations 18.10.035) banning the use of them in the city after 7 p.m. The most serious injury to an officer to date occurred when a protester wielding a two-pound sledgehammer struck an officer in the head and shoulder when the officer tried to prevent the protester from breaking down a door to the Hatfield Courthouse, the filing stated. Portlanders know that mobs historically migrate from downtown to the northwest, southeast, northeast, and north sections of town. A quick look at these grassroots dads on Twitter reveals theyve been around hold on a second since July of 2020. The particular violent opportunists who are involved here get into these crowds and engage in very violent activity and hijack it.. The 100th consecutive night of protests in Portland quickly escalated into a riot Saturday as people hurled "multiple fire bombs, mortars, rocks and other items" at officers, police said. unruly" as buildings burn in the background. Mr. Barr emphasized the injuries sustained by federal officers and said that they outnumbered those incurred by protesters. As my points about the riotous wall of ____ (insert moms, dads, vets) groups should point out, there is organization. Tyler ONeil is the author ofMaking Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Look for more shutdowns after Oregon experiences another spike in COVID cases in the next few weeks from the riots. Eight people were arrested in Portland on suspicion of offenses including rioting and reckless burning, while two people were arrested in Seattle, one for assault and another for property damage . Police say it was the work of protesters in NE Portland overnight #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/DitlXEj4Ja, Dan McCarthy (@DanMcKATU) June 26, 2020. The casting calls for Portlands Professional Protesters have been going on forever. And, as PJMedia colleague Stacey Lennox reported, BLM has intentionally adopted a more decentralized antifa model, muted their own well-known founders, and are now a much more political organization. lol. Anyone can read what you share. Its gaslighting writ large. But the data shows almost 90% in . Hey Twitter family, lets try and get @riotkitchen206 their food truck! The demonstrations that started in late May after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis have divided residents and embarrassed the citys beleaguered Democratic mayor. That adds up to $1.42 billion today, which is still lower than the $2 billion Black Lives Matter Riots estimate which again only covers eight or nine days . This Activists Marxist Brainwashing Explains Why Antifa Has Terrorized Portland for 51 Nights, The Morning Briefing: Lori Lightfoot Goes From Historic First to Historic Loser. Rose City Antifa writesin a tweet: since we see a lot of new folks coming out to the local protests (welcome! The building had been set on fire and rioters were throwing explosives. The FBI, DEA, ATF, and other federal law enforcement agencies do not require local requests from communities to enforce federal law. Many of the injured officers were able to return to duty. The owner famously said, "Let my building burn. with the ones looting Louis Vuitton, tearing down statues of George Washington, and trying to burn down federal buildings. But smaller protests have continued, with groups of 100 to 200 people marching nightly. Unfortunately, violent criminal activity is occurring in Portland. Copyright 2023 PJMedia.com/Salem Media. https://t.co/EUw4ILKpCH. Moms are here! at the federal courthouse. These criminal anarchists have attempted to burn down and cause extreme damage to the federal courthouse and harm to law enforcement officers. We've said this before, but to re-iterate: we are not organizing, leading, or otherwise behind the local protests. They want to riot, burn, loot, and command and control with impunity and they want to use their comrades to do it for the good of the collective., Like this: Every city, every town, burn those precincts to the ground., Black Lives Matter and Antifa in Portland chant: Every precinct, every town, burn the precincts to the ground., The Portland Police Association building was broken into and fires were set shortly after. For media inquiries write: [emailprotected]. Thats why all of a sudden youve seen rioters holding American flags. After a month of demonstrations turning into riots, maybe the political correctness of how these crowds are addressed will subside. Far from denouncing the violent and destructive nightly arsons and assaults, Democrats embrace the riots to denounce President Trump. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan ceded a section of the fancy Capitol Hill neighborhood to the mob. Portland rioters attempt their own 'autonomous zone', torch police precinct while people inside. So certain is Wheeler that the rioters should be viewed as misunderstood arsonists and predators that the mayor/police commissioner took an armed five-person plainclothes police detail with him on his listening session photo op to show everyone how safe it was during a Portland antifa and Black Lives Matter street riot. Rioters targeted the federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., on Thursday evening in renewed clashes between demonstrators and federal police. Hundreds of Antifa Riot in Portland, Try To Set Up Another Autonomous Zone, Attack Police Precinct and Set It on Fire https://t.co/ds7jKeFuGU, Patricia (@Patrici30991964) June 27, 2020. Incredible scene in Portland right now. Looking for U.S. government information and services? We Need to Talk About Mark Levin's Interview With Ron DeSantis, MONDAY AT 3PM EASTERN: 'Five O'Clock Somewhere' with Kruiser, VodkaPundit - Replay Available, LOL: White House Official Shares Tweet From Biden Showered With His Daughter, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. "So yes, Im absolutely fine with some truckers & farmers clogging roads & bridges for freedom. According to officials, this particular display was by far the most violent that the city has seen in recent weeks. Obstructing roadways and carrying open containers were other reasons for the arrests, as well asfailure to disperse.. It's true that, in 2020, protests over Floyd's death were estimated to have caused about $2 billion in damage. Jillian Trent, an emergency room nurse who joined a recent march, said that she had seen an uptick of patients with injuries caused by rubber bullets and other police munitions. A large fire was ignited in the street outside of North Precinct, prompting some arrests during a protest Sunday night into Monday morning. Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) July 26, 2020. Protesters burned an American flag they hung from the Multnomah County Justice Center, a government building mostly used by police, the statement said. The Department of Homeland Security said in daily briefings about the protests that agents had been burned by fireworks and a caustic substance that were thrown over a fence surrounding the courthouse. The "truckers & farmers"mentioned in the post refer to anti-vaccine mandate protesters in Canada. I think the whole notion of folks putting their bodies on the line is a pretty powerful act and a necessary one especially when that tactic is sometimes the only one available to people like me.. Wednesday night marked the 61st straight night of violent antifa riots outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Ore. Rioters threw the first mortar firework just before 11 p.m., and federal law . pic.twitter.com/FipxGJUxNS. - Shoff Chiropractic East Lake Street: Destroyed by fire. Similarly destructive unrest has unfolded each night in the city for weeks now, with rampant vandalism, arson, graffiti, and more becoming commonplace as . . Another federal agent was shot with a pellet gun, leaving a wound deep to the bone, she said. 1. fwiedwice1 7 mo. Weve said this before, but to re-iterate: we are not organizing, leading, or otherwise behind the local protests. On many nights, after peaceful demonstrations end, various public and private buildings have been the target of vandalism and destruction. You have a lot of people who are out protesting and demonstrating, he said. People are coming in with their jaws falling off, she said. @tedwheeler says, I saw nothing that provoked this response when asked about his thoughts on federal law enforcement deploying tear gas. Thousands of demonstrators turned out nightly, with some hurling fireworks, rocks, ball bearings and bottles at the agents. BREAKING: Minneapolis Police Department's 3rd Precinct on fire as riots continue https://t . The mayor of Portland, Ore. has asked for the public's help putting an end to the violent protests that have ravaged his city since the Black Lives Matter riots first erupted last spring. - Logan's Burgers Lake Street: Property damage. It started long before Jan. 6, 2021, and continued long after. Who caused the violence at protests? Courthouse . By Kate Conger and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs. Its a real-time exercise in psy-ops. pic.twitter.com/blPZIUA1M1, Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 19, 2020. Portland police declare a riot at the Multnomah County Building, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Officers made at least two arrests of protesters. Democrats, so far as I can find, have never denounced the violent mobs, though New York Governor Andrew Cuomo once wagged a finger at George Floyd rioters while simultaneously explaining that it wasnt really their fault because income inequality led to violence. The DHS personnel sent to protect federal facilities in Portland are sworn civilian federal law enforcement officers, not active duty military personnel. See Lies #1 and #8. I dont think so., Here is a shield and a couple of gas masks from a rioter arrested in Portland. Follow him on Twitter at @Tyler2ONeil. One city, unidentified but likely Portland, reported 1,100 protest events during that period. Numerous officers were injured during the conflict that broke out in Portland, with one officer having been seriously injured and requiring hospital treatment. Demonstrators gather the evening of July 4 at Portland's Justice Center and throughout the city; authorities declared a riot about 12:20 a.m. July 5. Wheeler was overcome by the fumes, his COVID-19 mask not being enough to keep out the smell. Attorney General William P. Barr said protesters had used fireworks, Tasers, pellet guns and lasers to target federal officers in Portland. The entire Leftist monoculture has coalesced, [Watch] Portland Mayor Goes to Riot in Solidarity as Rioters Set Fire in His Honor, Related: Worst Mayors in America Demand Congress Stop Trump From Ruining Their Riots, doors of police precincts, and set the building, The Morning Briefing: Lori Lightfoot Goes From Historic First to Historic Loser. Team Joe member, Jon Cooper, the Draft Joe Biden for President 2016 finance chair and former chair of The Democratic Coalition, points to the veteran street theater as a moving event in a cheap attempt to whitewash antifa and BLMs anti-Americanism. To set a BUILDING on fire, some part of the building has to actually burn. Similar movementshave cropped up across the world, with demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions also taking place in Belgium and the Netherlands. Rep. Marcia Fudge, Ohio Democrat, told USA Today that the show of force for BLM protests and the weak policing of Trump supporters who sacked the Capital is clear evidence of racial bias. The federal intervention has been condemned by state and city officials, but Mr. Barr argued it was necessary to prevent violence from spreading to other American cities. Police officers inside thought theyd die that night and if theyd stayed they would have. However, the post is wrong to claimprotesters saw no consequences in fact, over 10,000 protesters were arrested, most for low-level offenses. Donate to their GoFundMe! Where Does Comedian Jon Stewart Go to Get His Lefty Credentials Back After COVID Report Vindicates Him? How about we tell rioters that the behavior will not be tolerated? 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