Police Violence Was A Problem In Portland Long Before Federal Agents Arrived

[Nevilledog]

https://theappeal.org/portland-protests-federal-agents-local-police-violence/

The crackdown on protests in Portland, Oregon, by federal law enforcement agents has become a national scandal. Videos of federal officers tear-gassing and beating protesters have drawn fierce condemnation and sparked protests in cities around the country.

Last week, Governor Kate Brown announced that she had reached a deal with the Trump administration to remove the federal officers from Portland. (President Trump has since threatened to send in the National Guard if state police cannot “clean out this beehive of—of terrorists.”)

Brown, a Democrat, used the announcement to once again attack the presence of federal forces in her state. “These federal officers have acted as an occupying force, refused accountability, and brought violence and strife to our community,” she said.

Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat who also serves as Portland’s police commissioner—and who was tear-gassed by the federal agents— echoed Brown’s comments. “The federal occupation of our community has brought a new kind of fear to our streets,” he tweeted.

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[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Put a Democratic President and Democratic Legislature in place.

And watch the world change. We will do better with our Allies, because Trump can.t.

[Thekaspervote]

2. Yes, and was shocked to read just what a racist history the city has.

After reading about it, wondered if that was why dotard picked Portland. The perfect storm, police brutality and a racist population

[regnaD kciN]

5. "Racist history" does not equal "current racist population"...

That's as much of a fallacy as the favored Republican talking point that "you know all the segregationists in the south were Democrats, right?"

[uponit7771]

3. K&R, Portland police looked too comfortable beating it's citizens

[regnaD kciN]

4. And it looks like it's happening again right now...

What appeared to be a small, peaceful protest in front of the Sheriff's Office suddenly went completely to hell, as a large group of cops in riot gear drove away a small group of protesters with what seemed pretty obviously excessive force, including mace on a member of the press from point-blank range. Although I didn't see it, I'm getting from the comments that one of the Wall of Moms got beaten up by the riot cops.

[Nevilledog]

6. Wheeler needs to get his head outta his ass and do something about those thugs.