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| Portland Police Confiscate Weapons From Antifa, Make Arrests During ‘Free Speech Rally' |
| 2017-06-05 |
| Three people were arrested in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday after protesters clashed with police during a free speech rally near City Hall and various parks in the city. Hundreds of people gathered for what started out as a celebration of free speech and morphed into a battle between pro- and anti-Trump camps. The gathering was also aimed at memorializing the horrific hate crime that left two men dead in a stabbing on a Portland train last week. At the beginning of the day, pro-Trump organizer Joey Gibson called those who died heroes for their bravery in defending two young teenage girls from a bigoted attack. "Find it in yourself to make this day possible, with no hate and no violence. I’m sick and tired of the hatred ... that has taken over the country," Gibson said. Golly. The way the Mayor of Portland and the press were talking about it beforehand, you'd think the pro-Trump folks would have been there to celebrate the a$$hole who stabbed everyone. Who could have guessed? Aside from anyone with a two-sided brain, of course. The pro-free speech rally attracted a number of familiar faces at other, similar demonstrations from around the country. At one point in the afternoon, Kyle "Based Stickman" Chapman gave a speech to supporters. Despite pleas for peace and nonviolence, police confiscated a number of weapons from protesters, mainly from the Antifa and anti-Trump camps. Mainly? I wonder what that means. In one video, police can be seen storming an anarchist camp while protesters yell expletives and insults. While the pro-Trump folks probably just stood there calmly and laughed. In another video, an apparent pro-Trump activist lights an anarchist’s flag on fire. Unfortunately, it was not tied around the anarchist. The Oregonian uploaded footage of police deploying flash-bangs and tear gas in order to disperse black-masked individuals protesting in a public park. Any idea why the police would prefer to disperse them instead of arrest them, while the pro-Trump folks probably just stood there calmly and laughed. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #4 Unlike Berkeley, Portland PD disarmed Antifa. The typical Antifa tactic is to initially reserve their battle group, then deploy around mid event in hopes of avoiding being disarmed by police. Remember, all Patriots must pass through a PD cordon - they are disarmed by default. The armor worn to these events may often be creative, but it serves an all too real purpose. I've seen increasingly effective communication between the relevant PD officers on scene and the Patriot security employed at these events. Good coordination in expectation of possible scenarios. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2017-06-05 15:02 |
| #3 Not a shot was fired. Good on them Po-Pos. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-06-05 12:03 |
| #2 More than 3 people in the police website. 19 were arrested and the weapons they recovered were nothing short of being ready for a gang war. Sounds like the police did a great job of taking down the Antifa before things got out of hand. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-06-05 11:14 |
| #1 "Any idea why the police would prefer to disperse them"? Because they were told to. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-06-05 10:23 |