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2020-08-08 Fifth Column
Portland mayor unleashes police on violent demonstrations
[WASHINGTONTIMES] Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who for weeks had blamed President Trump for fueling riots in his Oregon city, on Thursday acknowledged that the violence has continued even after the federal presence was curtailed, and told peaceful protesters to stay home.

Mr. Wheeler, who is also the city’s police commissioner, said he’s authorized officers to "do whatever is necessary" to gain control after another night of rioting against officers.

And he used a base political appeal to try to get the riots to stop, saying they’re inadvertently helping Mr. Trump.

"Don’t think for a moment that if you are participating in this activity that you are not being a prop for the reelection campaign for Donald Trump
...Oh, noze! Not him!...
, because you absolutely are," he said in a presser conducted online. "You are creating the b-roll film that will be used in ads nationally to help Donald Trump during his campaign. You don’t want to be part of that, then don’t show up."

Police say a crowd barricaded and tried to set fire to a precinct with officers still inside it Wednesday night. Protesters also aimed green lasers at officers, threw shot put-sized rocks at them and fired commercial grade fireworks at them. At one point a demonstrator attempted to run over officers using a truck, police said.

A riot was declared and police used tear gas to clear the scene.

"The attack was immediate, it was intentional, and it was planned. It was intended to cause serious injury or death, and it very well could have," Mr. Wheeler said in a Zoom presser.

He and other local officials had insisted things would calm down once Homeland Security curtailed its presence at the federal courthouse downtown, giving the lead over to state police.

That transition happened a week ago, and the downtown area, while still the scene of large marches, has been much quieter. But the violence has now shifted to target local police.

Mr. Wheeler said trying to burn the precinct with officers inside it was attempted murder.

The Oregonian newspaper reported that the fire was contained in a metal garbage can, though it did char a board near the precinct entrance.

Mr. Wheeler said the use of tear gas to disperse the crowd was the right call.
Posted by Fred 2020-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top
 File under: Antifa/BLM 

#1 The lasers some rioters are using are true lasers, powerful enough that gu ou cannot hold your hand in front of them for more than about a second. This is according to Ted Cruz, I believe.
Posted by gorb 2020-08-08 00:31||   2020-08-08 00:31|| Front Page Top

#2  "You are creating the b-roll film that will be used in ads nationally to help Donald Trump during his campaign.

A bit late mayor. The Orange Man already has more than enough footage of the urban mayhem.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-08-08 06:36||   2020-08-08 06:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Mr. Wheeler said the use of tear gas to disperse the crowd was the right call.

Nah, shotguns. Great at real riot control and you can station collection teams at the emergency rooms. The evidence is planted right there in them.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-08-08 07:36||   2020-08-08 07:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Protesters pelt Portland Police with rocks and concrete and shine lasers to try and blind cops on the 72nd night of violent clashes after Trump called the demonstrators 'lawless rioters'
Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-08 09:25||   2020-08-08 09:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Auto Darkening Welding Goggles
Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-08 09:29||   2020-08-08 09:29|| Front Page Top

#6 A small whiff of grapeshot might encourage the others.
Posted by Rambler in Virginia  2020-08-08 10:54||   2020-08-08 10:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Guess the Polling Aggregates are in.

Skid, that was my first thought but do not have the technical knowledge of the lasers vs. this protection to be certain of safety.

Gun Free Zone has also explored this issue Here.
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-08-08 12:06||   2020-08-08 12:06|| Front Page Top

#8 That's a good read, KS.
I was thinking transitional lenses with ratings for gamma and Xrays would be pretty effective.
Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-08 18:55||   2020-08-08 18:55|| Front Page Top

#9 Re: Lasers.
Military saying - "tracers work both ways".
Posted by Mercutio 2020-08-08 19:51||   2020-08-08 19:51|| Front Page Top










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