Right-wing group was camped on rooftop with weapons ahead of major rally

[babylonsister]

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Right-wing group was camped on rooftop with weapons ahead of major rally
The revelations were withheld from city officials for more than two months following the incident.
Luke Barnes
Oct 16, 2018, 10:37 am


Prior to a major protest in the city on August 4, Portland Police officers "discovered individuals [affiliated with the group Patriot Prayer] who positioned themselves on a rooftop parking structure with a cache of firearms," including long guns. No arrests were made.

Discovering a far-right group stationed on a rooftop with a stockpile of weapons, overlooking a major demonstration, might rattle most people, especially if that group has a documented history of clashing with counterprotestors. But evidently not the Portland Police Bureau.

On Monday it was revealed that, prior to a major protest in the city on August 4 — which ended in brutal clashes between far-right and anti-fascist demonstrators — Portland officers “discovered individuals [affiliated with the group Patriot Prayer] who positioned themselves on a rooftop parking structure with a cache of firearms,” including long guns. No arrests were made, and no one outside of the police department, not even the mayor, was informed about the incident until now.

The news comes after a weekend of far-right violence on both the East and West Coast. On Friday, the Proud Boys, a far-right group which has repeatedly worked with Patriot Prayer, attacked several people near the Metropolitan Republican Club in New York City, shouting on one occasion “Are you brave now, faggot?” And on Saturday in Portland, Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson organized a “Flash March for Law and Order,” which ended in brawls between the group and counter-protesters. According to reports, police at that demonstration did not intervene to stop the violence.

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https://thinkprogress.org/portland-police-found-right-wing-group-on-rooftop-with-weapons-at-major-rally-2f5e482d1714/

[Caliman73]

1. As always, violence in support of existing power structures is just fine.

When leftist or other change groups appear to be willing to use violence, that has to be stamped out. Right wing violence, not so much I guess....

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

2. Seems you're right. The alt right had hysterics about that anti-facist group

but not a peep about these folks...who were armed up, lying in wait, and had sniper perches. Somethings gotta give. Where's the glorious F.B.I. thats going to save all of us? We're whistling past the graveyard.

[pennylane100]

3. What infuriates me is the outrageous police conduct in this incident.

How dare they not investigate a group of individuals, armed and on a roof overlooking a major demonstration. The only reasons would be that the police were either were totally incompetent and should be fired, or, they are sympathetic to and possibly part of the group. Either way, the police should be called to account for their failure to to their job. They cannot be allowed to be accountable only to themselves.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

4. That's right.

The cops seem to be afraid of these folks. I think they act like they're birds of the feather, bc, the alternative is too frightening for them.

[demosincebirth]

5. They want to play soldiers

[jmowreader]

7. And before anyone says it...

I do not want these assholes within a million miles of an Army recruiting station. Nazis, whether German, Illinois or Oregon, have no business being in the military.

[demosincebirth]

8. They wouldn't make 8 weeks of infantry training

[jmowreader]

9. Most of 'em wouldn't make it out of basic training

Especially since there's a very good chance all of them smoke. Smuggling cigarettes into basic training would get them bounced quick.

[msongs]

6. snipers for the right wing nt