Portland police stand by as Proud Boys and far-right militias flash guns and brawl with antifa...

[Nevilledog]

Portland police stand by as Proud Boys and far-right militias flash guns and brawl with antifa counterprotesters

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/22/portland-police-far-right-protest/

PORTLAND, Ore. — On Saturday afternoon, a large crowd of more than 100 far-right activists, including Proud Boys and armed militia members, descended on Portland, Ore., staging a “Back the Blue” rally in front of the Justice Center that houses the downtown police precinct. Hundreds of antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters gathered to oppose the far-right crowd.

People in the far-right crowd came armed with paintball guns, metal rods, aluminum bats, fireworks, pepper spray, rifles and handguns. Some people in the opposing left-leaning crowd brought rocks, fireworks and bottles filled with chemical solutions. Both crowds sported shields and helmets.

The two groups sparred for more than two hours, as people exchanged blows, fired paintballs at each other and blasted chemicals indiscriminately into the crowd. People lobbed fireworks back and forth. At least one person was hit in the abdomen with a device that flashed and exploded, causing bleeding.

The rally followed a much smaller right-wing event last week that ended with gunfire. On Wednesday, Portland police arrested and seized a gun from 27-year-old Skylor Noel Jernigan, a far-right activist who has frequently rallied against antifascists in the city in recent years. Many of the same people came out again Saturday, including Alan Swinney, who brandished a gun and pointed it at the opposing crowd.

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[Cha]

1. I wonder what the Gov & Mayor have to say about THAT?

They are the Police's Boss, right?

TY, Nd.

[Nevilledog]

2. ...

[Cha]

5. The mayor or city council has authority over their police department

The mayor or city council has authority over their police department. It is a city department just like public works. How much actual direction of how the city is policed depends on the Police Chief or Police Commissioner, who is the head of that department.

I thought so.. I got that from watching shows on amazon & netflix.

[Iliyah]

3. For one thing, Antifa is a name given to the peaceful protesters . . .

by RWers, including, treason barr.

The aggressors are the RWers with show of weapons and to be honestly, they are far less pro-police.

[msongs]

4. sounds like there were no peaceful protestors there....

"People in the far-right crowd came armed with paintball guns, metal rods, aluminum bats, fireworks, pepper spray, rifles and handguns. Some people in the opposing left-leaning crowd brought rocks, fireworks and bottles filled with chemical solutions. Both crowds sported shields and helmets."

[Steelrolled]

6. Police were wise to stay out it

and just let the two groups battle it out, and get their ya-ya's out.