Report blames Portland (Oregon) police for protest violence

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/522307-417355-report-blames-portland-police-for-protest-violence

The City Council will consider a report Wednesday, Sept. 22, that largely blames Portland police for violence at political protests and calls for a series of reforms.

The report will be presented by the Citizen Review Committee's Crowd Control and Use of Force workgroup, which, according to the report, was created to critically examine the bureau's use of force policies, training and tactics and make recommendations based on best practices and legal standards.

"In response to the murder of George Floyd by police in May 2020, thousands of Portlanders took to the streets daily for months in protest of police brutality and the disproportionate impact on communities of color. During these protests, many concerning confrontations between Portland Police and the community occurred. In response, this workgroup set out to gather community input about what was happening on the ground at protests through a public forum and online surveys," the report reads.

The report is based in part on work done by Portland United Against Hate, which used a crowdsourced tool called ReportHatePDX to gather "first-hand testimonials from citizens engaged in First Amendment activities over the summer of 2020."

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. In other words

a "police riot". Just like Chicago 1968.

[mopinko]

2. took the words right out of my mouth.

sorta smelled like that to me at the time.

[Grasswire2]

3. Wow, and it's the Trib, not Willy Week.

Interesting.

[gratuitous]

4. Oh, this is gonna be a yowlfest

Portland has a progressive reputation, but there are plenty of "Back the Blue" types here.

[Leith]

5. I still want to know

who the faceless thugs were - the ones dressed all in black clothing and helmets, no ID, no badges, from black SUVs with no markings or plates, who grabbed bystanders off the streets and disappeared them.

Does anyone know who they were?

Edited to add a link:
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/17/892277592/federal-officers-use-unmarked-vehicles-to-grab-protesters-in-portland

Federal officers who were scared to be doxxed? How were they different from gangs in other countries who grabbed innocent people who then disappeared forever?