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Post by The Inspector on Aug 9, 2020 13:50:23 GMT -5
Yes. there are some small troubling protests against the police.
The police seem to be dealing with it, other wise, no real news.
So this seems to put this tread to an end for me unless there is some new news.
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Post by oldmontana on Aug 14, 2020 17:33:40 GMT -5
Oregon State Police troopers leaving federal courthouse in downtown Portland
State police began monitoring downtown Portland protests two weeks ago as part of a deal between President Trump and Gov. Kate Brown.
Credit: AP
Black Lives Matter protesters march through Portland, Ore. after rallying at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Following an agreement between Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration to reduce federal officers in the city, nightly protests remained largely peaceful without major confrontations between demonstrators and officers. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Author: KGW Staff
Published: 6:34 PM PDT August 13, 2020
Updated: 6:57 PM PDT August 13, 2020
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers will no longer protect the federal courthouse in downtown Portland, the agency confirmed Thursday.
“Last night was our last night in Portland,” Capt. Timothy Fox said in a statement.
State troopers, while working with the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), first began monitoring activity outside the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse two weeks ago after Gov. Kate Brown made a deal with President Donald Trump’s administration to withdraw federal officers.
The deal came after nearly a month of escalating tensions and clashes between federal officers and protesters. Many of those nights ended with federal officers using tear gas.
Fox said OSP had a two-week commitment for increased presence outside the federal courthouse, which ended Wednesday night.
“We will continually assess our resources if our partners at PPB need OSP assistance,” Fox said.
“At this time we are inclined to move those resources back to counties where prosecution of criminal conduct is still a priority,” he said.
Earlier this week, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt said his office wouldn’t prosecute protesters arrested for city ordinance violations unless they included property damage, theft or the use or threat of force against another person. Those city ordinance violations include interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer, disorderly conduct in the second degree, criminal trespass in the first and second degree escape in the third degree, harassment and riot (unless accompanied by a charge outside of this list).
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Protests have continued nightly in Portland since OSP was called in to keep tabs on the federal courthouse. Demonstrations, some of which have been declared riots, were mostly elsewhere in the city though, such as the Portland Police Bureau East Precinct and the Portland Police Association headquarters in North Portland.
Protesters returned to the area outside the federal courthouse and Multnomah County Justice Center Wednesday night. A riot was declared after police say a group of people threw mortars, fist-sized rocks, bottles and cans of paint, injuring some officers. OSP said a trooper sustained a concussion and whiplash after being struck in the head. Two people were arrested.
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The protesters have found their calling ... riots, looting, burning private and public buildings, blocking roads, etc. using the excuse its about BLM.
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Post by tnthomas on Aug 14, 2020 17:45:51 GMT -5
It would help if you learned how to discuss something that you disagree with, than bash someone for their opinion on it. So your opinion is fine and mine is not. I got it! oldmontana, uh, is this really the extent of your comprehension? Maybe in your world bashing someone that disagrees with you is just common. Perhaps you are merely emulating your role model- Trump, that is definitely his method of operation.
**off topic- last night I mentioned to my wife that I never in my wildest dreams(nightmares?) envisioned a time when the President of the United States of America would display the demeanor of a 3rd grader, and have the moral convictions of Adolf Hitler.
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Post by oldmontana on Aug 15, 2020 12:43:39 GMT -5
It would help if you learned how to discuss something that you disagree with, than bash someone for their opinion on it. So your opinion is fine and mine is not. I got it! oldmontana , uh, is this really the extent of your comprehension? Maybe in your world bashing someone that disagrees with you is just common. Perhaps you are merely emulating your role model- Trump, that is definitely his method of operation.
**off topic- last night I mentioned to my wife that I never in my wildest dreams(nightmares?) envisioned a time when the President of the United States of America would display the demeanor of a 3rd grader, and have the moral convictions of Adolf Hitler.
You are not only off topic again you are again making things about me that are not true. You do have a problem and its your problem to correct!
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Post by oldmontana on Aug 15, 2020 12:48:24 GMT -5
Portland protests continue Friday as police stay away for 2nd straight night
Clashes between police and protesters were absent Friday from downtown Portland for the second straight night, a sharp contrast to recent weeks that saw federal officers gas crowds nightly.
State police took over federal courthouse security Thursday as part of a plan to phase federal officers out of Portland. Calls for calm also increased among demonstrators at the same time.
The relative calm has allowed state troopers to remain almost entirely out of sight.
Demetria Hester leads a group of self-identified mothers who have become a fixture at the protests. She led a march to the demonstrations Friday and remained there for hours, calling out people whose actions might provoke police.
At the start of the night, Hester reminded the crowd they had gathered in unity in the Black Lives Matter cause.
Hester called the crowd “woke,” and said, “We won’t go back to sleep.”
More than 2,000 people turned out at the 65th consecutive day of protests against violence, anti-Black racism and heightened use of force by federal officers.
Friday’s demonstrations got underway around 8 p.m. Most people gathered on the waterfront and marched later to the federal courthouse. Only a few stood in front of the building itself. Sunflowers, a recently adopted emblem at the protests, were tucked into the fence surrounding the building. No police officers were in sight.
65 nights!
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Post by tnthomas on Aug 15, 2020 12:53:48 GMT -5
You are not only off topic again you are again making things about me that are not true. You do have a problem and its your problem to correct! Very observant of you to notice that I went off topic, I guess you saw that I marked it as such. "you are again making things about me that are not true" What???
"You do have a problem and its your problem to correct!" I got a lot of problems oldmontana, which one(s) are you referring to?
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Post by oldmontana on Aug 15, 2020 16:49:34 GMT -5
You are not only off topic again you are again making things about me that are not true. You do have a problem and its your problem to correct! Very observant of you to notice that I went off topic, I guess you saw that I marked it as such. "you are again making things about me that are not true" What???
"You do have a problem and its your problem to correct!" I got a lot of problems oldmontana , which one(s) are you referring to? "I got a lot of problems oldmontana, which one(s) are you referring to?' The one I see is your posts to me.....read they. Everyone has problems. Even with my problems I go by the Golden Rule...try it!
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Post by The Inspector on Aug 15, 2020 18:04:28 GMT -5
oldmontana, you got me confused, what is your point?
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Post by oldmontana on Aug 15, 2020 19:25:40 GMT -5
oldmontana, you got me confused, what is your point? Read the post. I was answering tnthomas's post.
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