The Portland Police Association was set on fire last weekend by rioters as police were overwhelmed and could not keep them in check. But it seems the government line is ‘everything is fine.’ A lawmaker went as far as to brush off the riots claiming those are just people with strong emotions… The problem that he seems to be glazing over is that these passionate people are wreaking havoc in Portland and that’s kind of a big deal.
“A Democratic congressman representing Portland, Oregon, said the riots in the city — which have gone on for over 50 consecutive days and have resulted in police being attacked with mortars, lasers, clubs, and bottles — are “not out of control.”
Rather, there are simply “some people who have strong feelings,” Rep. Earl Blumenauer said Tuesday during a floor speech in Washington, D.C.
“Portland, Oregon, is not out of control. To be sure there are some people who have strong feelings,” Blumenauer said. “There are some who have done things that are inappropriate and unlawful, but that is the challenge of our local officials and our state officials to manage it, not having somebody unwelcome, uninvited, and unprepared coming in to take this difficult situation and make it worse.”
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“Protesters broke into a building, set it on fire and started dumpster fires late Saturday night in Oregon’s largest city, police said, as demonstrations that have been taking place since the death of George Floyd intensified for another night in Portland.
The fire at the Portland Police Association building was put out a short time later, Portland police said on Twitter. The department declared the gathering a riot, and began working to clear the downtown area.
Tear gas was deployed, according to pictures and video from the scene. Fencing that had been placed around federal courthouse had also been removed by protesters and made into barricades, police tweeted.”
So I guess the Dem lawmaker and Mayor think that arson and rioting is perfectly normal behavior for protesters. It’s too bad for all of the lawful citizens in Portland that have to put up with these weak leaders, that are allowing the city to be destroyed as collateral damage to the protester’s “strong feelings.”
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