More than 60 Portland 911 calls go
unanswered overnight as police respond
to 'violent, tumultuous' riot where
protesters threw 'softball-sized'
rocks and glass bottles at officers
Daily Mail (UK) & Associated Press,
by
Marlene Lenthang
Original Article
Posted By: Ribicon,
8/16/2020 11:01:50 PM
A riot was declared around midnight Sunday in Portland as protesters flocked to a law enforcement builing, continuing a nightly ritual in Oregon's biggest city. Over 60 calls to Portland police went unheeded overnight as officers were deployed to quell the protests where officers used crowd control munitions to disperse demonstrators outside the Penumbra Kelly building. Protesters threw 'softball-size' rocks, glass bottles, and pointed green lasers at officers' eyes, the police department reported on Twitter, documenting the unrest that has continued for 80 consecutive nights following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.(Snip) The department said protesters engaged in 'violent, tumultuous conduct'
Reply 1 - Posted by:
cor-vet 8/16/2020 11:05:49 PM (No. 512363)
A laser pointed at my eyes, trying to blind me would be answered by the green or red laser attached to whichever weapon I was carrying, followed by a loud bang. I would call it self defense.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
DaBigGuy 8/16/2020 11:18:36 PM (No. 512372)
OP, it's also cheeky how they keep referring to George Floyd's suicide as a "police killing."
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
watashiyo 8/16/2020 11:41:59 PM (No. 512381)
Just fire away and hope it hits several of them.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
DVC 8/17/2020 12:11:39 AM (No. 512398)
They need to start using much more "penalizing" force against these people. Rubber shotgun pellets would be a good start.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Flyball Dogs 8/17/2020 1:55:36 AM (No. 512434)
I’m confused. You, as a policeman, are being “defunded” —- whatever the h3LL that means. You’re having rocks etc thrown at you. As far as I can tell, there is precious little political support for you, or your fellow travelers.
Why in the world, as a police officer, do you put up with any of it?
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They’re ALL George Floyd’s!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
web 8/17/2020 2:30:45 AM (No. 512444)
These aren't "riots." This is warfare, with the police being asked to obey Rules of Engagement that ties their hands behind their backs. Lethal force is being used against them, and they are not allowed to use anything more than gas and rubber bullets. They ought to be using .50 caliber machine guns.
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Oh well, sheet happens huh LIEberals in Portland,, enjoy your new normal!!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Daisymay 8/17/2020 8:27:08 AM (No. 512552)
Wake up Portland! How much more are you willing to take? You should be getting signatures to recall your Governor and the Mayor of Portland! What are you waiting for?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Phantomll 8/17/2020 9:15:08 AM (No. 512588)
Water cannons would work wonders.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
MickTurn 8/17/2020 9:25:24 AM (No. 512601)
Hopefully a scad of those 911 calls were from the Mayor and Council...Poetic Justice!
It is clear that Antifa and BLM are violent, what I'm waiting for are the SNIPERS to take out the ones throwing rocks, frozen water bottles, starting fires, using lasers etc.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
mean Gene 8/17/2020 9:38:08 AM (No. 512616)
The city leaders kicked out the feds.
Then the state police quit because they weren't backed by jailing and prosecuting of those they bothered to arrest.
So, that leaves the local police.
They are easily overwhelmed by rioters.
And laser lights in one's face/body could be attached to guns, so shooting back at the aimer makes sense.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
qr4j 8/17/2020 9:50:20 AM (No. 512629)
Now wait a gosh-darn minute: I thought removing Federal law enforcement from Portland would solve all the problems. Local and state police would handle things. Apparently that doesn't work. You think?!
I just wanna know something: Do the local elected officials and the citizens they represent just want to let the city burn? Is that it? They could stop this nonsense if they wanted to. They don't want to.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 8/17/2020 10:38:46 AM (No. 512695)
Antifa and BLM own Portland give it up before more police are harmed for the minimal pay cut they receive. You really want me to think this is about the death of a dying junkie named George Floyd? I'm not buying it.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
columba 8/17/2020 10:50:43 AM (No. 512720)
Why aren't these "protesters" in jail or dead?
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Amusing how the cheeky Brits always describe these Summer of Luv happenings as Peaceful Protests that descend into mayhem and violence. Are potential Biden/Blow voters OK with how their more devout fellow travelers comport themselves when the coin drops?