Police Riot in My Neighborhood Last Night

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So I was hanging out in the backyard last night when we heard helicopters overhead and the tell tale sound of police loudspeakers (they sound like how the adults talk in "Peanuts"), which was strange for a residential neighborhood in North Portland.  We also started smelling a nasty caustic odor.   I ran down to the corner of the main drag through North Portland and saw that there was a protest happening about six blocks up the road.  It was a couple hundred protesters blocking the street and demonstrating outside what I now know is the Portland police union hall/clubhouse.   Had no idea it was in my neighborhood.  Anyway, I joined the protest and after a little while, the riot cops declared an "unlawful assembly" and charged into the crowd grabbing people.   In that situation, you don't have to be able to outrun the cops, you just need to be able to outrun the protesters next to you. 

Anyway, after the initial charge, the cops lined up again and then start shooting smoke bombs indiscriminately up and down the street. 

Police Riot 1.jpg

The smoke bombs landed in people's yards and hit vehicles of bystanders who just happened to get caught up in the protest.   I almost got hit by one.  The news later said "someone started a fire."   Yes, someone did and it was the cops.  After a smoke bomb landed near a gas station, I took off, but the police riot continued with them eventually using tear gas in a largely residential neighborhood. There was no escape from the fumes and noise of the loudspeakers, even indoors.   Ironically, a federal judge had recently issued an injunction prohibiting the Portland police from using tear gas unless its needed to protect human life.   Nothing the protesters were doing was threatening the lives of anyone.

The police are out of control. I was watching a live stream from a journalist (I believe from KBOO) as he was arrested and charged for multiple felonies, and it was clear he wasn't doing anything illegal. The cops illegally arrested three journalists last night. When the cops declared a "riot", there was literally nothing but people chanting in N Lombard. 

this is a different video below, but give you an idea of how cops were treating people last night in North Portland 

https://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1278360925670498304/video/1‬ 

Crazy times we are living in.....wish there was a tour I could jump into and tune everything out

golly, i can't imagine why people across the nation are upset with the police...

we need to get our tax $$ out of there. at least the proportion of the budget that is dedicated to it.

we lost our local police years ago to the trend of outsourcing. well between the city council and the oc sherrif's dept its a complete shit show.

between policing and military.....just how much of our tax $$'s go to these things...? its like at least 50%.

sucks ken, what about people that are in their homes and asthmatic.?...it's taken quite a lot of shit building up for people to be this mad.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrYUVJBfFZg

 

Some funky shit going down in the city.........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrYUVJBfFZg

 

Some funky shit going down in the city.........

This guy documents them all on twitter

https://twitter.com/greg_doucette

Didn't they already clear out the no cop zone earlier today  ? WTF is the problem with the wookies up yonder in Seattle ? Fucking Assholes don't know when to go the fuck home. You made your point, move along dipshits.

Whatever  

Welcome to the revolution - stay vigilant and safe.

Unreal times, everywhere I look I see a revolution about to form. It's already started, George Floyd started it,  next step is Nov with t-rump going bye bye in historic George McGovern style. Till then I'm just doing my part like the rest of us, keeping optimism alive and trying to not get too overwhelmed with the Trouble Every Day.

1st wall of sound at maples pavilion helps, BELIEVE ME.

 

Police riot or dipshits with nothing better to do riot ? 

Some asshole was probably playin rap and both sides went berserk.

>>> Some funky shit going down in the city.........

 

some funkier shit going down right here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjr5U7g6aiA

Why do cops always have such bad haircuts and wear sunglasses I'd never be caught dead in. Leading indicators of suckness.

It just has to be said, lesbian cops are the worst. Always have a chip on their shoulders and always looking for a reason. They also have bad haircuts. 

Portland PPB union hall. This will be the new ground zero. How fitting.

They've paid themselves over 6 million in overtime so far treating citizens like this. https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/06/portland-police-coverage-for-ni...

And now it’s in an entirely new neighborhood, which will compulsorily bring new neighbors into the fold, right at the PPB’s doorstep, in real time.

I hope they run that overtime budget up so far the city has to put a bond measure on the next ballot to try and pay it.

Divide the union from their own employers like the grand canyon 

keep up the fight ken

Just a reminder: cops are not workers!

Unions helped establish fundamental worker rights.

Real unions fight for fair wages, health benefits, hours and time off.

Police unions are a ruthless shield against accountability.

Fuck police unions.

Wild out in Portland.

 

>> The news later said "someone started a fire."  Yes, someone did and it was the cops.

figures

Maybe Lesbian cops have a bit of "little man syndrome" too?

Just

 

 

Fucking

 

 

Wow.

>>>>what about people that are in their homes and asthmatic.?

Right?

The Speaker of the Oregon House, Tina Kotek, says the actions last night by the PPB, including arresting journalists and using tear gas in a residential neighborhood, were "completely unacceptable."

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/07/police-response-to-portland-...

Kotek said:

“What needed to be protected last night? An empty office building? Was this need more important than the health of neighbors, of children in a neighborhood, of people returning home from work? The declaration of an ‘unlawful assembly’ did not seem warranted. The declaration of a ‘riot’ was an abuse of the statute. Therefore, the ensuing actions by the PPB were unlawful.”

Maples wall of sound 

yea!

 

pigs

boo!     

 

 

This is what happens when people don't have their big shows and sporting events to get their ya-yas out.

“What needed to be protected last night?

the egos and authority of little men

Ken - WTF - I just read that the Thompson Elk statue in downtown Portland has been removed because it was set on fire last night. 

Love that statue, elks are cool to watch in the wild.  

 

FU Elk!  You are coming down.

LOL. Portlandia next.

“What needed to be protected last night? An empty office building? Was this need more important than the health of neighbors, of children in a neighborhood, of people returning home from work? The declaration of an ‘unlawful assembly’ did not seem warranted. The declaration of a ‘riot’ was an abuse of the statute. Therefore, the ensuing actions by the PPB were unlawful.”<<<

This is to say nothing about the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions and the future dynamics of engagement.

Personally I don't hear "Riot Sounds" and go out of my way to "join the [protest]"  but I get that people are always looking for free entertainment.

What I can factually state is "Trouble is over there ?? OK,  I am headed the other direction."

I don't keep acquainted with people who(m) deliberately seek Trouble for amusement.
Many layers of Stupid with that mind-set.  Personally,  I am trying to become Smarter and Out of Trouble as I approach the Golden Years.

So it's one thing if I have a Hot Dog Cart and there is an Eagles game.  You go into that scenario expecting many drunken idiots,  but some of that group want to purchase a Hot Dog.

On the other hand,  if I see a bunch of fools chanting slogans by the cop version of "Elks Club"  that means they have plenty of Ca$h,  but are amateur Communists for this particular iteration of "Protest Theatre"  and will not buy even a ToFu Dog on Vegan Bun.

Lousy customers who will burn and loot my Hot Dog Cart,  and demand reparations for their White Privilege.  Hey you dorkball,  I did not make you turn into a Communist running dog of Chairman Mao.  So don't loot my Hot Dog cart,  OK ??

Get a grip dude

Buy a Tofu Dog dude.  It's fine to create a spectacle when you are a bratty infant,  but having a fit at the cop Elk club just brings in extra layers of Stupid.

Really what is that going to gain either side of cop vs. ISIS fascist ??

Brings on more heat from "The Man"  and divides the small percentage of Sane people even more.

Sell me Bullshite that enables Communities and Families,  not petty violence that the taxpayer has to clean up.

the fuck you talkin' 'bout stu? lol.

Sorry Turtle --

I try to keep it at a level of "Average 5th - 6th Grade student"  in commentary,  but that can slide on by persons like yourself with a more advanced grasp of literacy.

So what I'm attempting to explain is that violent looting and rioting does nothing to change the consciousness of the Common Man or Woman,  in the vain effort to attract attention.  Burning other peoples' stuff makes the Fake protestors look Stupid,  which probably was the desired effort.

Controlled Opposition is the tool of gov't / media to worry the regular Taxpayers into more debt and submission to State control.

So if you look at the Seattle project,  and examine what actually happened,  you realize it was all some sort of gov't exercise to rile up the taxpayers and make any (actual) protest seem Violent and Stupid.

They have been using the same Script for ages,  and it still works.

Also it probably doesn't help that the CHAZ / CHOP folks shot a bunch of Black People and even killed some. 

If it was a genuine Protest for Black Rights and grass-roots Autonomy,  such things would not have happened.

So the 5 or 10 % of people that are still halfway conscious realize that it was yet another Mass-Media / gov't exercise in mind control.

So just to let Strangers know,  I'm not a huge fan of cops or TV / mass-media riot groups.

My opinion is everyone should be safe and happy,  not approaching citizens with violence or disrespect.

The Wall township cops here in Jerseyland pulled me over on Jerry's Birthday Eleven months ago and pestered me for quite a while,  made me do Drunk - test Ballet barefoot,  asked me stupid questions,  attempting to bust me for imaginary stuff.  They asked me for consent to search my vehicle,  which I denied.

So they called in the Dope Dog to sniff around,  and it was all I could do to keep HÜsky from humping that fluffy German Shepherd Dope Dog.  Hüsky is a Big Gay Dog and likes to hump other Male Canines.

I accept His Identity of the Day,  and it's fine if he decides to be Big Gay Dog.  Some times he humps Females as well,  so perhaps he is Pansexual.  Who am I to question His preferences ??  I'm not a Pet Wolf sexual counselor,  just taking H.I.M. to the Beach for a Swim.

Anyway these cops pester me for a long while and shine cop lights in my face,  make me dance and count from 12,000 backwards while standing on one leg,  barefoot.  The one cop who's not the hitler youth type pipes up at one point -- "You notice,  The Dog is Wet."

Meaning "Basically this guy actually took the Dog to the Beach,  and he ain't drunk so why are we wasting time here ?"

Really,  the Bad cop was trying to escalate the situation to where I would smack them or be violent,  or the Canine would eat their throat and Eyeballs.  However,  He is Super - Chill and likes all people,  even if they are Jerks.  The average Canine would have made quite the Ruckus,  but this one is trained to behave and eat Grass-Fed cow.  Those cops don't smell like proper Food to H.I.M.

Eventually they let us go on our way,  but they were quite bothersome and pestered us for over an Hour.  The whole episode postponed our Evening Meal for quite some time.  We were both hungry and tired,  but what really put a Gator up my Grandma is that these cops wasted all those resources,  overtime and cop-attention on the Hüsky and I while there's hundreds of actual Drunks speeding by.

 

the boston tea party was a fucking riot

#dontlootmyearlgrey

to me the most chilling new turn of fascist events is that the press are, in actuality, considered enemies of the cops. watching reporters get stomped tear gassed and battered is just way to putin for my liking

ever since that cnn reporter was arrested live.