Portland autonomous zone?

[LittleLebowski]

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[RJ]

Dammit I may run out of popcorn.

[Caballoflaco]

It was abondoned last night before it was settled according to a quick google search. We’ll see what they can do this weekend.

[Mark D]

San Francisco can't be far behind. In related news, the City by The Bay announced today they won't send PD officers to "non criminal" calls.

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-police-wont-respond-to-non-criminal-calls/

[KellyinAvon]

San Francisco can't be far behind. In related news, the City by The Bay announced today they won't send PD officers to "non criminal" calls.

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-police-wont-respond-to-non-criminal-calls/

What? What's next? Junkies shooting up in public and the homeless shitting everywhere? Oh, too late, never mind.

[RevolverRob]

Seattle, Portland, and San Fran may soon make Chicago look a bastion of law and order.

[Archimagirus]

Seattle, Portland, and San Fran may soon make Chicago look a bastion of law and order.

Not funny.

For like 8 months out of the year, it’s pretty mellow in Portland. But then riot season starts up and it makes me glad I live out in the country. Although, last week end, all both of our protestors were out on their corner holding poster boards with text that was too small to read.

[Clusterfrack]

We are happily enjoying a vacation in Montana, hiking and eating in restaurants. No masks. No riots.

[Erick Gelhaus]

San Francisco can't be far behind. In related news, the City by The Bay announced today they won't send PD officers to "non criminal" calls.

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-police-wont-respond-to-non-criminal-calls/

In all seriousness, in the long run, this is a better idea. Get the cops out of non-cop stuff. Start with mental health issues, send actual psych specialists - not cops with 40hrs or less of crisis intervention training. Someone's kid isn't behaving? Don't call or send the cops.

[LittleLebowski]

In all seriousness, in the long run, this is a better idea. Get the cops out of non-cop stuff. Start with mental health issues, send actual psych specialists - not cops with 40hrs or less of crisis intervention training. Someone's kid isn't behaving? Don't call or send the cops.

Sending in the liberal social workers might be kinda funny too :D

[Erick Gelhaus]

Sending in the liberal social workers might be kinda funny too :D

I look forward to their successes. Of course, they'll be wearing cameras so we can see how it's done, right? Cop work has suffered from extreme mission creep for way too long.

[blues]

deleted...i have my western states anarchy map upside down.

[Nephrology]

Lol, 5 minutes before clicking this thread, I ordered ANOTHER case of .223.

Waiting for Denver to move in for the hat trick...

[randyho]

Seattle, Portland, and San Fran may soon make Chicago look a bastion of law and order.


Not funny.
Waiting for Baltimore to pop off. It's funny.

[blues]

All I gotta say is if any of these douchnozzles screw up the NHL playoffs, there's gonna be hell to pay.

[randyho]

All I gotta say is if any of these douchnozzles screw up the NHL playoffs, there's gonna be hell to pay.
Agreed! Now that the Cap's have shown their cards, as a team who are capable of not knowing they are in the playoffs, and can actually win in spite of proximity to the cup, I'm having none of this!

[Nightvisionary]

This occurred at PPB's north precinct,some distance from downtown which is where the riots usually occur. Using paintball guns to obscure riot shields and mortars on the precinct. One of these days somebody is going to get hurt. Crazy days.

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – Police said several people were arrested overnight after protesters committed crimes in northeast Portland that revolved around the bureau's North Precinct.

Just before 3:30 a.m. Friday, the Portland Police Bureau tweeted that protesters had lit fires at the PPB North Precinct, located at 449 Northeast Emerson Street, as well as surrounding structures.

Police said multiple businesses in the area had been vandalized and looted.

About half an hour later, police said that protesters had dispersed, and officers were assessing damage. According to police, there were “non life-threatening injuries related to this incident.”

The public was asked to avoid the area from Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Northeast Ainsworth to Northeast Alberta.

https://www.kptv.com/news/officers-use-tear-gas-after-police-say-protesters-lit-fires-looted-businesses-in-ne-portland/article_63065c02-b79e-11ea-8ed3-ef1bb4e69da9.html

[Seven_Sicks_Two]

I live about a quarter mile from that particular precinct and was woken up by my wife at about 3:00 AM. It was obvious something was going on, but we weren't sure what. I double checked the locks and went back to sleep.

They were still cleaning up fire debris and overturned dumpsters from the intersection of MLK and Killingsworth when I left for work this morning. Hopefully we're not in for more of the same tonight.

[rd62]

Lighting a knowingly occupied structure on fire is not a protest. Its arson and attempted murder. They didn't stage a sit-in in the lobby they tried to burn it to the ground. They need embassy security at the precincts.

[LittleLebowski]

Last night the Portland police in one precinct were nearly overrun.
https://www.koin.com/news/protests/portland-protest-march-george-floyd-blm-black-lives-matter-rose-city-justice-rally-vigil/


Protesters in Portland reportedly looted businesses and set one side of Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct on fire early Friday morning, after a night of demonstrations turned destructive.

According to police, the north side of the North Precinct was set ablaze around 2:15 a.m. In response, officers used CS gas, a type of tear gas, to disperse the crowd — a few canisters of which were thrown back at police by some protesters. Earlier in the night, demonstrators reportedly attempted to create an autonomous zone outside the precinct before an unlawful assembly was declared.

At one point in the early morning, protesters and officers physically clashed as police tried to move them from the area. Some protesters shot paintballs at the officers’ face shields, rendering them unable to see. Police say crowd control munitions were used at this time.

[HCountyGuy]

I have admit to some admiration of their ingenuity in utilizing paintballs to obscure the face shields. At the same time, it demonstrates just how devious they're getting.

[RJ]

Last night the Portland police in one precinct were nearly overrun.

https://www.koin.com/news/protests/portland-protest-march-george-floyd-blm-black-lives-matter-rose-city-justice-rally-vigil/

Interesting choice of words, "Protestors".

How about "Fucking domestic terrorists, trying to achieve political aims by violence, loot businesses and attempt to set Police Station on fire"? Nah. Prolly not seeing that headline on CNN or MSNBC. Pathetic.

[Seven_Sicks_Two]

Lighting a knowingly occupied structure on fire is not a protest. Its arson and attempted murder. They didn't stage a sit-in in the lobby they tried to burn it to the ground. They need embassy security at the precincts.

In the aftermath of the MN precinct takeover PPB closed the streets around the North precinct building and the local businesses on the block boarded up their windows. The cops were pulled off the intersections probably a week or so ago since nothing had happened. It almost seems like the “protestors” were just waiting for their opportunity.

[Borderland]

Interesting choice of words, "Protestors".

How about "Fucking domestic terrorists, trying to achieve political aims by violence, loot businesses and attempt to set Police Station on fire"? Nah. Prolly not seeing that headline on CNN or MSNBC. Pathetic.

None of this is making the local news here. Must be just a normal situation in Portland. I'll check with a relative who lives near Portland.

[LittleLebowski]

Interesting choice of words, "Protestors".

How about "Fucking domestic terrorists, trying to achieve political aims by violence, loot businesses and attempt to set Police Station on fire"? Nah. Prolly not seeing that headline on CNN or MSNBC. Pathetic.

Eh, I don’t think the news about this precinct is even being covered nationally.

[Beat Trash]

I can’t find any of this on the news either. Local or national, like Fox News. If I google it, I find articles on the local Portland. An attempt to burn down a Police precinct with people still inside, you’d think that would be news worthy.

Apparently it’s not worth reporting.

[RJ]

None of this is making the local news here. Must be just a normal situation in Portland. I'll check with a relative who lives near Portland.

Stay safe.

Live Twitter feed:

https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/portlandprotest?f=live

[Lester Polfus]

The Black community in North Portland is PISSED. The businesses that were graffitied and vandalized were mostly Black-owned.

Here is an article from the Oregonian. (https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/06/police-chief-black-leaders-decry-violence-vandalism-to-police-precinct-ne-portland-businesses-calling-actions-evil-and-terrorism.html)

"Portland native and ex-gang member Lionel Irving Jr., who started a nonprofit called Men Building Men, said he came out to Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Killingsworth Street late Thursday into early Friday to try to talk to those intent on causing damage.

He estimated that 30 to 40 people, who were largely white, were involved in the vandalism out of a crowd of about 200 peopl “I challenge the brothers in this community to come out to these protests. You’ve got to come up here and be on the front line. Don’t allow them to speak for us,‘' Irving urged. “Don’t let them represent you. Don’t let them tear our neighborhood down.‘'"

Bolded text is mine. Lionel Irving jr is legit trying to be part of the solution.

[Seven_Sicks_Two]

The neighborhood where the precinct is located is historically black. The sentiment around here is that the violence and vandalism isn’t helping. So at least that is a step in the right direction.

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/06/police-chief-black-leaders-decry-violence-vandalism-to-police-precinct-ne-portland-businesses-calling-actions-evil-and-terrorism.html

Edit: Beaten to the punch

[Clusterfrack]

I don’t think it’s relevant whether the criminals are black or not. The movement has been aimed broadly at undermining law enforcement, and this is the result. That’s where the blame lies. It was predictable.

[BehindBlueI's]

I don’t think it’s relevant whether the criminals are black or not. The movement has been aimed broadly at undermining law enforcement, and this is the result. That’s where the blame lies. It was predictable.

I think it is, because while PF has been almost entirely immune to it there's narrative building of "race wars imminent" in segments of our culture.

[LittleLebowski]

They tried again last night.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-portland-see-more-unrest-month-after-george-floyd-death