Mayhem and chaos story of the day

[chuck_curtis]

A Portland police officer was injured when a mortar exploded near her during violent demonstrations as Portland’s top police official railed against “nightly criminal activity that destroys the value and fabric of our community.”

Nightly violent demonstrations have continued unabated for weeks in Oregon’s largest city as vandals try to break into government buildings and force radical change within the Portland Police Bureau.

The situation became so bad overnight July 4 that the bureau stopped handling non-emergency calls because so many officers were dealing with the riot.

Several hundred demonstrators gathered and fired dozens of fireworks, including mortars, at the Justice Center, which houses a police precinct, and the nearby federal courthouse, police officials said. The group also lit several fires.

Officers declared a riot just after 11 p.m. and used munitions, including CS gas, in an attempt to disperse the crowd.

During the attempt, one group of officers had mortars thrown at them and, as they retreated, people chased them and threw more projectiles such as bricks and lit fireworks.

Video footage from the area showed demonstrators repeatedly clashing with police.

In updates issued to the public every hour, a police spokeswoman urged people to clear the area, warned against locals from traveling to anywhere downtown, and said people who didn’t follow orders would be arrested.

Over a dozen people were arrested, the bureau said in a press release. One male who was arrested had a loaded firearm and a knife on him. Possession of the firearm violated city code, police officials said.

Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell, sworn in on June 11, said in a video message released around 4 a.m. Pacific Time that the actions of people in the crowd put lives at risk.

“We want community members to feel free to express themselves peacefully,” he said. “Some of what I witnessed tonight by a small group of individuals was not peaceful. It was aggressive and dangerous.”

“Our community deserves better than nightly criminal activity that destroys value and the fabric of our community,” he added.

Portland officials have given little insight into how they’re planning to quell the ongoing demonstrations and riots.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/officer-injured-from-mortar-explosion-during-riot-in-portland_3412462.html

[wvit1001]

Portland is having a hard time of it right now.   But what's going on in Portland isn't indicative of what's happening in our country is it chuck.

for the most part the vast vast vast majority of the protests and protestors have been peaceful.

[justincase]

Yeah, the majority of the protests have been peaceful, but that doesn't sell newspapers, or bring people to their "news" broadcasts. All the media focus on are the rioters, vandals and criminal element. Long gone are the days of objective journalism. People believe they are being informed, but they are all just being brainwashed.

[wvit1001]

people like d2 will believe what they want to believe.    actually nuts like d2 don't really believe the crap they spew, it's just troll'n bullshit and they know it.

[justincase]

Most ALL the people here believe what they want to believe. They believe anything that fits into their already decided mindset. Nothing and no one will change their minds. That's why these types of forums are useless for anything other than bitching.

[chuck_curtis]

Yeah, I know.  This chit's just an every day occurrence.  No big deal.

[justincase]

Like you said...it's just the story of the day.

Here's another...

Summer Taylor. ⁣
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24 years old. Animal lover. Worked full time at a veterinary clinic in Seattle. ⁣
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She was brutally killed last night when a man literally barreled over her with his car on a road that police had blocked off for protesters. ⁣
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The protesters were literally joyfully dancing to the Cupid Shuffle when a man driving a white Jaguar sped right through the crowd, sending Summer and others flying into the air. ⁣
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He then drove for miles, having just killed a woman, and injured others, until he was finally stopped. ⁣

[chuck_curtis]

Let's not forget to count and report every commie virus case, however.   

[wvit1001]

the 130,000 dead Americans doesn't interest you fulane gongly boy?

[chuck_curtis]

No more than this chit, commie boy.   LOL  We know the commie virus will eventually meet with most people, for sure.  That's a long way to go.  There's no excuse for this chit, however.

[wvit1001]

like you've said before chuck, you don't really care much about anything do you?

[chuck_curtis]

Since you don't give a chit about all this mayhem and chaos, don't reply.  Simple as that.