Society's Child
The Proud Boys and Antifa held simultaneous demonstrations in Portland's downtown. Skirmishes, assaults and arrests occurred, with weapons seized.
Our reporter was in the streets and captured dramatic footage.
In one clip, an older man was assaulted by Antifa and his American flag was ripped out of his hands.
In another, a man claiming to be just taking pictures and with no political affiliation was allegedly assaulted with an unknown substance in his face.
Another video shows a man and a young girl being forcibly expunged from the event. The man, wearing a helmet and carrying a small shield, was chased away by the roaming Antifa mob, along with the young girl.
Another video shows what appear to be more Antifa mobsters chasing and damaging school buses.
Another video shows an Antifa member attempting to take away a M.A.G.A. hat from someone in the crowd. A tense situation breaks out between one Antifa member, and another counter-protester.
In another clip, a mob chases down a man in a blue hat and a fight with weapons ensues.
The police declared a civil disturbance and attempted to enforce an order to disperse, but were unsuccessful and had to retreat.
As police retreated, Antifa took over the intersection of SW Park Avenue and Yamhill Street and started a block party. With pure chaos on the street, a cyclist had swerve to avoid an Antifa person on a scooter and was seriously injured.
Comment: See also:
- FBI and DHS says domestic terror group Antifa has roots in the Obama administration
- Antifa tries to silence Americans, should be added to list of extremist ideologies - GOP rep to FBI
- Former top cop of NYC wants to classify Antifa as a domestic terror group
UPDATE18/08/2019: Thirteen people have been arrested so far:
Police have arrested 13 people on a range of charges, including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and unlawful use of a weapon, after right-wing demonstrators squared off with Antifa counter-protesters in Portland, Oregon.
Speaking at a press conference in the wake of the protests in Portland, which were marred by sporadic incidents of violence, city mayor Ted Wheeler hailed police for doing "an exemplary job of de-escalating the situation." He described the demonstration as a "largely peaceful event" despite the emergence of multiple videos documenting attacks mostly by Antifa on right-wing demonstrators.
In one particularly violent episode, a gang of masked protesters viciously attacked two buses carrying right-wing activists, pelting the vehicles with rocks, throwing a hammer, and attempting to force their way onto one of the buses by smashing its doors.
Conflicting reports and additional video suggest that the hammer may have been taken from a right-wing demonstrator during the skirmish.
Footage shows the door of the bus opening, with a right-wing protester swinging a hammer at Antifa members who had swarmed around the entrance of the vehicle.
While the mayor's remark may have raised some eyebrows, Portland police chief Danielle Outlaw reported that 13 people were arrested in connection with the turmoil, on charges including disorderly conduct, interfering with police, resisting arrest, possession of a weapon, and unlawful use of a weapon.
Reader Comments
KFTGF.
NRN
R.C.
It should have, but then the people arrested would be the non-masked stompers. (Probably charged with assault on a law enforcement officer under that mask, by the way.)
R.C.
"attempted to enforce" Tear Gas...No Water Cannon...No Rubber Bullets...No... Meeting force with any kind of effective counter force...Nope. How did they "attempt"? I imagine them saying calmly through a bull horn: "OK you guys, Quit it cuz we have declared a civil disturbance and you're gonna get in trouble. OK we quit cuz you guys aren't playing nice...So There!
This is how anarchy is created. It is no accident.
And for sure, they wouldn't really set one of their packs (police) against the other ("Antifa").
Oh Dear, more people who still believe there's a difference between the poltical parties.
Honestly what load of BS. It's like the Brown Shirts but in reverse put up to make an excuse for authoritarian rule. Honestly, the whole thing is so contrived that the people at these events should probably just be randomly beat by the cops as a whole.
Officially: Antifa is not a unified group; it is loose collection of local/regional groupsIn my experience, mostly correct.
Usually made up of indolent, uneducated youth that feels entitled to our tax money anyway. Squatters that were referred to as "punks" a few decades ago. Available for hire to do any dirty job, for a few bucks per hour, or even booze/coke.
Notice no one talking about this vicious assault on some old people.
Where were the police ... allowing a angry rabble to threaten innocent bystanders is a dereliction of their duty
Street cleaning. Performing shopping errands for the elderly, etc.
I mean look at 'em. What a bunch of useless lamesters. They can barely walk in a straight line. They're not even any good at fighting.
So where were all the cops? I dare say they were the folks who were masked. They had to create that problem before they could solve it.
R.C.