Police arrest 15 more after overnight protests in Portland
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Police arrest 15 more after overnight protests in Portland
(Reuters) - Police arrested another 15 people in Portland after protests were held overnight on Sunday near a police precinct as the Oregon city has crossed 100 days of demonstrations that have at times turned violent.
© Reuters/CARLOS BARRIA Protesters gather outside the Portland Police Bureau's North Precinct on the 101th consecutive night of protests against police violence and racial inequality, in Portland © Reuters/CARLOS BARRIA Protesters gather outside the Portland Police Bureau's North Precinct on the 101th consecutive night of protests against police violence and racial inequality, in Portland
Protesters set fire on some mattresses that were put out eventually by firefighters, Portland police said in a statement.
The police said there were no injuries, adding they arrested 15 people on charges like interfering with a peace officer, disorderly conduct, possession of a dangerous device and reckless burning.
The development came a night after Portland police arrested 59 people and used tear gas late on Saturday as protesters threw rocks and fire bombs at officers.
© Reuters/CAITLIN OCHS Demonstrators stand outside the Portland Police Bureau's North Precinct on the 101th consecutive night of protests against police violence and racial inequality, in Portland, Oregon
Portland has seen nightly protests for over three months that have at times turned into violent clashes between demonstrators and officers, as well as between right- and left-wing groups.
Demonstrations erupted around the United States following the death in May of George Floyd, a Black man, after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
© Reuters/CARLOS BARRIA Protesters gather outside the Portland Police Bureau's North Precinct on the 101th consecutive night of protests against police violence and racial inequality, in Portland
President Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that threatens to cut federal funding to "lawless" cities, including Portland. His Democratic challenger in the Nov. 3 presidential election, Joe Biden, has accused Trump of stoking violence with his rhetoric.
© Reuters/CARLOS BARRIA A police officer stands guard as protesters gather outside the Portland Police Bureau's North Precinct on the 101th consecutive night of protests against police violence and racial inequality, in Portland
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru)
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Floyd died from all the drugs in his system.
Wrong. Not according to the Medical Examiner who would actually KNOW. But I won't expect you to understand what you are pushing is crap & you should be ashamed.
The autopsy report from Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office concludes the cause of death was "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression." That conclusion, death due to heart failure, differs from the one reached by an independent examiner hired by the Floyd family; that report listed the cause of death as "asphyxiation from sustained pressure."
Lol OMG. If shit bag EVER had a chance of winning me over, it was done with this crappy comcercial I just saw. It was going on about how Mexicans and Blacks are hellbent on murdering me because I am white, but what really stood out to me was the end.... Damn I forgot, I guess racism was the only message...
Eh, never mind.
Arresting these thugs is a good thing but if they turn around and let them out it does no good, these idiots will be doing the same thing the next night. If the powers that be in portland want this crap to stop, arrest them, charge them, and put them on trial. If they are found guilty, throw them in prison. In other words, hold them accountable. Make them pay for their actions. Barring consequences, these idiots will not stop.
Idiot city council person in Portland made a statement that the riots in Portland were peaceful.
Thread #5 locked for slapfighting.