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Post by blurnette989 on Jul 17, 2020 20:24:02 GMT -6
Hi - this is deserving of its own thread because this is hugely problematic.
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Post by blurnette989 on Jul 17, 2020 20:27:42 GMT -6
My dad and I looked carefully at the uniforms and most seem to have "SRT" embroidered.
These are usually military seat teams. So like a swat team for military cops. They go through special training and whatnot.
However i honestly think here it's CPB just using the uniform and slapping on a "police" Velcro patch where their names/rank info should be.
This is next level shit y'all.
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Post by blurnette989 on Jul 17, 2020 20:32:39 GMT -6
The use of unmarked vehicles that are rental cars is also extremely unnerving. Everybody involved knows this is out of line and illegal.
They are pushing the boundaries to see what people will tolerate.
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Post by blurnette989 on Jul 17, 2020 20:34:53 GMT -6
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 17, 2020 21:34:54 GMT -6
The ACLU is all over it as well.
I’m horrified.
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Post by origami on Jul 17, 2020 22:52:37 GMT -6
So, this sucks mad balls and what's worse is that the actual Portland police have proven to be one of the most brutal forces through all this even BEFORE CBP got here and started going full gestapo.
I've watched independent journalist live feeds most nights and they're being consistently brutalized and then this and now the mayor is like oh fuck, I can't have this, I do t want people to think I'm trumpy.
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Post by origami on Jul 17, 2020 22:56:00 GMT -6
The use of unmarked vehicles that are rental cars is also extremely unnerving. Everybody involved knows this is out of line and illegal. They are pushing the boundaries to see what people will tolerate. This is precisely it. Testing public opinion waters in little Beirut. It's terrifying And to answer the question from the other thread, so far as any of the activist circles are reporting, everyone detained has been released but not before some straight terrorist shit: bound and blindfolded and driven around for length of time and then coerced into being photographed and signing docs. They aren't even arrests, they're intimidation which I pray doesn't lead to disappears.
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Post by origami on Jul 17, 2020 23:16:15 GMT -6
I don't know how to embed tweets but if anyone wants to keep up with the nitty gritty beyond the big media outlets, the Portland Mercury has had really comprehensive coverage of the past 50 nights and they retweet most/all of the local independent journalists on the ground.
Shit is dire and we need the world to see what is happening here. I'm actually relieved to see it get picked up so widely because there's been a lot of terror the past few days about what if nobody cares or believes because Portland is just "leftist antifa portlandia losers"
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Post by cakewench on Jul 18, 2020 1:37:58 GMT -6
Fuck this guy:
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Post by summerbabe on Jul 18, 2020 4:28:31 GMT -6
It's really scary. The threads on twitter last night from @mrolmos or @killendave are worth looking at.
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 18, 2020 6:26:03 GMT -6
Ok my executive power knowledge is lacking here but can’t gov brown activate the Oregon national guard and protect the protests from this?
I know the police force and protest are clashing but it’s still their right and they seem to be trying to give space.
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Post by dc2london on Jul 18, 2020 6:29:19 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Jul 18, 2020 6:29:39 GMT -6
The AG of Oregon is also suing
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Post by dc2london on Jul 18, 2020 6:52:17 GMT -6
You absolutely can not have unidentified law enforcement walking around in a country where people can buy tactical gear and semiautomatic rifles in a fucking strip mall. Come on.
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 18, 2020 6:55:42 GMT -6
The most disturbing thing I find is the willingness to follow those orders
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Post by iruntodrink on Jul 18, 2020 7:13:55 GMT -6
You absolutely can not have unidentified law enforcement walking around in a country where people can buy tactical gear and semiautomatic rifles in a fucking strip mall. Come on. Boom. I can't even imagine the vigilantes jumping on board. At our BLM march in our town of about 10,000 there was a disconcerting amount of these guys lining the streets with their AR-15s.
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Post by Jesslfar on Jul 18, 2020 7:31:01 GMT -6
My post is from last night.
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Post by athn64 on Jul 18, 2020 9:26:11 GMT -6
The use of unmarked vehicles that are rental cars is also extremely unnerving. Everybody involved knows this is out of line and illegal. They are pushing the boundaries to see what people will tolerate. This is precisely it. Testing public opinion waters in little Beirut. It's terrifying And to answer the question from the other thread, so far as any of the activist circles are reporting, everyone detained has been released but not before some straight terrorist shit: bound and blindfolded and driven around for length of time and then coerced into being photographed and signing docs. They aren't even arrests, they're intimidation which I pray doesn't lead to disappears. WTAF? This is terrifying.
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Post by athn64 on Jul 18, 2020 9:27:31 GMT -6
Not surprised. Portland is a test. And thos administration is trying for authoritarian
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Post by byjove on Jul 18, 2020 9:51:36 GMT -6
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Post by iruntodrink on Jul 18, 2020 10:11:45 GMT -6
THIS is why we have 2A.
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Post by origami on Jul 18, 2020 10:13:13 GMT -6
Ok my executive power knowledge is lacking here but can’t gov brown activate the Oregon national guard and protect the protests from this? I know the police force and protest are clashing but it’s still their right and they seem to be trying to give space. The city leadership has asked the national guard not to come before because they feared exactly this. Portland police have not made space, they have made platitudes and then brutalized protestors. They are working together with the feds. The city has spent 8 million on policing costs since this started and the cops have tear gasses protestors almost every night. The feds are escalating and doing scary Nazi shit but let's not forget it wasn't just the gestapo in Germany, they needed local forces too. I realize this all probably reads crazy alarmist but this feels like a natural next step in fascism based on what has been happening. I hope big heads keep talking about it and more keep suing. This is insanity.
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Post by origami on Jul 18, 2020 10:15:57 GMT -6
And by working together I mean that they have been patrolling in mixed groups, last night on camera they arrested people together.
They're living out a fantasy
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Post by addymac on Jul 18, 2020 10:43:01 GMT -6
Ok my executive power knowledge is lacking here but can’t gov brown activate the Oregon national guard and protect the protests from this? I know the police force and protest are clashing but it’s still their right and they seem to be trying to give space. The city leadership has asked the national guard not to come before because they feared exactly this. Portland police have not made space, they have made platitudes and then brutalized protestors. They are working together with the feds. The city has spent 8 million on policing costs since this started and the cops have tear gasses protestors almost every night. The feds are escalating and doing scary Nazi shit but let's not forget it wasn't just the gestapo in Germany, they needed local forces too. I realize this all probably reads crazy alarmist but this feels like a natural next step in fascism based on what has been happening. I hope big heads keep talking about it and more keep suing. This is insanity. Sadly this, to me, doesn’t read crazy alarmist, it reads as accurate of what is happening there. Literally following the orders and working with out of control forces is part of what made the Nazis so powerful against their citizens. What the fuck is this world.
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Post by jkjacq on Jul 18, 2020 11:04:58 GMT -6
Ok my executive power knowledge is lacking here but can’t gov brown activate the Oregon national guard and protect the protests from this? I know the police force and protest are clashing but it’s still their right and they seem to be trying to give space. The city leadership has asked the national guard not to come before because they feared exactly this. Portland police have not made space, they have made platitudes and then brutalized protestors. They are working together with the feds. The city has spent 8 million on policing costs since this started and the cops have tear gasses protestors almost every night. The feds are escalating and doing scary Nazi shit but let's not forget it wasn't just the gestapo in Germany, they needed local forces too. I realize this all probably reads crazy alarmist but this feels like a natural next step in fascism based on what has been happening. I hope big heads keep talking about it and more keep suing. This is insanity. Thanks for this. You’re not being alarmist when it’s happening.
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Post by Jesslfar on Jul 18, 2020 11:24:10 GMT -6
And by working together I mean that they have been patrolling in mixed groups, last night on camera they arrested people together. They're living out a fantasy I'm constantly shocked at how much they do knowing they are being filmed. I watched a lot of last night's footage and they very much did not hide them working together at all.
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Post by athn64 on Jul 18, 2020 11:26:05 GMT -6
And by working together I mean that they have been patrolling in mixed groups, last night on camera they arrested people together. They're living out a fantasy I'm constantly shocked at how much they do knowing they are being filmed. I watched a lot of last night's footage and they very much did not hide them working together at all. They don't fear repercussions. At all.
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Post by origami on Jul 18, 2020 11:36:28 GMT -6
And by working together I mean that they have been patrolling in mixed groups, last night on camera they arrested people together. They're living out a fantasy I'm constantly shocked at how much they do knowing they are being filmed. I watched a lot of last night's footage and they very much did not hide them working together at all. It's so crazy making. Like footage a few weeks ago of a cop hitting a journalist point blank with a rubber bullet and the next day saying"I was provoked" YOU'RE ON VIDEO YOU ASSHOLE WE SAW YOU DO IT FOR FUN
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Post by origami on Jul 18, 2020 12:00:29 GMT -6
Here's another good thread, sorry I suck at embedding 😬
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Post by origami on Jul 18, 2020 12:01:00 GMT -6
I did it!
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