This is the type of street anarchy that routinely happens where I live. Here is video from 6 Oct showing Antifa directing traffic in downtown & threatening people who don’t obey with violence. Mayor @tedwheeler, who really runs this town?
And here is video of an elderly man who didn’t heed their street orders — so they chased him down. #Portland
Saturday’s street take over was just one in a string of events where the city’s leaders abdicated responsibility to uphold the rule of law. Here’s an example I investigated from the summer that lasted for weeks: wsj.com/articles/anarc…
Here is local reporting from the Oregonian about Saturday’s protest. oregonlive.com/portland/index…
Here is another angle of when the driver was surrounded and hit one of the protesters.
I went to sleep and woke up seeing the video retweets have gone effectively “viral.” I did not shoot these videos myself. A lot of independent journalists/vloggers now focus on Portland because protests are numerous and sometimes extreme. Credit to @FarleyFilms.
I have reached out to @PPBPIO for comment and clarification over their involvement on Saturday. Will update if they respond.
#Portland: If you were one of the people in these videos, or if you know someone in them, please contact me.
Updates via KOIN news: The elderly man called police & filed a report after the incident. The person who made contact with the front of the car has not. And police basically said they didn’t get involved to protect first amendment rights. koin.com/news/civic-aff…
I reached out to office of Mayor @tedwheeler for comment.
Portland Police responded to me. I’m going to work on a write-up about this whole debacle.
