100 to 150 protesters marched from King Park to North precinct. Dozens of PPB SUVs in precinct parking lot, LRAD circling and crowd currently stopped on Killingworth. #portland
Another group marched to Newly elected Commissioner DanRyan house. They just had a 45 minute discussion telling Ryan to vote for $18M cut to Portland Police tomorrow. The Portland Police were texting Ryan and asking if they could come clear protesters. Ryan told police no.
I want to note, we don't meet demands of elected officials, they meet our demands. That includes his demand to not be recorded when community makes demand that police be defunded further. This vote will set the tone for the rest of Dan Ryan's term. #DefundThePolice
Another thing that disturbed me was when a few invalidated Ryan, when he said social distancing should be respected because of being HIV positive. Do better people, 230M+ are dead in U.S. because of #COVIDー19
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This is just sad. I watched family break down in the middle of the street over the loss of #KevinPetersonJr and now Far-Right chuds are planning on harrassing a Vigil for him tonight. Ill add to thread about the threats last night and chatter I hear about tonight. 1/
4 different Far Right contingents calling for peeps 2 show at Vigil.Audra Price from #BlueLivesMatter Cops NW group and Joey Gibson of Patriot Prayer are 2. Audra helps spread rumors there was a riot last night in Hazel Dell. I havnt seen this type of chud response in a bit 2/
Here are the rumors chuds are spreading of rioting last night and explosives targeting bridges. Donnalyn is not even from here but shows alot with her Nazi Buddy Jimmy Willingham. ProudBoy Chad Feldman that knocked out a women with his cast on A22 has 25ppl coming 3/...
On scene where #KevinPetersonJr was killed. Family is trying to get info. @ClarkCountySO says they need to call Camas police 311 and ask for PIO. Family says they already did that and there is no PIO. Camas will not have press release today
@ClarkCountySO says Camas can't investigate til morning. #KevinPetersonJr body is still in street, but they are towing his car from Quality Inn Parking lot
Qaulity Inn staff has been behind police tape all night, that family was not able to cross. They thought he was a cop. Family says, cops said they don't know where #KevinPetersonJr car was, then tow truck showed and took his car.
There are alot of people that have been problematic and put people in danger that seem to have corrected those behaviors, but I've heard nothing from them acknowledging their wrongs. Im starting to notice how many are working with these people as if nothing ever happened. I ...1/
..will still defend those folks from far right violence & state suppression, but that doesn't mean sweep shit under the rug. I'm increasingly noticing many treated as well trusted folks that are brand new to the movement (since May) and have twitter accounts that 2/
..started after beginning of #GeorgeFloyd protests. It is good that there are so many new people and many can be trusted to a certain degree, but treating new folks like experienced, well trusted and vetted folks is a problem. Trust is earned and shown through their actions. 3/
Former Cop, Mark Wells, testified today in opposition to defunding $18M. He was misleading & gave inaccurate info. He is pres. of Portland Public Safety Action Coalition formed under Tom Potter (former police chief/mayor)& exec of Bastion Security.Worked in immigration after 9/11
2)Makes claims that @DAMikeSchmidt said cutting the Gun Violence Reduction team was cut at the worse time. @joann4portland corrected for the record that Schmidt was clear, increase in gun violence was not related. He also innacuretly stated gun violence went up bc GVRT dissolved
3) We know that Gun Violence was going up before GVRT dissolved and didn't go down after it was developed. You'll notice the police won't publish the stats on gun violence for other years. #Copaganda
There are 180 people signed up to testify and are being given 2min. @tedwheeler says we may not get through all testimony and may not vote today. #DefundThePolice