11 month agoHere's some pictures of one recovered canister. Anyone more familiar with CS/OC/CN feel free to the video above & tell what you think it is based on how the gas/smoke looks.
11 month agoThe police form a line and hold it for about 10 minutes. sacredfence justicecenter
11 month agoSome type of gas or smoke is thrown into the crowd, then the police drive off. It definitely wasn't "just smoke," it had a distinct spicy feel.
11 month agoOn the east side of the Justice Center, the police attempt to literally push people westward.
11 month agoWhile taking someone arrested into the Justice Center, Police fire on the crowd in response to a plastic water bottle being thrown at the curb.
11 month agoThe police arresting someone in the park. sacredfence justicecenter
11 month agoA few officers charge after someone and head towards the park. sacredfence justicecenter Portlandprotest
11 month agoRiot police arrive and charge then tackle non-violent protesters.
11 month agoPolice barge out of their door in response to someone spray painting their window. They start to attack someone who was not involved.
11 month agoSome police officers approached the protesters on the east side of the building. An officer points his gun right at me while
11 month agoResponding after 15-20 scary minutes. It's an elderly Black guy and just seeing that and understanding why they tried to keep me away
11 month agoprotester down and unresponsive. Arm was moving, is no longer
11 month agoLiterally front line (the lil lrad is whispering too):
11 month agoSome folks want to move in though
11 month agoA mob of police surrounding an officer that is arresting someone that got tackled by the police.
11 month agoAnother charge mich violence
11 month agoA small fight broke out in the 7/11 about an hour ago with the flag mask guy. Police were very quick to the scene. The group of people that was pepper spraying folks (skull mask guy and flag mask guy, plus two others) were escorted to the Max station by police
11 month agoCrowd moving, domed with something, need to fall back
11 month agoThe BLM flag is flying above the Justice Center here in Portland, OR
11 month ago"No policemen, no KKK, no fascist USA." flagburning sacredfence justicecenter
11 month agoJustice Center flag stolen and lit on fire to mostly cheers and few objections
11 month agoThey tried to get away from the crowd by entering a 7/11
11 month agoOutside 7-11 where some altright folks—probably the one's I encountered—got chased out of the park by protesters. Then I'm told they harassed people in 7-11 and got dealt with for that, as you can imagine. Several people confirming what happened
11 month agoThese four people have been attacking and pepper spraying protesters. One of them is wearing a half skull mask
11 month agoTear gas filling the streets of Portland as the police retreat.
11 month agoMore gas being used for no observable reason.
11 month agoPolice using teargas (heard it may be the CN type) while they simply retreat back east.
11 month agoPolice starting to fall back, there is still a crowd of protesters.
11 month agoPolice removing some barricades and pointing their guns at a non-violent crowd.
11 month agoCrowd has enough and—holy shit—returns the smoke and loud pops trauma to @PortlandPolice, who retreat in gas masks and armor with their many weapons loudly clamoring , while protesters advance
11 month agoPolice back off, crowd tarries (did Iuse that right "tarries" like fencing )
11 month agoPolice shoot mutmitions to clear barrier, def about to charge again
11 month agoThe first two stun grenades of the night. sacredfence justicecenter Portlandprotest
11 month agoPolice firing smoke or gas into the crowd.
11 month agoA regrouping. Protesters moved the boundary somehow in the madness
11 month agoHere is the police initiating violence at tonight's protest in Portland.
11 month agoBoundary moved another standoff
11 month agoRunning to catch up w folks and can't edit but here's the charge
11 month agoThe policemen are grouping behind the protest actually. A charge here would be terrible for all
11 month agoA prisoner in the Justice Center flashes their cell lights in support of the protest, we've seen this a few times the past month.
11 month agoStreet barricades placed at JC
11 month agoTo flash bang grenades thrown Moments earlier
11 month agoProtesters clearing a space for a wounded person
11 month agoAmbulance is here
11 month agoPeople are still congregating at barricade
11 month agoPeople shoving barricades closer to JC door
11 month agoThe crowd appears undeterred even though we heard a couple more flash bang devices go off.
11 month agoPolice are telling people to remove the barricades that have been set up near the door to the Justice Center & are telling them to leave before it's declared an unlawful assembly
11 month agoProtesters continue to gather at SW 3rd & Main.
11 month agoPolice have backed away for now
11 month agoProtesters move quickly after police appear to fire non-lethal rounds near the Justice Center
11 month agoCrowd is holding candles & chanting, "Say her name - Breonna Taylor"
11 month agoCrowds persist in the intersection of SW Main & SW 3rd. koin6news Portland Oregon
11 month agoProtesters outside the Justice Center now
