1 year 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.
1 year agoThe police form a line and hold it for about 10 minutes. sacredfence justicecenter
1 year 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.
1 year agoOn the east side of the Justice Center, the police attempt to literally push people westward.
1 year 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.
1 year agoThe police arresting someone in the park. sacredfence justicecenter
1 year agoA few officers charge after someone and head towards the park. sacredfence justicecenter Portlandprotest
1 year agoRiot police arrive and charge then tackle non-violent protesters.
1 year agoPolice barge out of their door in response to someone spray painting their window. They start to attack someone who was not involved.
1 year agoSome police officers approached the protesters on the east side of the building. An officer points his gun right at me while
1 year 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
1 year agoprotester down and unresponsive. Arm was moving, is no longer
1 year agoLiterally front line (the lil lrad is whispering too):
1 year agoSome folks want to move in though
1 year agoA mob of police surrounding an officer that is arresting someone that got tackled by the police.
1 year agoAnother charge mich violence
1 year 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
1 year agoCrowd moving, domed with something, need to fall back
1 year agoThe BLM flag is flying above the Justice Center here in Portland, OR
1 year ago"No policemen, no KKK, no fascist USA." flagburning sacredfence justicecenter
1 year agoJustice Center flag stolen and lit on fire to mostly cheers and few objections
1 year agoThey tried to get away from the crowd by entering a 7/11
1 year 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
1 year agoThese four people have been attacking and pepper spraying protesters. One of them is wearing a half skull mask
1 year agoTear gas filling the streets of Portland as the police retreat.
1 year agoMore gas being used for no observable reason.
1 year agoPolice using teargas (heard it may be the CN type) while they simply retreat back east.
1 year agoPolice starting to fall back, there is still a crowd of protesters.
1 year agoPolice removing some barricades and pointing their guns at a non-violent crowd.
1 year 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
1 year agoPolice back off, crowd tarries (did Iuse that right "tarries" like fencing )
1 year agoPolice shoot mutmitions to clear barrier, def about to charge again
1 year agoThe first two stun grenades of the night. sacredfence justicecenter Portlandprotest
1 year agoPolice firing smoke or gas into the crowd.
1 year agoA regrouping. Protesters moved the boundary somehow in the madness
1 year agoHere is the police initiating violence at tonight's protest in Portland.
1 year agoBoundary moved another standoff
1 year agoRunning to catch up w folks and can't edit but here's the charge
1 year agoThe policemen are grouping behind the protest actually. A charge here would be terrible for all
1 year 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.
1 year agoStreet barricades placed at JC
1 year agoTo flash bang grenades thrown Moments earlier
1 year agoProtesters clearing a space for a wounded person
1 year agoAmbulance is here
1 year agoPeople are still congregating at barricade
1 year agoPeople shoving barricades closer to JC door
1 year agoThe crowd appears undeterred even though we heard a couple more flash bang devices go off.
1 year 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
1 year agoProtesters continue to gather at SW 3rd & Main.
1 year agoPolice have backed away for now
1 year agoProtesters move quickly after police appear to fire non-lethal rounds near the Justice Center
1 year agoCrowd is holding candles & chanting, "Say her name - Breonna Taylor"
1 year agoCrowds persist in the intersection of SW Main & SW 3rd. koin6news Portland Oregon
1 year agoProtesters outside the Justice Center now
