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Portland mayor: Time to ‘take our city back’ from violent protesters

 


The mayor of Portland, Ore. has asked for the public’s help putting an end to the violent protests that have ravaged his city since Black Lives Matter riots first erupted last spring. 

 

“They want to burn, they want bash, they want to intimidate, they want to assault,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said Friday, while announcing the city would extend its state of emergency through Monday.



“If BLM leaders can show the courage to stand up to this mob, then we all should,” said the mayor, singling out the “the self-described anarchist mob” responsible for “criminal intimidation and violence.”

 

“Together we can make a stand … and take our city back.”


Members of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s security staff fight to close a door to The Portland Building after protesters followed and heckled the mayor when he left a protest on July 22, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.Getty Images
 
 

Wheeler invited the public’s help in identifying the violent protesters, while saying that that police will be allowed to use all tactics at their disposal to quell the violence, including the use of kettling, in which cops surround a crowd to contain it.


 
Portland police officers tackle demonstrators on April 12, 2021 in Portland, Oregon.
 
 

“Our job is to unmask them, arrest them and prosecute them,” Wheeler said of the violent offenders. “If you have any information, please contact the police.”

 

Portland has suffered yet another wave of violence over the past week, according to reports.


Portland police officers chase demonstrators after a riot was declared during a protest against the killing of Daunte Wright on April 12, 2021 in Portland, Oregon
 
 
Last Friday night, a riot erupted with fires and gunshots. A mob destroyed windows at the First Christian Church and the Oregon Historical Society, while the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall was defaced with anti-cop graffiti.
 

Activists march towards the Multnomah County Sheriff’s office during a protest against the killing of Daunte Wright on April 12, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Getty Images
 

And on Monday night, rioters caused nearly $20,000 worth of damage to a local Boys and Girls Club.

 

 

Source: New York Post

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