Step by step in Portland as reported on facebook

[icymist]

Apparently a police officer was hit with something and now the police are poised to attack the protesters. The night, up to this point, has been peacefull with about 5,000 people in the streets supportingOWS. The protesters had a midnight eviction notice and people just poured into the streets. It is now 1:56 am and police wearing riot gear have appeared.
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Ploice are marchin g in two by two with riot gear and tear gas or as KGW is saying, chemical agents.
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Police chopter in bound.
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Police are detaing one man. Police are trying to form up a line, trying to out flank the protesters.
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The sound trucks are coming using the sound devices that is military grade, LRAD.
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Police are now warning that chemical weapons will be used if protesters do not dispearse.
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Police are saying that anybody in the roadway is subject to arrest.
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Police are bringing mounted police oin while protesters are singing the Star Bangled Banner.
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Stupid KGW saying that this is an inication that "the party's over". Stupid corporate media can't figure what really is going on.
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There are still thouands of people here.
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More swat police heading in, north on third street.
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The police have attacked the crowd with the mounted police.
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The police are withdrawing slowly to the south, attempting to control the crowd.
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The crowd is really big.
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KGW reporting that people in the crowd are donning gas masks.
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Haven't heard anything more about the LRAD. People are chantting 'Occupy The Park'.
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The police are retreating from main street. The crowd is just too big.
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Reports of idiots setting off firecrackers.
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"There are a large number of people in the park and on the sidewalk at this point." Portland Police Dept. Spokesman.
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Stupid reporter on KGW just reported that "there are hundreds" of protesters when the pictures show thousands.
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[sabrina 1]

1. This is an outrage, really.

Why are they doing this? Why an army of militarized police attacking American Citizens exercising their Constitutional rights?

This country has been destroyed by Wall Street corruption and greed, but not a single arrest has taken place.

This is totally unacceptable and I think it's time for the people to start filing class action lawsuits against those responsible.

I am furious when I see this in a so-called democracy. Who pays their salaries? Who are they working for? We need answers to these questions, exposure of the perpetrators who order this kind of military action against peaceful citizens.

[joshcryer]

2. "The police are withdrawing slowly to the south, attempting to control the crowd."

"Why an army of militarized police attacking American Citizens exercising their Constitutional rights?"

Typical stuff being made up. Occupy Portland is declaring a non-violent victory, though they're hoping it's not premature. I personally expected it to escalate but the cops have largely dispersed.

[sabrina 1]

5. It is not made up stuff. The Army Times reported the plans

to 'deploy' the troops to the 'Homeland' to put down 'civil unrest' and that's exactly what they've been doing, so either they are working with the military, or those cops who were in Oakland last week, hiding behind their robo cop outfits, ARE military.

Those plans were already in place two and a half years ago. Like Europe, they knew there would be unrest when they started implementing their 'austerity' programs and were preparing for it.

This tonight, is unacceptable in a democracy. People have tolerated it for far too long, and became sheep, but not any more.

[joshcryer]

7. OK.

Unarmed protesters stopped a "military invasion." :rofl:

[sabrina 1]

8. Yes, they stopped them from evicting the Portland Occupiers

just as thousands showed up in NYC to stop them from evicting the OWS protesters. I guess they didn't plan on this kind of cooperation from other cities.

I said 'militarized'. They are not going to start shooting people, especially since 60% of the population supports them. Not yet, anyhow.

I will take the word of the Police themselves that they 'are at war with our own people', over yours. Do a little research, you might learn something.

[joshcryer]

9. Only thing I've learned...

...is that some people take things so out of proportion that it's incredible. I do appreciate that you accept that they are not going to start shooting people. This isn't the developing world where people who protest do get shot, executed, for protesting against their regime.

[icymist]

10. Holy shit! Don't you remember Kent State, 1970?

Or maybe some of the IWW hangings/lynchings>

[joshcryer]

11. Yes.

I wouldn't rule it out, but it's highly unlikely to happen in the age of social networks and instant video uploads. In that crowd of thousands there were thousands of cameras following every detail. That means consequences.

Do you think Mubarak would've stepped down if this was the 1970s? Hardly. There would've been a mass execution and the world would've turned a blind eye, as it does anywhere social media still has yet to penetrate (see: Africa, China, other places where media is tightly controlled).

[icymist]

14. It's going too be interesting to see how this world of communication

fares when there is no anonymonty. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2296829
That is rapidly advancing. I think people will shrink up when their real identity is exposed with their comments.

[backscatter712]

3. They arrested thousands across the country at Occupy movements. Zero arrested at Penn State riots.nt

[sabrina 1]

4. Yes, I know, a lot of people have noted that. I think we need to start

demanding answers. Maybe the people need to incorporate, hire some top notch law firms, and start suing where during the disclosure phase of those suits, we might get some interesting information about who is behind this military operation that is directed against the American people.

Those Penn State demonstrators, actually threw rocks at the police, surrounded them at one point and mocked them. Not a thing has been done about that, but an OWS protester stands holding a sign, and they get attacked, injured, hospitalized, arrested and smeared.

Something is wrong here and we ought to start making it a priority to find out what exactly it is.

[icymist]

6. Here's the rest of the night according to the same source:

There are still thouands of people here.
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More swat police heading in, north on third street.
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The police have attacked the crowd with the mounted police.
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The police are withdrawing slowly to the south, attempting to control the crowd.
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The crowd is really big.
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KGW reporting that people in the crowd are donning gas masks.
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Haven't heard anything more about the LRAD. People are chantting 'Occupy The Park'.
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The police are retreating from main street. The crowd is just too big.
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Reports of idiots setting off firecrackers.
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"There are a large number of people in the park and on the sidewalk at this point." Portland Police Dept. Spokesman.
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Stupid reporter on KGW just reported that "there are hundreds" of protesters when the pictures show thousands.
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Tensions are starting to raise, police are starting to swear.
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It has been reported that there is no flanking movement at 3rd and Madison at this time
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Report is that the officer that fell has been taken away and he "is all smiles".
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Police seem to have back down, walking up and down third avenue. there is still a huge citizen presence ther, at my estiments, 5000+.
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KGW keeps playing the incident when the cop was hit with, what is now identified, as a bottle, over and over.
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We still hold the park!
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People are chanting "Peace, Peace, Peace..."
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The police have backed down, for now. Is this type of police activity acceptible in a democracy?
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[Sarah Ibarruri]

12. CNN is saying there are thousands! In fact, they're showing them nt

[Sarah Ibarruri]

13. OCCUPY PORTLAND BEING SHOWN ON CNN AGAIN!!!! THOUSANDS BEING SHOWN!

THOUSANDS of Peaceful protesters are ignoring the police.