Last night, after a large group of Antifa goons marched around the city smashing windows, police surrounded all 100 of them and would only release them one at a time after photographing their faces. Some in the group refused and 13 people were arrested.
“Those that were being detained were identified and photographed, as part of a criminal investigation, before being released,” PPB said in a release early Saturday. “Some refused to comply and locked arms together in an effort to interfere with the investigation. Officers escorted them away and they were arrested.”
PPB said officers found several items left behind by people inside the perimeter, including a crowbar, hammers, bear spray, slugging weapon with rocks, high impact slingshot, and knives.
“As the event unfolded, groups formed on the outside and physically challenged officers. Some threw rocks and full cans of beer at officers,” PPB said. “Officers deployed some OC spray and one impact munition.”
The tactic the police used last night is known as kettling and is very unpopular with the far left because it works. Today OPB has a story painting it as a violation of civil rights:
The controversial tactic, known as kettling, has been at the center of multiple lawsuits and is broadly criticized by civil rights advocates as dangerous and so indiscriminate as to violate civil rights…
Controversy over kettling won’t be new for Portland city leaders. In 2017, the Portland Police Bureau detained at least 389 people during protests between the far-right group Patriot Prayer and counterprotesters. That event led to two federal civil rights lawsuits alleging the officers made no attempt to distinguish between protesters, bystanders, and press.
Ultimately, the courts found that PPB had not violated the protesters’ civil rights.
Sad trombone. No one’s civil rights were violated last night because there isn’t a right to march around and break windows. This tactic works and should be used more often when Antifa goons start breaking things. Former NY Times editor Sarah Jeong was not happy about Antifa being stopped in their tracks:
Ex-NYT editor & #antifa booster Sarah Jeong is not happy the Portland Police responded to stop the rioters from breaking more property in a residential area of NW Portland. https://t.co/46GQUiO8wl pic.twitter.com/gnuPyZLwNq
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 13, 2021
Anyway, there’s lots of video from last night. Let’s start by noting that this was the second night of vandalism in a row. As Ed pointed out yesterday, on Thursday night a group had smashed windows outside the federal courthouse on the same day the barriers were taken down. So Friday it was boarded back up:
Crews are out today boarding up the federal courthouse once again, with several windows smashed last night here in Portland #Portland #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/cyn8tZRev2
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) March 12, 2021
With the windows at the courthouse either broken out or protected, Antifa moved on from that target and spent last night marching through the Pearl District.
Crowd of over a hundred out tonight in Portland’s Pearl District #Portland #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/qUgpTl1eaT
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) March 13, 2021
Police followed them.
Portland Police follow the group closely on bikes tonight, as various objects are moved into the street #Portland #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/mRz2CAxZZQ
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) March 13, 2021
Within a matter of minutes the smashing of windows began and police quickly moved in:
“You are being detained for the investigation of a crime” Portland Police have kettled a large crowd down a side street here in Portland’s Pearl District #Portland #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/ZOA9R7srHt
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) March 13, 2021
“This is a temporary detention, we will be removing you one at a time” Portland Police make an announcement as they kettle a crowd of around a hundred after several windows were smashed #Portland #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/OmX7bKJotJ
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) March 13, 2021
Meanwhile, the people on the inside of this kettle were stunned. Police haven’t used this tactic in years in Portland and Antifa didn’t know what to do when they suddenly couldn’t get their way.
This is new. There has never been an actual kettle in Portland. No mass arrests
Someone just threw a bottle at the cops
— UNBLOCK ME YOU COWARD (@LauraJedeed) March 13, 2021
Their courage failed:
“anyone want a last cigarette before you can’t have one?”
Someone is screaming that anyone who doesn’t want to fight is a coward, which is one interpretation
Another would be that the protest IS HELLA outnumbered
— UNBLOCK ME YOU COWARD (@LauraJedeed) March 13, 2021
And failed some more:
An attempt at the ACAB chant quickly fizzles. There are a few people screaming at the cops but mostly everyone else is just shocked and waiting. Sound and fury; nothing to be done
— UNBLOCK ME YOU COWARD (@LauraJedeed) March 13, 2021
Demands to release them were not met:
“Let them go!” chants from some outside the police lines in Portland #Portland #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/4ZoB1gVW7u
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) March 13, 2021
Police began removing people one by one:
Literally taking people one by one
This isn’t violent deterrence, it’s deterrence by boredom pic.twitter.com/qtEwrXSn22
— UNBLOCK ME YOU COWARD (@LauraJedeed) March 13, 2021
Eventually the few remaining people settled on a tactic. They sat down and refused to leave.
A cop patiently explains all that they’re doing is IDing people and letting them go
The protesters tell her to fuck off pic.twitter.com/guUEBgefB6
— UNBLOCK ME YOU COWARD (@LauraJedeed) March 13, 2021
More passive resistance inside the kettle pic.twitter.com/dIeuFWLINb
— UNBLOCK ME YOU COWARD (@LauraJedeed) March 13, 2021
Police are not arguing with people:
The cops approach a protester and inform them they can leave voluntarily or be arrested
Protester informs them they have a legal right to be on the sidewalk
They are arrested pic.twitter.com/27C7AKSZSb
— UNBLOCK ME YOU COWARD (@LauraJedeed) March 13, 2021
And that’s about it. As mentioned above, about 100 were detained and 13 were arrested. Portland police posted photos of the weapons the group quickly dropped in the street when they realized they were in danger of being arrested:
Officers discovered numerous items left behind by people inside the perimeter, including a crowbar, hammers, bear spray, slugging weapon with rocks, high impact slingshot, and knives (photos).
Here’s some of the damage that prompted the kettling:
Windows smashed at the Oro apartment building in Portland #Portland #PortlandRiots #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/ECXxbWLFsI
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) March 13, 2021
This tactic worked and Portland police should do it more often the moment these goon squads start breaking things. Finally, here’s a local news report on the action last night.
Well, it certainly is good that there was no “insurrection” by these BLM/AntiFa, anti-American, Neo-fascist, democrat supported thugs!
End of sarcasm.
“Antifa’s just an idea!”- Idiot President Joe Xiden.
All of that violence ans destruction is just a figment of your immagination!
NICE PUN on Xiden!
Too bad more weren’t arrested, but a good start.
it’s also time to start arresting ALL of their supporters nation wide
If they would arrest globalist puppet $oro$ for hiring globalist puppet, libby snow flake sheep to create vandalism, the vandalism would go away !
What about the RICO act? Arrest Soros for the crimes these hoods are committing.
SOROS BLM ANTIFA ALL NEED A DRONE VISIT
Set up a machine gun and mow the TERRORIST scum down.
The citizens in the Portland area, especially downtown should be levied about the continual disruption and mayhem in their city. If you are violating the laws, it is not a peaceful protest/demonstration. But day after day of this is total nonsense. I just can believe their mayor is still in office and hasn’t been recalled.
These protesters are getting out of control. We should strip them of their citizenship, they don’t have rights by destroying public property. They are like a bunch of spoiled rotten brats. Strip them of their citizenship and send them to Russia. Mr Putin will take care of them.😋
Jeong and Jedeed are both anarchists and Marxists. The so-called peaceful protesters got less than they deserved. Contrary to what Jeong and Jedeed think, the mobs behavior was criminal and many if not all should have been arrested. It’s called criminal damage to property you loons.
No J and J destruction of property doesn’t fall under free speech.
Finally the Portland police have dropped the kid mittens and are starting to fight back. A few more nights of this and some prosecutions they might tame these animals. Not soon enough though as I see people leaving Portland in droves. Just do not bring Portland politics to where you move.
The demented old circus clown Joe Biden and members of his clown college we will be exposed for supporting the scumbags if they ever went before a judge this is why they Don’t get prosecuted in these democrat cities all business owners should sit in their buisinesses at night and when they break the window shoot them Your life is in danger and then these scumbags won’t be coming back anymore Remember the domestic terrorists are hiding behind the fence with the barbwire and the national guard protecting them in the White House they need to be stopped
So what? The county D.A. has already said he’s not prosecuting any BLM/antifa “protesters.” Surprised the cops waste their time. Various insurance companies have refused to insure downtown Portland buildings. Sooner or later, downtown Portland will be a ghost town. Maybe then, voters will do what they should have done long ago; get some decent local politicians. Or maybe, just turn into West Detroit.
They should have been allowed by the cities administration to do this way back last year when it started. Portland has seen almost a year of this crap. I hope the fines are heavy. It only seem to hit them when you hit their pocketbook. It should NOT be a catch and release program. Maybe community service restoring property they’ve destroyed, or their group has destroyed. They’ve gotten away with it so long, they don’t know what to do when they’re finally stopped.
Must be nice when the Governor of Oregon can sleep so peacefully in his bed at night, while the regular folks have to stay awake and vigilant as they try to protect themselves and their businesses from the likes of a shithole group of people like antifa.
Arrest them All if they are braking the Law!
If they are breaking the Law they have no right to refuse a photo!
Otherwise just beat their a$$ like their parents should have done.