At least three federal officers may be permanently blind after Portland rioters attacked them with lasers
At least three federal officers deployed to Portland, Oregon, may have been permanently blinded after rioters shined high intensity lasers in their eyes and launched fireworks at a federal courthouse in the city.
Protests have continued to rage in the city for more than 55 consecutive days since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in late May, prompting President Trump to deploy federal officers to help quell the chaos, a move opposed by Democratic state and local leaders.
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Many of the demonstrations have turned violent as groups of rioters have engaged in standoffs with law enforcement, attacking officers with mortars, lasers, rocks, and bottles.
Deputy Director of Federal Protective Service, Richard “Kriss” Cline, told reporters Tuesday that a crowd of more than 1,000 “rioters” surrounded the Mark O. Hatfield courthouse on Monday and began tearing plywood barriers down and throwing objects at officers inside.
The rioters also allegedly graffitied the building, blocked roadways, and lit several fires in the area.
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lostlegends
3 years ago
Have been reloading .44 mags and .45 Colts lately. Have large inventory of .22 LRs. molon labe.
I stopped reloading when steel cased ammunition prices came down to reloading costs. I don’t know about the Long Colts, but .44 Remington Magnum, if properly sourced, has become quite inexpensive. 9mm parabellum can actually be purchased for less than primer, powder, and bullet.
CAN WE STAY ON TOPIC? BY TALKING ABOUT YOUR GUNS AND AMMO YOU ARE LETTING FOLKS MONITORING THIS SITE KNOW WHAT KIND OF WEAPONS YOU HAVE! JUST SAYING TO THE WISE, BE WISER!
David Grisez
3 years ago
This rioting, rebellion and insurrection in various United States cities, such as Portland Oregon has gone on way too long. Law Enforcement namely the Police need to move in and put a stop to this. This can not be allowed to continue. Now we have Federal Officers that have been assaulted and blinded by Lasers. Those that did this need to be arrested, put on trial and sent to prison.
I have glaucoma and as my sight slowly slips away, I’m reminded what a beautiful world GOD has made for us. To those police who were affected, my heart goes out to you. To those pukes who did this—-remember what Wyatt Earp was once quoted as saying, “I’m coming for you and HELL is coming with me”.
I know it’s illegal to shine a laser on a plane so how is it okay to do so on people and blind them?
Shame the Bible’s “an eye for an eye” isn’t allowed today for that would be justice…
felix1999
3 years ago
Why these are just peaceful protesters!
That’s what you are required to believe.
MAYOR TED WHEELER NEEDS TO ANSWER FOR ENCOURAGING RIOTERS WHO PHYSICALLY MAIMED FEDERAL MARSHALLS! I THINK HE NEEDS TO LEARN HOW IT IS WITHOUT FEDERAL FUNDS FOR A FEW DAYS! HE SURE DIDN’T TRUST BLM OUTSIDE HIS OWN APT BUILDING DID HE? PERHAPS WE DO NEED BLM TO HAVE AN AUTONOMOUS ZONE OUTSIDE HIS APT FOR A WEEK OR 2!
THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM WE REPUBLICANS HAVE! THE OBAMA RAN THE COUNTRY VIA EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND PRES. TRUMP SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT TOO!
HE SHOULD HAVE PLANNED ON THE democ-RATS DOING TO HIM WHAT THEY DID AND MOVED IN AND MADE SURE INCENTIVES WERE IN PLACE FOR HIS FOLLOWERS TO BEAT THE HELL OUT OF HIS OPPONENTS WHILE HE COULD DO SO BEFORE 2018! STEELE SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE HIS DOSSIER AS HE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A SPIKED COCKTAIL AND GONE AWAY FOREVER!
WE SHOULD BE WORKING WITH RUSSIA AGAINST MAOIST CHINA AND WE SHOULD BE SQUEEZING THESE LEFTISTS SO HARD THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE FEAR OF GOD IS AS THE PARTY OF THE D-MNED! UNFORTUNATELY, WE WON’T AND WE MAY FAIL IN 2020 BECAUSE OF IT! I’M JUST BEING PERFECTLY REAL ABOUT IT ALL, STATING UNPLEASANT TRUTHS AS THIS PRESENT SITUATION HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR A LONG TIME! SUCKS THAT THE WISER AMONG US HAVE TO SUFFER FOR WHAT THE FOOLS AND CORRUPT HAVE ALLOWED THE LEFTISTS TO DO!
patd
3 years ago
The POS feral animal criminal libturds need to get more lead poisoning!!!
West Coast environmental regulations require non-toxic shot. Like steel.
santashandler
3 years ago
This can’t go on much longer. Trump just needs to send the cleaning crews in to Portland, as well as Seattle, SF and Chicago. This is way too out of hand.
You are right!
We all know what they need…..
Just watch the PIG POLITITIONS SQUEAL!
WesternStrenght
3 years ago
Declare Portland a separate country that has declared war on America and then nuke them back to the stone age. Problem solved and a beautiful example shall be made of them. Don’t f*ck with ‘Merica, numbnuts!
Jakob
3 years ago
Turn off the electricity to the city
Common Sense
3 years ago
The organization, tactics and money behind all this should tell anyone with a brain that these aren’t just protestors….
I’m not that much of an eye for an eye person, but in this case, If I caught anyone using a laser, I’d seize it and shine it in their eyes. Then leave ’em staggering around blind.
Soon they won’t be satisfied just blinding cops. Next they’ll start on airliners, which may sound farfetched but would be disruptive nationally, so I won’t be surprised.
That is already being done… which also is a federal offense… just shoot the enemy combatants… save the tax payers a trial and jail housing costs…
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and this BLM POS needs to be beat senseless…
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It’s already happened a number of times and, yes, it is a Federal offense.
Stephen Honig
3 years ago
The federal officers must use fire with fire. You can’t reason with domestic terrorist. In order to quell these scumbags, you must use serious force and not just tear gas and rubber bullets.
Cauc-Asian Patriot
3 years ago
THEY NEEDED TO SEND HELICOPTERS OVER THOSE PROTESTORS AND START SPRAYING TEAR GAS SO THEY COULD HAVE ARRESTED THEM ALL! WE NEED TO START ISSUING PLASTIC BULLETS AND MAKE THEM FEEL SOME PAIN!
When are cops and the Feds going to stop playing pattycake with this Marxist-anarchist TRASH. Open up on them with Live ammo! Ignore the howling by communist media and Dem-Communist party and DO IT AGAIN the following day in another city. Then one more time in another city. The rioting is then OVER for good nationwide!
FoxtrotUniformMaobama
3 years ago
When are cops and the Feds going to stop playing pattycake with this Marxist-anarchist TRASH. Open up on them with Live ammo! Ignore the howling by communist media and Dem-Communist party and DO IT AGAIN the following day in another city. Then one more time in another city. The rioting is then OVER for good nationwide!
Horace
3 years ago
Seems like an Act of War to me.
volksnut
3 years ago
I wonder if they have any of those fuc-heads on surveilance camera –
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