Riots, looting, vandalism, etc.

Full statement from the douche bag that bullied Ted Wheeler (of which, I am no fan)
“I am remorseful for my decision to confront Mayor Wheeler on Sunday, Jan. 24, and I am sorry that he felt the need to use pepper spray.

“I cherish Portland and our local community and recognize that Mayor Wheeler has a very difficult job.

“I have contacted Mayor Wheeler’s office to request an opportunity to amicably resolve this matter.

“I would also like to apologize to my law partners for my conduct.”
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portlandatheist said:
Cary Cadonau, the person bullying Ted Wheeler has apologized for his actions saying "I am remorseful for my decision to confront Mayor Wheeler on Sunday, Jan. 24, and I am sorry he felt the need to use pepper spray"

Cary Cadonau is a bully and douche bag
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Tear gas ted pepper spraying another rich guy, you love to see it.

I think this should set the precedent. Street fights between rich heirs should be the norm.
 
SuburbanTurkey said:
Tear gas ted pepper spraying another rich guy, you love to see it.

I think this should set the precedent. Street fights between rich heirs should be the norm.
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Perhaps this will serve as a precedent for bringing back dueling. When two rich entitled guys had a dispute they'd go off to a safe location and shoot it out under supervision. No collateral damage.
 
portlandatheist said:
says the person accusing me of whataboutism because I'm critical of Portland riots when there are worse riots in Washington D.C.
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What a weird, sad attempt at a gotcha.

Also, it wasn’t a “riot” in D.C. It was a violent insurrection to overthrow the results of an election.

Please at least get that right.
 
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What a weird, sad attempt at a gotcha.

Also, it wasn’t a “riot” in D.C. It was a violent insurrection to overthrow the results of an election.

Please at least get that right.
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It was both a riot and a violent insurrection, they are not mutually exclusive. CNN, MSNBC, etc. consistently refer to the Jan. 6th event as the "capitol riot". FWIW, rationalwiki refers to the event as a riot
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/2021_U.S._Capitol_riot
 
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Multiple layers of fencing & barriers started going up this week around government buildings. City Hall, the Minneapolis Police precincts, Minneapolis Public Service Building, Hennepin County Government Center and the Hennepin Public Safety Building will all get the treatment.
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https://twitter.com/daviss/status/1361844371671441413

Jury selection for the case of the police murder of George Floyd starts March 8th.
 
SuburbanTurkey said:
https://twitter.com/daviss/status/1361844371671441413

Jury selection for the case of the police murder of George Floyd starts March 8th.
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Multiple layers of fencing & barriers started going up this week around government buildings. City Hall, the Minneapolis Police precincts, Minneapolis Public Service Building, Hennepin County Government Center and the Hennepin Public Safety Building will all get the treatment.
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Three layers of barricades to protect the buildings from potential rioters. You must be absolutely horrified and disgusted that they would resort to the use of fences to protect government buildings and the jurors that are within them. This is like something out of the Mark O. Hatfield US Courthouse playbook
 
portlandatheist said:
Three layers of barricades to protect the buildings from potential rioters. You must be absolutely horrified and disgusted that they would resort to the use of fences to protect government buildings and the jurors that are within them. This is like something out of the Mark O. Hatfield US Courthouse playbook
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After how dangerously unhinged and violent right wingers have demonstrated themselves to be, we should probably have barricades around every Capitol building in the country.
 
johnny karate said:
After how dangerously unhinged and violent right wingers have demonstrated themselves to be, we should probably have barricades around every Capitol building in the country.
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absolutely any government building at risk from rioters should be protected with barricades and personnel. There was a great deal of butt hurt and gnashing of teeth around here about the use of fences around government buildings in Portland but it actually made some sense, just as it makes sense at our Capitol

ETA: And clearly, they are called for in this case in Minneapolis just as they were in Portland
 
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absolutely any government building at risk from rioters should be protected with barricades and personnel. There was a great deal of butt hurt and gnashing of teeth around here about the use of fences around government buildings in Portland but it actually made some sense, just as it makes sense at our Capitol
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Well, in fairness, that was before right wing terrorists stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent insurrection and murdered a cop. Run-of-the-mill rioters seems also quaint by comparison.
 
johnny karate said:
Well, in fairness, that was before right wing terrorists stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent insurrection and murdered a cop. Run-of-the-mill rioters seems also quaint by comparison.
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It's a good reminder that riots are inherently unpredictable and dangerous and they cannot be tolerated or excused.
 
Soo... just to catch up... are the cops the good guys in the Capitol, but the bad guys in Portland?

Are the rioters outlier miscreants unrelated to the protest in Portland? Are the rioters innate elements of the protest driving intentional violence in the Capitol?

What's the rules here? In Portland, cops are bad and rioters are unfortunate exceptions to the protest... and in the Capitol, cops are the good guys and protesters are the rare exceptions to the rioting?
 
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Soo... just to catch up... are the cops the good guys in the Capitol, but the bad guys in Portland?

Are the rioters outlier miscreants unrelated to the protest in Portland? Are the rioters innate elements of the protest driving intentional violence in the Capitol?

What's the rules here? In Portland, cops are bad and rioters are unfortunate exceptions to the protest... and in the Capitol, cops are the good guys and protesters are the rare exceptions to the rioting?
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No.
 
Emily's Cat said:
:confused: What CT is this now?
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Multiple off duty cops were arrested for participating in the break-in. Are you referring to the cops that were engaged in a variety of felonies, or the ones working the barricades? You have to be more specific.
 
Emily's Cat said:
:confused: What CT is this now?
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Educate yourself:
Several U.S. Capitol Police officers have been suspended and more than a dozen others are under investigation for suspected involvement with or inappropriate support for the demonstration last week that turned into a deadly riot at the Capitol, according to members of Congress, police officials and staff members briefed on the developments.
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