Police and protesters clashed Saturday afternoon during a march in Northeast Portland.
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Donna Sharp's comment,
November 8, 2012 1:27 AM
I also agree there wasn’t a lot of a detail given in this article or even the video clip. I am all for freedom of speech and the right to free expression but I do think that there is a fine line and that once they go from a so called peaceful protest to breaking the law by trying to enter a location that was known to be “off limits” they crossed that line. The officers have the right to protect themselves especially when extremely outnumbered and what I don’t get is if this group had only gotten the permit the police would have assisted the protestors by making sure the roadways were properly blocked.
Sarah's comment,
November 18, 2012 3:01 PM
The kids say they are wooden banners, the police say that are wooden shields. We will probably never really know. In all honesty, they were probably both. Protests are hard because we all want to defend our right of free speech and our right to peacefully protest. However, I think that a lot of times protests that are meant to be peaceful turn violent, because one person decides to break the rules and then mob mentality breaks loose. I don't think police intentionally try to ruin a peaceful protest, I am sure protestors are being rude, yelling obscenities, etc. The fact of the matter is, is that police are there to ensure no one gets hurt and no property is damaged. If the protestors are unwilling to work with the officers, then the officers are completely out of the loop and are left only with their judgment and experience to take action and make decisions. So are things going to get wrong? Yes. Are people and actions going to be misunderstood and criticized? Yes. Are we ever going to know all the true facts? Probably not.
Eric Martinsen's comment,
November 19, 2012 1:59 AM
I don't know, when I see things like this it seems like it should have been obvious what was gonna happen. Push into a police line and someone is gonna get hurt. I always hear protestors or protestor sympathizers saying how the police were brutalizing them when they were rushing the police and shouting, throwing stuff, etc.! I would imagine when you are outnumbered to such a degree that it would be really tense, and it would be really easy to snap into action. Also I'm not sold on the benign intentions of their "banner"...that's a freaking wall, and there should have been no reason for it if you were having a peaceful protest. Also consider the fact that the article said the police tried to contact the group to find out if they were going to be peaceful and no one responded, that wouldn't really fill me with a lot of confidence either. I'm not saying there aren't abusive police in crowd situations, I just am a little skeptical when protestors cry abuse.
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