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You misunderstand. Do not conflate protestors with violent rioters, who are taking advantage of the protests (as many protestors on the ground can attest). The state government has refused to do anything about violent rioters, even releasing those arrested for felony crimes. Federal agents are picking up where the state government has refused to take action.

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Wrong. There is some vandalism and graffiti, but certainly not violent anarchy. Portland is just a far left target.

Six people have been shot and two have died in CHAZ/CHOP.

A. That's Seattle B. It's not a thing anymore C. There's evidence that a lot of that was far right extremists

What's your point?

> There's evidence that a lot of that was far right extremists

Wishing there was evidence of something is different than there actually being evidence of something.

People being shot by white people in tactical gear that nobody from the zone had seen before, around the same time you have people driving cars into protesters and people trying to shoot protesters with bows, and it's because I wish there was evidence.

Riiiiight.

Let's see the convictions in court to determine that. I don't exactly trust online rumors.

I understand there were attempts to set up an autonomous zone in both cities, so I don't think that buys you much. And CHAZ "security" shot some of the people so the evidence here seems rather lacking.

Last night rioters broke into and set fire to the Portland Police Association offices.

Going all the way back to May 29th, protesting has morphed into rioting on a nightly basis. Rioters have fired guns and hit bystanders. "The rioters and looters shattered store windows and tagged buildings with graffiti that police say stretched for 20 blocks." "Demonstrators broke into and started a fire inside the Multnomah County Justice Center, home to hundreds of inmates." "Other protesters set fires throughout downtown, torching dumpsters, trash cans, cars and pallets." -- That was all May 29th.

Here is timeline of the first 12 days. It's much the same every night. [1]

I believe it's Day 50+ now.

[1] - https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/protests/protests-in-...

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