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PROTESTER SENDS NEW THREAT TO COPS! SEE BELOW.
As I have pointed out here the Portland Police Bureau received a fax–who sends those?–to the cops theatening illegal behavior such as marching in the street, refusing to get a permit, occupying local parks. So what happened when the rabble hit the streets at 2 yesterday afternoon? The PPB LET THEM march in the street without a permit and sleep in the parks.
That’s getting tough Portland!
Mayor Sam Adams even commented on his twitter account that he was happy to see such a peaceful event. Peaceful, maybe. Illegal, you bet. Would they have been peaceful if the City had said no to marching in the streets without a permit? Ah, that’s a good question. And obviously it was a question Sam and the PPB had the answer for: no. Nonetheless the Mayor gamely met with the protesters yesterday outside City Hall:
MayorSamAdams Mayor Sam AdamsJust popped outside of#PDX City Hall to greet the#OccupyPortland crowd passing on SW Jefferson, & thank them for having a peaceful event.
MayorSamAdams Mayor Sam AdamsTalking to@KATUnews re#OccupyPortland. Happy to report that things are peaceful so far.
And thus we have the tale of two standards of the law. One for the threatening left and one for the rest of us. No permit? No problem! Apparently the city considers it a win if you inconvenience thousands of Portlanders by marching in the street–without a permit–as long as you don’t have hell night on their watch.
The leaders of the “leaderless” Occupiers told their minions via bullhorn yesterday what the rules were: “You speak only for yourself, not for Occupy Portland.” Thank goodness, we wouldn’t want to get a bad message out there!
And that brings us to our Portland rabble arrested overnight for vandalizing a police car among other things:
Portland Police Bureau Central Precinct night shift officers after they were observed by a citizen “tagging” several locations in Downtown Portland, including a marked Portland Police Bureau patrol car. Some of the businesses that were tagged include the Pioneer Square Starbucks location and a building located at 888 SW 5th Avenue.
The tags that were painted include, “Occupy Portland,” “Wall Street Loves No One,” “Perspective,” and “Occupy.”
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The guy in this photo is 21 Nolan Zane MacGregor. He and his underaged buddy Alexander Lijenquist were busted. Lijenquist was released to his parents. They must be so proud that their 17 year old was out till 1am using illegal products (spray paint) and vandalizing “the man.”
The police tell us that was the only thing of significance that happened over night. Can’t wait for this morning, then, when the cops have to clear out the parks they let the protesters illegally camp in last night:
PortlandPolice Portland PolicePortland Marathon holds a long-standing permit for Lownsdale and Chapman parks this wknd Fencing will begin on Oct 7 at 9a#occupyportland
Dear MoveOn member,
As the nights grow colder, the passion of the brave occupiers of Wall Street only grows stronger.
They’re called “the 99%,” because they stand for all of us left behind by the massive concentration of wealth among the richest 1%….
If you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to stand in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, today is the day to get off the sidelines. Join in the virtual march by doing what hundreds have done spontaneously across the web: Take your picture holding a sign that tells your story, along with the words “I am the 99%.”
Post an “I am the 99%” photo.
Or, send the protesters a message of support and we’ll deliver it directly to the 99% protesters on Wall Street today.
