Via: Oregon Public Broadcasting:
Federal law enforcement officers have been using unmarked
vehicles to drive around downtown Portland and detain protesters since
at least July 14. Personal accounts and multiple videos posted online
show the officers driving up to people, detaining individuals with no
explanation of why they are being arrested, and driving off.
The tactic appears to be another escalation in federal force deployed
on Portland city streets, as federal officials and President Donald
Trump have said they plan to “quell” nightly protests outside the
federal courthouse and Multnomah County Justice Center that have lasted
for more than six weeks.
…
Blinded by his hat, in an unmarked minivan full of armed people
dressed in camouflage and body armor who hadn’t identified themselves,
Pettibone said he was driven around downtown before being unloaded
inside a building. He wouldn’t learn until after his release that he had
been inside the federal courthouse.
“It was basically a process of facing many walls and corners as they
patted me down and took my picture and rummaged through my belongings,”
Pettibone said. “One of them said, ‘This is a whole lot of nothing.’”
Pettibone said he was put into a cell. Soon after, two officers came
in to read him his Miranda rights. They didn’t tell him why he was being
arrested. He said they asked him if he wanted to waive his rights and
answer some questions, but Pettibone declined and said he wanted a
lawyer. The interview was terminated, and about 90 minutes later he was
released. He said he did not receive any paperwork, citation or record
of his arrest.
…
“It’s like stop and frisk meets Guantanamo Bay,” said
attorney Juan Chavez, director of the civil rights project at the Oregon
Justice Resource Center.
Funny how these a**h***s claim that Riots and Destroying private
property is a Civil right... But I bet Mr.Chavez's lawn is a NIMBY zone.
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