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Three Arrested in Connection with Violent Antifa Protests in Portland
2019-07-01
[BREITBART] Details via KPTV:

  • Gage Halupowski, 23, on charges of second-degree assault and assault on a public safety officer.

  • James K. Stocks, 21, on the charge of harassment.

  • Maria C. Dehart, 23, on the charge of second-degree disorderly conduct and harassment.

    • KPTV noted that more arrests could be on the way.
    Posted by:Fred

    #11  Attributed to several people. I can imagine Justice Roberts (gag!) dissenting...
    Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-07-01 18:34  

    #10  SteveS

    Yes there are court cases on this but the details are different. E.g., in one important case a 911 call was made and the police, although responding didn't do it quickly. In another case there was a restraining order that the police assumed was being followed even though someone said it wasn't. That is a tougher challenge.

    However, suing the Antifa funders is I think a possibility.

    In the case with Ngo, the police certainly were aware of previous violence by Antifa and certainly aware that there was going to be trouble. This awareness makes the case different than the two mentioned above but perhaps not different enough for a win.
    Posted by: lord garth   2019-07-01 13:00  

    #9  Ngo isn’t a buddy of mine, but he is anti-Antifa, and the hospital he went to confirmed he had a brain injury and bleeding on the brain. IMHO In the current culture you have to take your allies where they are or what they are.
    Posted by: Brujotejano    2019-07-01 12:57  

    #8  These idiots are going to try this on the wrong person and someone is gonna get killed.
    Posted by: DarthVader   2019-07-01 12:52  

    #7  the legal case would be pretty strong if Ngo contacted the police (or the mayor) beforehand and asked for protection or alerted them to the threats

    Not a lawyer, but I believe it has been established in court that the police have no duty to protect anyone.

    I'd suggest the journos pool their money and hire some private security. What's Blackwater up to these days?
    Posted by: SteveS   2019-07-01 12:03  

    #6  From now on, every time Antifa plans to show up, people need to start calling the police and warning them so they have no excuse. I blame the governor and mayor for this. They need to be recalled for intentional failure to protect the city and its citizens.
    Posted by: gorb   2019-07-01 11:44  

    #5  the legal case would be pretty strong if Ngo contacted the police (or the mayor) beforehand and asked for protection or alerted them to the threats -- even without this there is still a case but not as strong

    Does anyone know if he did this
    Posted by: lord garth   2019-07-01 09:47  

    #4  Porkland Mayor I wear a Teddy Wheeler should be in the list. Come to think of it, include the Coppers that followed the POS's orders to ignore the Nazi Democrat Antifa attacks.

    Cruz calls for 'legal action' against Portland mayor after clash between far-right, antifa protesters
    Posted by: Woodrow   2019-07-01 09:18  

    #3  Somebody tore out his EARRING!
    He was covered in silly-string!
    He stood there and took it.

    What evil won't those dressed in black do?
    Posted by: Skidmark   2019-07-01 03:06  

    #2  arrests are good

    conviction and sentencing are still needed

    also, there ought to be a way to sue the people who fund Antifa based on the conspiracy to deprive a person of constitutional right but you'd have to be able to id the funding sources and connect them to the event
    Posted by: lord garth   2019-07-01 02:43  

    #1  So far this looks like appeasement.
    Posted by: gorb   2019-07-01 02:16  

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