Apparently police can't just walk up to people and arrest them. The rioters don't just give up. Looks like they can get a couple, but not all.
12 SPD officers injured, several businesses damaged in demonstration
I haven’t witnessed events in Seattle, I’m speaking about Portland where I’m very familiar with what is going down. Let’s take one example, Chris David, who was beaten and pepper sprayed at close range, yet not arrested even though there was nothing that prevented the cops from making an arrest. The encounter is on video. Chris tried to talk to the cops and was punished. What crime did he commit, and why was he beaten (Punished) but not arrested? He wasn’t “rioting,” yet he was assaulted by cops.
Based on the video and description of what happened, what did David do that did not justify arrest, but did justify a beating? You see, when cops beat alleged criminals but don’t arrest them, they are simply taking away due process and the rule of law. Clearly the purpose of the beating was suppression, not law enforcement.
A Navy vet asked federal officers in Portland to remember their oaths. Then they broke his hand.
“David, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former member of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps, said he wanted to know what the officers involved thought of the oath they had sworn to protect and defend the Constitution.
So, he said, on Saturday evening, he headed to downtown Portland to ask them.
That night’s protests outside the federal courthouse — the 51st day of ongoing demonstrations since the police killing of George Floyd — began with a line of local moms linking arms and demanding the federal agents stop targeting Portland kids. David, who had never attended a protest before, hung back and watched.
He was trying to keep his distance, he said, as a host of health problems have made him especially vulnerable amid a still-raging coronavirus pandemic. He asked one woman when the feds would show up, but she said it was also her first protest since the Department of Homeland Security deployed tactical units from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to bolster protections for federal buildings and officers in the Pacific Northwest city.
Tensions have escalated in the past two weeks, particularly after an officer with the U.S. Marshals Service fired a less-lethal round at a protester’s head on July 11, critically injuring him.
Just as he was about to leave, David said, the federal officers emerged. They rushed a line of protesters nearby, knocking protesters to the ground. David walked toward a gap in the line, calling out to the officers.
“Why are you not honoring your oath?” he bellowed. “Why are you not honoring your oath to the Constitution?”
An officer trained his weapon on David’s chest as several agents pushed him, sending David stumbling backward. But he regained his center and tried again. Another agent raised his baton and began to beat David, who stood unwavering with his arms at his sides. Then another officer unloaded a canister of chemical irritant spray into David’s face.”
