Portland Police Officer Jakhary Jackson led Black Lives Matter protesters to the task last week, calling them hypocrites for having fewer minorities in their “violent” crowd than the police officers they allegedly fight.
Jackson’s comments appeared in a taped interview that was released by the Portland Police Department on Wednesday.
“It says something when you’re at a Black Lives Matter protest, you have more minorities on the police side than in a violent crowd and you have white people yelling at black officers: ‘You have the biggest nose I’ve ever seen,” he said. Jackson.
Jackson acknowledged that he met decent people at the protests who sincerely wanted to reform police departments for the better. But those people, many of whom have been affected by racism, were blacked out by “people who have no idea what racism is all about.”
“They don’t even know that the tactics they are using are the same tactics that were used against my people,” Jackson said.
He related several instances in which minorities in the demonstrations would like to have a conversation with him, but a white protester would intervene, saying: “F — the police. Do not talk to him.
“Every time I try to have a conversation with someone who looks like me, someone white shows up and tells them not to speak,” Jackson said.
The mayor’s office and the Portland Police Department could not be reached for comment Thursday night.
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Portland has been experiencing its sixth consecutive week of protests and riots that were originally sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man, in Minneapolis police custody on May 25.
On Tuesday, the Portland Police Department declared riots amid protests outside the city headquarters and urged protesters to leave the area or be subjected to tear gas and other ammunition.
That same day, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said he had scolded an offer of help from Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf.
“I told the Acting Secretary that my greatest immediate concern is the violence that federal agents have brought to our streets in recent days and the life-threatening tactics that his agents use,” Wheeler wrote Tuesday night. “We do not need or want your help.”
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Meanwhile, city businesses have reported losses of $ 23 million due to looters and rioters, amid a coronavirus pandemic that is already causing massive economic damage.
Fox News’ Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
