Portland police passed more than two hours on Saturday when alt-right and anti-police protesters confronted with guns, smoke bombs and even liquid-filled condoms during the 86th consecutive day of unrest in the city of Oregon.
The news broke when about 100 right-wing activists, including members of the Proud Boys, staged a “Back the Blue” rally in front of the Multnomah County Justice Center – and met with protesters who were members of the anti – fascist group Antifa, reported the Washington Post.
But even though police described it as a riot, politicians kept their distance and did not intervene.
“Every skirmish revealed that willing participants were involved and the events did not last in time, so officers were not deployed to intervene,” the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement.
“PPB members have been the focus of more than 80 days of violent action targeting the police, which is an important consideration in determining if police resources are needed to engage between two groups of people who appear willing to do so. to short-term physical confrontations, ”the statement said.
“While the activity in the group met the definition of a riot, PPB did not declare one because there were not enough police resources available to address such a statement,” the department said.
Police said both sides were armed – the farthest group with paintball guns, metal rods, and aluminum bats, the anti-police crowd with rocks, fireworks and bottles full of chemicals, the outlet said.
Cops later confiscated a bucket filled with “condom filled with an unknown liquid” and a water bottle filled with what police believed was urine, “the department said. said in a Twitter post. Another video shows a member of the pro-police group with a gun in Protestant fashion.
IN video posted on Twitter captured a woman who was stunned and knocked to the ground by a protester identified as a member of the Proud Boys.
But police said there was violence from both sides, with anti-police protesters throwing rocks and other objects at the pro-police group.
“We are investigating criminal acts if we are aware of them and ask for all victims to come forward so we can build the best case for improved prosecution outcomes,” Portucks Police Chief Chuck Lovell said in a statement, Fox News reported.
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