A remarkable and nightmarish scene playing out in Portland should terrify anyone who cares about the US constitution
POSTED BY: reaverfan
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 18:21
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As far as I can tell, security forces have set up a defensive phalanx around public buildings.
They are NOT chasing protesters around the streets of Portland, kettling them and rounding them up en masse.
And WHY have they set up these defensive positions/
Because of night after night of attacks against the buildings ranging from vandalism (graffitti) to more serious attempts to set fires, and attacks on Portland PD itself.
Now, REAVERBOT CLAIMS that these Federal officers are picking people up off the street without warrant.
How would he possibly know? I've seen arrests IRL, Nobody is waving a hardcopy arrest warrant in the air. Neither it nor I would know from watching any arrest whether there was a warrant or not. You would have to follow the arrestee to detention and check up in the booking sheet why they were arrested. Has anyone done that?
REAVERBOT claims aggression against "peaceful" protesters. But IMHO if you mix yourself in with violent agitators and provocateurs who have been attacking buildings and local PD,and approach a defensive line, well, that's just stupid. When I look at who is "aggressing" the first thing I do is look at who approaches who. The static person is not the aggressor.
REAVERBOT also claims that the Federal officers are operating outside of their jurisdiction and therefore "lawlessly". Not true. They are within their juridiction and therefore are operating under relevant rules and chain of command.
Then, based on a lot of hot air and hyperbole, REAVERBOT calls for revolution.
Sounds not only stupid, it sounds like treason.
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I think, if there were real reporters out there, someone should investigate ALL of these claims. Ask witnesses to see if people really were taken off the street, Try and find out the indenties of the arrestees, if any. Where are they presumably being detained? What were they taken into custody for? Are they illegal aliens? Were they caught on camera wielding lasers, or throwing fireworks, or attacking police officers? Were they just innocent protestors pulled off the street at random? Did this actually even happen? (There are no specifics in these stories, AFAIK.)
Look at the arrest records of local PD: how many people have been arrested, and where were they arrested? At the contact line around the Federal Courthouse? Someplace else?
Who is in charge of the Federal officers? What rules are they following? What charges are they empowered to levy?
In any case, I think there is already a formal investigation going on. I await the results.
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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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Peacefully reaver. Those on the left who believe it's time to do an end run around our democratic institutions, are, wacko sicko's like those on the Trump spectrum you and I complain about.
No shit. If you think it's time for violence we part company now. So far the system is holding and will recover. It will be better and stronger than ever because of recent lessons learned. Protecting and yes, improving those institutions is what I'm about.
T 
Stupid people don't know they're stupid, and they certainly don't realize how obvious it is to others.
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Philadelphia DA warns of charges if federal agents commit crimes
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s top prosecutor has warned that federal law enforcement officers will be charged criminally if they unlawfully assault or kidnap anyone in the city.
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/07/philadelphia-da-warns-of-charges
-if-federal-agents-commit-crimes.html
T
Stupid people don't know they're stupid, and they certainly don't realize how obvious it is to others.
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Of course.
IF FEDERAL AGENTS COMMIT CRIMES THEN THEY SHOULD BE CHARGED.
BUT SO FAR, ALL I SEE IS VAPORWARE: A LOT OF ALLEGATIONS, NO EVIDENCE.
All of the videos of "police violence" in Portland shows PEOPLE APPROACHING THE CONTACT LINE. Not the other way around. The officers are surrounding Federal property. AFAIK they haven't been chasing protesters thru the streets of Portland.
Hey, I've seen protests where the police were chasing protestors thru the streets, billy-clubbing as they went, shooting real live rounds (Kent State) as well as "less lethal" rounds and tear gas canisters directly at people's heads. I've seen protesters kettled and rounded up en masse and herded into waiting buses. I've seen crowd control police pick out people at random from a group of protesters for a real beat-down. Dragging people by their hair. Spraying a sitting, restrained group of protesters straight in the face with tear gas.
Should be punished.
Is this happening in Portland?
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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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shoo comrade...
T
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Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Below is a snapshot of the lawless destruction and violence of the past several weeks that Department of Homeland Security and its subcomponents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and Federal Protective Service have faced:
05/29/2020
Violent anarchists broke a front window at the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
Overall, the cost of damages on federal property done by the violent mob this first night was estimated at $5,000.
05/30/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the BPA Building.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Building.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Terry Schrunk Plaza.
Violent anarchists graffitied the 911 Federal Building.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Pioneer Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Gus J. Solomon Courthouse.
06/01/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied Terry Schrunk Plaza.
Violent anarchists graffitied The Pioneer Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied The Gus J Solomon Courthouse.
06/02/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the U.S. Custom House.
06/06/2020
Violent anarchists destroyed fencing surrounding federal property.
06/07/2020
Violent anarchists damaged and breached the fence around the Hatfield Courthouse.
Portland Police were forced to deploy crowd control spray to disperse a crowd that was throwing animal seed at officers.
06/08/2020
Violent anarchists broke a window at the Hatfield Courthouse while pelting the building with objects.
Violent anarchists cut a hole in the fence surrounding Hatfield Courthouse.
06/10/2020
Violent anarchists removed the entire fence around Hatfield Courthouse and graffitied its front columns.
Violent anarchists attempted to remove wooden barriers from a window on the Hatfield Courthouse.
06/11/2020
Violent anarchists dismantled a section of the fence protecting the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Federal Building.
06/13/2020
Violent anarchists destroyed the card reader at the Hatfield Courthouse by ripping it off its mount.
Violent anarchists destroyed the fence at the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists threw metal pipes at the Hatfield Courthouse, causing Portland Police to issue a disbursal warning for unlawful assembly.
06/17/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
06/20/2020
Among a group of over 400 protesters marching in front of the Pioneer Courthouse, violent anarchists attempted to cause eye damage to officers with commercial grade lasers.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Gus J. Solomon Courthouse.
06/25/2020
Violent anarchists vandalized an FPS camera at the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists breached the fence of the Justice Center, adjacent to the courthouse.
06/30/2020
Violent anarchists ripped down plywood covering the windows at the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Building, before breaking the windows.
7/01/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied new plywood covering the windows at the Hatfield Courthouse and ripped down plywood on the other side of the building.
A group of over 200 violent anarchists blocked access to the building and proceeded to launch aerial fireworks at federal property.
07/02/2020
Violent anarchists broke a front window to the Hatfield Courthouse and attempted to enter the building.
Violent anarchists refused orders to vacate the Hatfield Courthouse area, and instead launched fireworks and threw objects at officers, while attempting to cause eye damage with lasers. One explosive firework was shot into the courthouse.
FPS law enforcement officers were forced to utilized crowd control measures for safety.
07/03/2020
After ongoing riots around the Hatfield Courthouse, crNOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Good post G. Showing what JSF is concerned about. Paint filled balloons instead of 1000 now dying a day because of Trumps response, or lack there of, to the coronavirus.
Where're back to a thousand a day. It breaks your heart.
T
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Nothing Can Justify the Attack on Portland
The question of whether these arrests are appropriate has a clear answer—at least in a nation that purports to live under the rule of law.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/nothing-can-justify-
attack-portland/614413/
Secret police kidnapping people and hauling them away without a word.
That is fascism, but as JSF proves over and over again, that's precisely what JSF wants.
"Violent protesters" (LOL!) are not, and never were the problem.
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Quote:
Originally posted by whozit:
They don't want the feds there because it'll prove they can't keep their own residents safe. It's hard to feel sorry for the people who voted for the government they now have, if you voted for these people, you've gotten what you deserve.
T
Stupid people don't know they're stupid, and they certainly don't realize how obvious it is to others.
How It Starts
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Quote:Portland is 60 miles from the western border.
Originally posted by 1KIKI:Quote:Little known is the fact that the USBP has jurisdiction within 100 miles of any external border, and that that area affects roughly 2/3 of the US population.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, however, is under federal authority
It's one of those gotcha's that very few people seem to know about.
https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/06/10/cbp-protests-border-
zone-312151
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