Small march took off from the rally happening at waterfront downtown. Within 10 minutes state troopers started arresting random people quite violently. People that were standing on the sidewalk got grabbed and thrown into walls, shoved to the ground. One person who was already detained by a state trooper got punched in the face by another state trooper.
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all five people arrested last night are yet to be released. Super unusual for portland and not sure what’s going on.
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They were all arrested by OSP (state troopers). There has been some speculation by folks that this is the reason they are being held until arraignments, but that is not the case.
I worry this is intentional to make the process even more painful. Portlands new DA, Vasquez, ran his campaign on law & order and was directly going after Schmidt's (old DA) “leniency” towards protest cases.
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Everyone is still inside. No one has been released yet. It’s been over 24hrs.
Either way, they are trying to prove a point. Both Chief Day and the DA. Whether this is the new normal for protest arrests or just to make a point this once since these are first protests with new DA, idk. Me thinks the former.
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4/5 people are out.
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Update- 4/5 of the arrestees were released around 10:30pm last night. Well over 24 hours. The 5th person is STILL being held in jail. The person is deaf, and as of 9:30 last night they still hadn’t been provided an interpreter and have no access to their meds.
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They were finally released about an hour ago. They were pushed out past all supporters outside by police and then shoved into a cab. Police yelled at supporters to get back and wouldn't allow anyone to speak with them.
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@alissaazar that's new and bad.
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@Sliver_Rider yeah this is highly concerning
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