PDX....Police attacking crowd with horse patrols right now

[grasswire]

Officer down

[grasswire]

1. chaos

firecrackers

[grasswire]

2. ambulance onthe way

incendiary device was thrown, officer injured

[grasswire]

3. ambulance onthe way

incendiary device was thrown, officer injured

[grasswire]

4. man pulled from crowd, taken down by police, cuffed

horses surrounding blocking view of cameras

[grasswire]

5. crowd continues to grow -- police outnumbered by thousands

it's really dangerous to throw fireworks at horses in a crowd like that.

[grasswire]

6. news anchor -- no longer a festive mood

horses on the move again

[grasswire]

7. crowd is pushing police back

taking closeup photos of cops

this is getting very tense

[grasswire]

8. "if this crowd decides to move, we have a problem"

horses have backed off

[grasswire]

9. horse patrols have withdrawn

no longer visible

[grasswire]

10. police loudspeaker van moving through "DISPERSE!"

official warning, I guess

[Fire Walk With Me]

12. As always, the problem is the police! K&R!

[grasswire]

14. yes

they have inflamed a peaceful festive crowd

[trueblue2007]

25. the peaceful festive crowd.... GIVE ME A BREAK. These people HATE the cops

[grasswire]

27. "these people?"

There are all kinds of people there.

[grasswire]

11. crowd is shouting OUR STREETS OUR STREETS n/t

[grasswire]

13. police positioning for action if crowd does not disperse

"something else is about to happen" -- reporter

[grasswire]

15. gun drawn, reporter says

[grasswire]

16. protesters singing national anthem n/t

[grasswire]

17. 3rd and Main is the flash point

crowd is pushing the police back

[grasswire]

18. batons in hand, riot gear

36 officers at this location, thousands of protesters

[grasswire]

19. crowd surrounding police

holy crap

[grasswire]

20. yelling PEACEFUL PROTEST, PEACEFUL PROTEST

[grasswire]

21. police have given up a whole block now n/t

[grasswire]

22. now demonstrators have fallen back and are turning backs on police

WOW

This is at one location

[hlthe2b]

23. Isn't PDX the airport?

???

On edit, I am in process of moving and just spent a few minutes getting caught up.... but still confused why you refer to city of Portland by the airport abbreviation. No matter, the whole crackdown is just despicable. Damn... even in Portland the Brown Shits are "in charge."

[grasswire]

24. yes, but also used to designate Portland n/t

[grasswire]

26. are police sucking them into a trap?

Why are the officers moving slowly allowing protesters to advance in more than one location?

[joshcryer]

28. Thinning the herd, allowing people to consider their actions, classic psychological warfare.

They can't squeeze they have to spread if they have any hope of opening the streets back up.

[MedleyMisty]

30. YAY Josh!

((((((hugs))))))

Good to see you! Looks like we've got another revolution to keep an eye on! :)

[joshcryer]

31. Impossible not to see this one even when being low-info. :)

Sadly I am fearing for the occupiers in Portland. :(

I just heard before the feed went that they believe the news is being evacuated for the final push. :(

[grasswire]

29. police telling reporters to leave that area

sigh

[Fire Walk With Me]

32. SHIT

Pray NOW.

[FirstLight]

33. they are waiting for the crowd to disperse

watch out guys...don't lower your guard! stay strong!

[joshcryer]

34. I think they'll cease occupying the roads once the park is "open" (technically it is closed...

...indefinitely but once the time passes they have an argument). At which point the police will not try that crap again because they see what happens when they do.

[grasswire]

35. still thousands of people in the area

horses still standing nearby -- that means no chemical weapons yet

protesters plan to surround the park with people to protect them

[county worker]

36. You all should watch the live stream. There is no trouble happening!

[joshcryer]

37. There was a significant escalation earlier, it was looking really bad. It's calmed considerably, now

The police have recognized that their actions were not going to be effective.