[FRIAM] Fwd: What are you seeing? Know?

[Tom Johnson]

RE this morning's conversation about what's happening in Portland, Oregon.
Dick Thompson is an old friend and a retired TIME science reporter.
Tom

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From: Dick Thompson <dickthompson1 at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: What are you seeing? Know?
To: Tom Johnson <tom at jtjohnson.com>


I have volunteered with ACLU as a Legal Observer monitoring police
interactions with protesters. I was asked to work the latest demonstrations
but declined because of Covid.

Nevertheless, I'm on the Signal channel so I can see and hear what they see
and hear. And it is very disturbing. The LOs have been gassed multiple
times in even a single protest. They have so many flash-bangs land at their
feet that they are now concerned about repeated concussions. They are using
their own money to buy safety equipment including respirators and ear
protection.

The demonstrations have been doing on for seven weeks. They began with
George Floyd response but it has evolved to include police violence as
well. And every night the police confirm they use excessive force, even on
peaceful protesters.

ACLU won a temporary injunction to block police from arresting or detaining
LOs and reporters. Then the fed cops come in and are not under that court
order. In fact, we don't know the legal basis for any of their actions.

If you want to follow, use #portlandprotest.

I'll enclose my Indivisible Oregon post I wrote Tuesday about this:

On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 9:00 AM Tom Johnson <tom at jtjohnson.com> wrote:

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> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/17/reports-federal-officers-detain-portland-protesters-unmarked-vans/5457471002/
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