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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis an interesting discussion. Pics ID'ing Barr's goon squad in Portland
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Nevilledog
(51,302 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)and hold them till they id themselves or someone from their command center shows up to retrieve them.
Then send the ACLU attys after each one.
Betting half of them aren't even Border Patrol or any police affiliation.
Eric Prince's privitized global shadow forces.
BComplex
(8,092 posts)administrations.
jorgevlorgan
(8,351 posts)Reject mall cops.
BigmanPigman
(51,674 posts)The article from an Oregon paper said the police are working with the feds then they said they weren't. I couldn't figure it out since they were contradicting each other.
Evidence shows Portland police working with federal officers at protests, contradicting city officials
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/07/evidence-shows-portland-police-working-with-federal-officers-at-protests-contradicting-city-officials.html
Mike Niendorff
(3,465 posts)No anonymity for fascists.
The world *will* know who you are, and you *will* be held accountable.
MDN
Budi
(15,325 posts)Barr's Goon Squad patch:
Googling Portland Police Uniform, I'm finding that the center of the emblem is always colored, regardless of which division uniform it's representing..
It may vary from purple to blue or brown, but the center is clearly colored
https://www.google.com/search?q=portland+police+uniform&oq=portland+police+uniform&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3.13771j1j7&client=ms-android-samsung-ss&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#imgdii=iaBbEi6mQ0y-WM&imgrc=SBRPsFeHEeZAxM
Captain Zero
(6,868 posts)Maybe they are right wing militias that are deputized
Budi
(15,325 posts)They pledged loyalty to Barr's army, not the US Constitution.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,795 posts)Grokenstein
(5,730 posts)When the real police turn on you?
Budi
(15,325 posts)DO IT PORTLAND!!!
Hekate
(91,047 posts)Pachamama
(16,888 posts)Now
BigmanPigman
(51,674 posts)individuals are. They remind me of Proud Boys.
Pachamama
(16,888 posts)Along with Federal Bureau of Prison volunteers and CBC.
musette_sf
(10,209 posts)safeinOhio
(32,759 posts)ever make an arrest and get a conviction. I'm sure there would be a lot of discovery and questions about their authority from the defense. They would have to spill the beans on who they are and the orders they are given.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)...as someone asked on Twitter...
matt819
(10,749 posts)Is called Portland police bureau and the patch is bureau of police - Portland. Look it up on Wikipedia.
Weird but true.
brer cat
(24,664 posts)and who gave them their orders. Thanks, Budi.
TrishaJ
(798 posts)as Russians? Wouldn't surprise me.
obamanut2012
(26,192 posts)And wtaf is Bureau of Police -- Portland.
wtaf
Like someone else said, these look like MAGAT militia.