Entry for October 5, 2006 - Peaceful Protest in Portland - Police Attack!
Check out Indy News for the truth, or talk to someone who was there on the front-line, like I did.
From Indy News in Portland:
"breaking news - October 5
3:26PM PDT: 10 arrests, pepper spray, rubber bullets, and bean bags have been used on the protesters. PLDN requests that witnesses contact them.
3:24PM PDT: Around 12th to 14th street and Jefferson major road block by peaceful protesters Now police have area sealed in a 2 block radius. Report of 3 girls trampled by the police horses on sidewalk at 3:00 on 13 & jefferson.
3:15PM PDT: Reports that police are using rubber bullets. A call has been made for Black Cross support. There have been at least 10 arrests so far.
2:55PM PDT: Reports of people being pepper sprayed, horses stampeding into the group of protesters
on the sidewalk..
Reports of an arrest on 12th and Jefferson..
2:37PM PDT: Riot cops, horses, police vans out.. group is stopped north of columbia. Police are saying "sidewalks are closed."
2:14PM PDT: 20 to 30 people sitting down in intersection of Washington and Broadway..
2:03PM PDT: Report that the police are blocking protesters. Horse cops are out. Report that a photographer was struck by a horse at 4th and main. Police baricade set up, not let protesters across max tracks.
1:54PM PDT: Group is marching. Group is heading east on salmon street. About 40 cops and 300 marches. 30 of the 40 cops are on bikes."
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News on TV (once only) showed a young lady who stated that the people who were attacked by police were on the sidewalk and not doing anything threatening. She stated the police had told them to get off the street and onto the sidewalks and then basically surrounded them before they attacked the crowd of peaceful protesters.
EYE WITNESS REPORT:
The person I spoke with stated that girls were trampled by police horses, some one was shot in the face with a rubber bullet and one man with Asthma had to be rushed to the hospital after being pepper-sprayed. The person I spoke with had a rifle pointed at him (as he stood on the sidewalk with his girlfriend) by the policeman that was shooting people on the sidewalk and only avoided injury because another cop tapped the crazed cop on the arm. The "target" stated that it was as if the other cop was saying "what are you doing? Lay off".
He also stated that the police had instructed them to get onto the sidewalks, which they did.
Despite the Spin Machine reports, people who were arrested or "detained" were on the sidewalk and my eye witness stated that the police had to push past other people standing on the sidewalk so they could grab one person who was not doing anything other than standing there with the rest of the people who had followed police orders to get off the street and onto the sidewalk.
Look for the movie "America: Freedom to Fascism" coming to a town near you. It was a big hit here in Portland.
If you can't see the movie at least check out the website:
http://www.freedomtofascism.com/
If you miss that be sure to check out the movie "V" for Vendetta.
Speak out! I emailed the Mayor's office immediately to ask what is going on? And let him know that I heard the truth from an eye witness. Tell your friends the truth before it is too late.
