This is not a good time to be a cop. Especially in the city. Eric spent the last three days on the streets in downtown Portland. Not fun. Protests are ok. Protests are common activities in Portland. Demonstrations for causes from animal rights to free speech to "you name it' are almost daily. The last week or so has been different. Large and violent.
Folks have a right to protest. They have a right to say, " I am not happy." "Changes are needed."
They don't have a right to fire bomb businesses. Break windows. Loot stores. That is not what civilized people do. It is not constructive. It is destructive. It does not help the system. Burning, looting and trashing a clothing store does nothing for "equal rights". The ones who do this are hoodlums. Nothing less. Hoodlums looking for an excuse to be destructive and violent.
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