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A Navy vet asked federal officers in Portland to remember their oaths. Then they broke his hand.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/20/christopher-david-portland-protest-video/
An officer sprays a chemical irritant in the face of Christopher David, a 53-year-old resident of Portland, Ore. (Portland Tribune/Reuters)
By Marissa J. Lang
July 20, 2020 at 2:54 a.m. EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. — He came to the protest with a question. He left with two broken bones in a confrontation with federal officers that went viral.
Christopher David had watched in horror as videos surfaced of federal officers in camouflage throwing protesters into unmarked vans in Portland. The 53-year-old Portland resident had heard the stories: protesters injured, gassed, sprayed with chemicals that tugged at their nostrils and burned their eyes.
David, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former member of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps, said he wanted to know what the officers involved thought of the oath they had sworn to protect and defend the Constitution.
So, he said, on Saturday evening, he headed to downtown Portland to ask them.
That night’s protests outside the federal courthouse — the 51st day of ongoing demonstrations — began with a line of local moms linking arms and demanding the federal agents stop targeting Portland kids. David, who had never attended a protest before, hung back and watched.
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An officer sprays a chemical irritant in the face of Christopher David, a 53-year-old resident of Portland, Ore. (Portland Tribune/Reuters)
By Marissa J. Lang
July 20, 2020 at 2:54 a.m. EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. — He came to the protest with a question. He left with two broken bones in a confrontation with federal officers that went viral.
Christopher David had watched in horror as videos surfaced of federal officers in camouflage throwing protesters into unmarked vans in Portland. The 53-year-old Portland resident had heard the stories: protesters injured, gassed, sprayed with chemicals that tugged at their nostrils and burned their eyes.
David, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former member of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps, said he wanted to know what the officers involved thought of the oath they had sworn to protect and defend the Constitution.
So, he said, on Saturday evening, he headed to downtown Portland to ask them.
That night’s protests outside the federal courthouse — the 51st day of ongoing demonstrations — began with a line of local moms linking arms and demanding the federal agents stop targeting Portland kids. David, who had never attended a protest before, hung back and watched.
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Link to tweet
Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing
Navy veteran in this Portland video is Christopher David. He went to the protests for the first time to ask officers about the constitution.
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8:07 AM · Jul 20, 2020
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