Weapon checks, bomb-sniffing police dogs to greet protesters Saturday in Portland

[0rganism]

Source: The Oregonian

The Portland Police Bureau is preparing for a potentially violent showdown between dueling demonstrators Saturday, with a ramped-up law enforcement presence and checkpoints throughout the main protest area to screen for weapons.

Hundreds of people are expected to descend on downtown to oppose a march and rally organized by Joey Gibson and his right-wing group Patriot Prayer, which says it plans to bring supporters from around the country.

Those active in the movement nationwide say Gibson's so-called "March For Freedom" may become the largest right-wing demonstration in the U.S. this year.

Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/08/weapon_checks_bomb-sniffing_po.html

[sandensea]

1. Except of course for infiltrators.

They'll no doubt be waved right through, and shielded from anyone who catches on to them.

[pecosbob]

2. If you bring a weapon to a political protest

you are engaging in a form of terrorism...doesn't matter which side you support. Crowd protection barriers should be erected by local law enforcement to protect protesters from vehicular terrorists like we saw in Charlotte.

[iluvtennis]

3. Some pics of counter protesters

[H2O Man]

5. Very nice.

[jalan48]

8. +1

[hlthe2b]

4. I hope these a'holes realize that hurting/killing one of those police dogs carries felony

charges, just as killing a police (human) officer.

As much as I don't want to see human v human violence, neither do I want to see another police dogs hurt/killed.

[Hulk]

6. Let's just hope this is the biggest dud of all time

If the news didn’t play this up so much, it will probably be half of what it is.

I just hope nobody gets hurt.

[Initech]

7. I really wish our media would stop making these assholes celebrities.

Nazis don't deserve the time of day, let alone any sort of media exposure to spew their bile and hatred.

[7962]

12. Exactly. If no counter protestors showed up, the "march" would have no effect.

They WANT protestors to attack them because it just proves their point.

[elmac]

9. Portland police audio feed, just some prep stuff now

https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/20613/web

[Hortensis]

10. "What if they had a war (protest) and nobody came?"

Here in this deep south community people refused to be downtown during the tiny annual KKK parade. Hard on the businesses, but after a few events that made exactly the statement they didn't want, this county's KKKers gave up.

As an alternative, what I would like to see is what the press did not show in Charleston: The large number of people who lined the streets to quietly express their rejection. Photographers had to work on their camera angles to get only the aggressive ones in front who gave a better show.

[janx]

11. Live Stream

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1ZkKzNnmwMoKv