by Ty Davison | Jul 19, 2020 | News & Commentary
How to ruin the First Amendment for everyone ‘Anarchists’ provoke tear gas use during Portland protests, police tell Oregon lawmakers – oregonlive.com: High-ranking Portland police officials told state lawmakers they’ve tried to de-escalate violence at...
by Ty Davison | Jul 17, 2020 | News & Commentary
This is not constitutional. Even I know that. Federal agents arrest Portland protesters in unmarked cars, sparking intense backlash – The Washington Post: “Arrests require probable cause that a federal crime had been committed, that is, specific...
by Ty Davison | Jul 4, 2020 | News & Commentary
I think the thread may have been lost. Police declare riot early Saturday, third time in week. It is unclear to me what is now being accomplished other than the destruction of property and the risking of lives. Whatever specific changes protestors might be...
by Ty Davison | Jul 1, 2020 | News & Commentary
Seattle’s “Summer of Love” ends early. The Grim Lessons of CHOP : This reached a breaking point about a week ago with two shootings in 48 hours. In one of them, a 19-year-old kid who was trying to get other protesters to stop setting off dangerous...
by Ty Davison | Jun 29, 2020 | News & Commentary
It’s almost like a police-free anarchy zone is a bad idea. CHOP shooting in Seattle autonomous zone kills man and critically wounds boy – CNN: A shooting in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupation Protest (CHOP) area Monday morning left one man dead and a...
