The police, especially those in Portland, have found a new word in their vocabulary to justify violence against protesters.
A riot - when six or more persons engage in tumultuous and violent conduct,”
Here again, the police are identifying police work and definitions without addressing the grievances of the protesters. So long as there is a complete breakdown of accountability by the police that causes the protests, there is every indication they will continue. The police chief needs to identify the reason for the protesters' grievance and what is going to be done to end police brutality. This is nothing more than justification by the police to attack people with real grievances.
It has gotten to be a regular event with both sides expecting the worst from each other. That is dangerous for a democracy. The civilian mayor and council has to take up the grievances of these people and provide a real reason to enact change of policy by police officers.
It is unrealistic to believe police will never be needed in any city in the USA, but, there MUST be an address of grievance in real ways that brings about the end of police brutality.
