Another day in Portland, another protest. Originally this protest was to whine about indigenous Indians not being able to grow wild rice because of construction of some pipeline (Stop Line 3) or something, but eventually they approached the Portland Federal Courthouse and all of the Indian drumming and chanting faded away as low-T black clad Protesters decided to take full advantage of the fact the fences around the Courthouse were no longer in place.
Maybe not so much a protest though as Domestic Terrorism if we believe our new Attorney General Merrick Garland.
They shattered one of the courthouses fancy new windows as well.
Maybe not so much a protest though as Domestic Terrorism if we believe our new Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Merrick Garland said:Well, Senator, my own definition, which is about the same as the statutory definition, is the use of violence or threats of violence in attempt to disrupt the democratic processes. So an attack on a courthouse, while in operation, trying to prevent judges from actually deciding cases, that plainly is domestic extremism, domestic terrorism. An attack simply on a government property at night, or any other kind of circumstances, is a clear crime and a serious one, and should be punished. I don’t know enough about the facts of the example you’re talking about. But that’s where I draw the line. One is — both are criminal, but one is a core attack on our democratic institutions.
They shattered one of the courthouses fancy new windows as well.