The Seattle City Council is facing something of a dilemma in its popular pledge to cut the police budget by 50 percent. To do so would require firing a significant number of police officers, which is also popular. The problem is that the firing would be done by seniority and many of the less senior officers are black. The solution according to City Council member Lisa Herbold is simple: fire officers based on their race. While that would be the definition of racial discrimination, Herbold clearly believes that it is discrimination for a good cause. The federal courts are likely to disagree. Most notably, Herbold’s call for racial discrimination against white officers would seek to undue the work of Justice Thurgood Marshall who insisted that racial discrimination unlawful and evil regardless of the race you want to disenfranchise or discriminate against.
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best released a video calling the plan of Herbold and others “completely reckless.” She also sent a letter to Mayor Jenny Durkan warning that dramatic cuts would require the layoff of hundreds of officers. The Police Department also warned that the firings would include many minority officers.
It was only the last risk that concerned Herbold who promptly suggested discriminating on the basis of race:
Herbold insists that this would be perfectly legal despite the prohibitions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
What concerns me most is not that such calls for racial discrimination are possibly constitutional but that they are so clearly popular.
The EEOC amplifies this point on its website: “It is unlawful to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race or color in regard to hiring, termination, promotion, compensation, job training, or any other term, condition, or privilege of employment.”
In taking this position, Herbold is opposing one of the best known opinions by Thurgood Marshall. In McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co. (1976), Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote opinions that called for the broad interpretation of Title VII to protect everyone. In McDonald, two white employees were fired after a theft in the business. The two white employees were held jointly and severally liable with a black employee. However, only the white employees were fired. After they sued under Title VII, Marshall wrote for the majority in denouncing such discrimination against white employees, insisted that “racial discrimination in private employment against whites [must be] on the same terms as racial discrimination against nonwhites.” He denounced “the illogic in retaining guilty employees of one color while discharging those of another color.” While Marshall would vigorously support affirmative action (including his dissent in Bakke), he believed that all races were protected from discrimination under federal law.
This of course would be even more egregious since Herbold wants to fire white officers due to their race alone. They would not be accused of any wrongdoing or failure. The problem is their race.
It is notable that is not an action that is part of or in furtherance of a valid affirmative action plans ordered by a court or approved by a federal agency. See United Steelworkers of America v. Weber (1979) and Johnson v. Transportation Agency (1987). In Ricci v. DeStefano (2009), the Supreme Court ruled against the city of New Haven after a group of white firefighters and a hispanic firefighter challenged the refusal to certify the results of promotion exams in order to promote black firefighters who performed less well. The Court held that the City’s refusal to certify the test was unlawful discrimination under Title VII. If found that “race-based action like the City’s in this case is impermissible under Title VII unless the employer can demonstrate a strong basis in evidence that, had it not taken the action, it would have been liable under the disparate-impact statute.”
Herbold would not only refuse to promote on the basis of race but would fire officers on that basis. No test. Just a pure racially discriminatory program of terminations. Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (2007), Chief Justice John Roberts once declared “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” That is clearly not the plan of Herbold and any of her colleagues who want to fire officers based on their race.
Independent Bob, the Seattle City Council voted for a smaller police force.
Here’s an idea..WHY NOT fire ALL of the White Council persons?!! SHE, yes SHE would be included!
Then the people deserve what they will get. I’m glad I don’t live there.
$$ works. Make early retirement of senior police officers highly attractive.
Why?
Your comment is dumber than that councilwoman.
Texan – I think Benson is taking from experience. 😉
They would have to pay more to bring them back when everything goes to hell.
Lead the way Herbold the Hypocrite. If you think pigment people step aside and let someone with better pigmentation have your position.
In her case, pigmentation makes about as much sense as any other qualifying trait because I can’t imagine anyone doing worse than she’s doing. Taxpayers would be better off with a barnyard animal in her position. At least it wouldn’t actively try to eliminate people’s civil rights.
Hollywood has moved to hiring many more blacks in all positions and whites are losing their jobs. Kind of funny since they have been telling everyone else that this type of discrimination is good for us.
As for Hollywood, I don’t think mandating that all of those positions be filled with black people is going to quite work out as they expect.
pretty funny looking at TV commercials and seeing all the black actors ,getting a chance, it is like baseball 40 years ago! Wonder if Chica nos is will be next?
I find it ludicrous that, in Australia where there are very few persons of African descent (I’m 72 , live in Australia’s largest city, and I’ve never met one), they are appearing more often in adverts. One rarely ever sees one on the street but we must have inclusivity by having them in adverts!
(I’m 72 , live in Australia’s largest city, and I’ve never met one)
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Maybe I will retire there.
Things are changing in the country. Laws are increasingly ignored. The so called ‘good’ of firing white cops is increasingly seen as more important than following ‘bad’ laws based on a ‘racist’ constitution.
So some judges on some ‘racist’ court make ‘racist’ decisions based on a ‘racist’ constitution? The answer in the ‘new’ US is simple — ignore all of that and continue with what they ‘know’ is ‘right’.
Eventually changing the constitution by a simple majority to a document that allows changes by a simple majority will be seen as a perfectly legitimate way to get rid of and ‘old, racist, obsolete constitution’.
All that’s required for massive changes is for enough people in high places to make those changes with the support of most of the people. A minority of people screaming “That’s unconstitutional” will be simply ignored, or maybe even jailed.
You Moran without the constitution there won’t be America! Time for some to move out the country at this point Russia taking people head over idiot
Where did you learn your writing skills?
Councilwoman Herbold (and her constituents) should have the courage of her convictions to resign post haste and then immediately move to a city with a minority-majority law enforcement force, Detroit or Baltimore perhaps. On wait we are talking about the Woke here. Hypocrisy is their way of life!
Obviously, some of the politicos are pushing really hard for a race war . . . A N Y T H I N G to rip our constitutional republic apart and burn it to the ground . . . in order to establish a 3rd world banana republic (with instability and lawlessness).
Protesters have trashed the Columbus statute in Chicago in Grant Park and were trying to pull it down. They were pushed back and are now physically assaulting police with thrown missiles and fireworks aka explosives
When i lived in Chicago if you fired a “fireworks” as big as a mortar like in the clip they would have shot you for sure. In my opinion they should be firing live ammunition and defending themselves with lethal force. Mow the front line of the criminal murderous mob down and you will see how fast they run. The mob deserves violent reprisals now, I pray they reap the whirlwind.
And why not? What’s happening now? Why are police and the government tolerating this terrorism?
How does this have anything to do with “black lives?” The CPD has tons of black cops.
The fact is these mobs are evil scum and must be culled from decent society.
https://twitter.com/WGNNews/status/1284287185508864006?s=20
Where’s the Italian Americans to defend the icon of this hero? The answer is, they were targeted for destruction by the Chicago Democrat party when they thought they had outlived their usefulness. Most of them have left and gone.
This is outrageous., I am physically nauseous with anger and sadness. Legitimate government must crush these terrorists or a krypteia will rise and do it anyways. And not stop there, either.
1 kings 29:18:
Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood–yes, yours!'”
Far left lunatic. If you fire whites solely for being white, do you know what will happen? The rest of the department, business, or whatever the organization is will fail. The fired whites will band together, form another new organization, and quickly rise to the top. With the minorities again left out. So she failed. Try again.
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-white-people-black-police.html
2 to 3 times more likely.
If you commit many more violent crimes than any other ethnic group then you are more likely to be shot than members of any other ethnic group. There is a direct proportion in there somewhere.
It would be interesting to see the numbers as proportions of shot to crimes committed. I suspect, but don’t know, that it would not speak well of our black citizens.
https://twitter.com/WGNNews/status/1284287185508864006?s=20
beasts attack the great Columbus
David Benson is the God Emperor of Making Stuff Up and owes me forty-five citations (one from the OED, one from the town ordinances and two from the Old Testament), an equation and the source of a quotation, and his mental health professional certificate after eighty-three weeks, and needs to cite all his work from now on. and is suffering from cementia – thanks for sending us this flawed study from Northeastern and Harvard. First, it is based on stats for only 27 states, slightly more than half the United States. Second, the authors decided that population numbers and not people committing the crimes would be the best floorline for their data. Hence, the data set is incomplete, not up-to-date and based on faulty logic.
Just another liberal whack job too stupid to listen to. What a waste of flesh and guts.
The problem with this approach is that it has already been empirically shown that non-white officers are just as likely to use force against black suspects as white officers are, and that police use of force directly correlates with an areas rate of violent crime. The problems are deeper than this superficial solution.
She is simply one more example of the growing cadre of self-loathing White people.
I’m sure there are civil rights and tort lawyers licking their chops and hanging out at the gate at the PD handing out business cards.
Why in the F*CK does this B*TCH still have a JOB?!?! Racist pieces of filth like this lefty POS need to be taught a lesson! That no one has the balls to do it is pathetic. F*CK Seattle for not punishing this racist trash.
They should also tell her that when the police go, she will also go to save the city money.
More On Portland..
Customs & Border Patrol Invoved In Addition To U.S. Marshals
Federal customs officials said Friday that their agents had detained a demonstrator in Portland, Ore., in a widely seen video circulating online that showed two men in apparent military garb taking a young man wearing all black into custody, defending the apprehension by describing the man as being suspected of attacking federal agents and property.
In a statement on Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said its agents had taken the action in the video and that they “had information indicating the person in the video was suspected of assaults against federal agents or destruction of federal property.”
During a video press conference Friday, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler twice called the federal police in his city President Trump’s “personal army” and said that he is joining a chorus of Oregon’s elected officials in sending a clear message to Washington: “Take your troops out of Portland.”
Federal officers from the U.S. Marshals Service and Department of Homeland Security have stormed Portland’s streets as part of President Trump’s promised strong response to ongoing protests. Local leaders expressed alarm and echoed calls for the feds to leave that have grown stronger since Marshals Service officers severely wounded a peaceful protester on Saturday.
“A peaceful protester in Portland was shot in the head by one of Donald Trump’s secret police,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote in a Thursday tweet.
Civil rights advocates suggested the Trump administration is testing the limits of its executive power.
Jann Carson, interim executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, called the recent arrests “flat-out unconstitutional” in a statement shared with The Post.
Edited From: “Officials Critized As Protesters Tell Of Being Detained By Agents In Unmarked Vans”
This Evening’s Washington Post
REGARDING ABOVE:
I don’t necessarily sympathize with the protesters here. But if local authorities in Portland didn’t ‘ask’ for Federal assistance, this development becomes a rather ominous threshold to cross.
It’s interesting to note that Republicans are usually quite wary of federal overreach.
Perhaps it would be a better idea to fire all the black officers…
Oh, noes. That would be RACISM!
If the hooligans are destroying federal property the feds don’t have to ask the limp-d*ck mayor of Portland for permission to act. It’s about time somebody did something.
Young, is Federal property being destroyed? And I’m just asking here. I didnt see any reports regarding damage in the coverage I read. Feel free to post any reports you know of.
You need a better search engine. Then again, perhaps an operational definition of destroyed, is necessary.
OLLY and Peter – here is HHS report of damage
“The city of Portland has been under siege for 47 straight days by a violent mob while local political leaders refuse to restore order to protect their city. Each night, lawless anarchists destroy and desecrate property, including the federal courthouse, and attack the brave law enforcement officers protecting it.
“A federal courthouse is a symbol of justice – to attack it is to attack America. Instead of addressing violent criminals in their communities, local and state leaders are instead focusing on placing blame on law enforcement and requesting fewer officers in their community. This failed response has only emboldened the violent mob as it escalates violence day after day.
“This siege can end if state and local officials decide to take appropriate action instead of refusing to enforce the law. DHS will not abdicate its solemn duty to protect federal facilities and those within them. Again, I reiterate the Department’s offer to assist local and state leaders to bring an end to the violence perpetuated by anarchists,” said Acting Secretary Chad Wolf
Below is a snapshot of the lawless destruction and violence of the past several weeks that Department of Homeland Security and its subcomponents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and Federal Protective Service have faced:
05/29/2020
Violent anarchists broke a front window at the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
Overall, the cost of damages on federal property done by the violent mob this first night was estimated at $5,000.
05/30/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the BPA Building.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Building.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Terry Schrunk Plaza.
Violent anarchists graffitied the 911 Federal Building.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Pioneer Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Gus J. Solomon Courthouse.
06/01/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied Terry Schrunk Plaza.
Violent anarchists graffitied The Pioneer Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied The Gus J Solomon Courthouse.
06/02/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the U.S. Custom House.
06/06/2020
Violent anarchists destroyed fencing surrounding federal property.
06/07/2020
Violent anarchists damaged and breached the fence around the Hatfield Courthouse.
Portland Police were forced to deploy crowd control spray to disperse a crowd that was throwing animal seed at officers.
06/08/2020
Violent anarchists broke a window at the Hatfield Courthouse while pelting the building with objects.
Violent anarchists cut a hole in the fence surrounding Hatfield Courthouse.
06/10/2020
Violent anarchists removed the entire fence around Hatfield Courthouse and graffitied its front columns.
Violent anarchists attempted to remove wooden barriers from a window on the Hatfield Courthouse.
06/11/2020
Violent anarchists dismantled a section of the fence protecting the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Federal Building.
06/13/2020
Violent anarchists destroyed the card reader at the Hatfield Courthouse by ripping it off its mount.
Violent anarchists destroyed the fence at the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists threw metal pipes at the Hatfield Courthouse, causing Portland Police to issue a disbursal warning for unlawful assembly.
06/17/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
06/20/2020
Among a group of over 400 protesters marching in front of the Pioneer Courthouse, violent anarchists attempted to cause eye damage to officers with commercial grade lasers.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Gus J. Solomon Courthouse.
06/25/2020
Violent anarchists vandalized an FPS camera at the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists breached the fence of the Justice Center, adjacent to the courthouse.
06/30/2020
Violent anarchists ripped down plywood covering the windows at the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Building, before breaking the windows.
7/01/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied new plywood covering the windows at the Hatfield Courthouse and ripped down plywood on the other side of the building.
A group of over 200 violent anarchists blocked access to the building and proceeded to launch aerial fireworks at federal property.
07/02/2020
Violent anarchists broke a front window to the Hatfield Courthouse and attempted to enter the building.
Violent anarchists refused orders to vacate the Hatfield Courthouse area, and instead launched fireworks and threw objects at officers, while attempting to cause eye damage with lasers. One explosive firework was shot into the courthouse.
FPS law enforcement officers were forced to utilized crowd control measures for safety.
07/03/2020
After ongoing riots around the Hatfield Courthouse, crowds were dispersed only to make a return later into the night.
Violent Anarchists broke the front window of the Hatfield U.S. Courthouse and shot fireworks into the building.
Violent anarchists firebombed the building. Federal law enforcement extinguished the fire.
07/04/2020
Around 1,000 violent anarchists spray painted, threw rocks, and shot fireworks (including mortar style fireworks) at the Hatfield Courthouse. They also destroyed a security camera at the facility.
A CBP team supporting FPS at the courthouse arrested suspects from the graffiti and camera vandalism incidents.
The mob continued to throw rocks and paint-filled balloons, while attempting to breach the doors.
Teams were forced to utilize crowd control measures for safety.
Multiple individuals were seen carrying rifles, including the driver of a vehicle who attempted to strike a Portland Police Bureau officer with his car in front of the Hatfield Courthouse.
07/05/2020
A hostile crowd of about 250 violent anarchists returned to the vicinity of Hatfield Courthouse to vandalize and attack numerous facilities and police, while failing to comply with dispersal order.
Violent anarchists surrounded and blocked law enforcement from the area as extremists proceeded to attack police with thrown projectiles and large mortar style fireworks.
Two Portland Police Bureau officers were injured by the crowd (possible concussion).
Portland Police Bureau took five into custody for directing lasers against aircraft.
Violent anarchists set fires in front of Hatfield Courthouse and Chapman park.
At the entrance of Hatfield Courthouse, Violent Anarchists fired large fireworks and threw other dangerous objects toward the entrance and the personnel protecting it.
The mob was pushed completely out of the area of Hatfield Courthouse; FPS made two arrests during push.
Portland Police made multiple arrests and found a loaded weapon on one subject.
Two more violent anarchists were arrested, and one was found to be carrying what appears to be a pipe bomb.
Violent anarchists assaulted construction crews by targeting them with fireworks while they repaired Hatfield Building.
A joint team had to be deployed to create buffer between violent anarchists and construction crew to protect construction workers.
07/06/2020
Violent anarchists attempted to cause vision damage to personnel with lasers. Five arrests were made for assaulting law enforcement.
07/07/2020
Violent anarchists held a “Night of Rage,” in which a 400-500-person protest devolved into riots, assaulting law enforcement officers and federal property.
Approximately 200 violent anarchists began pursuing law enforcement officers to disrupt enforcement actions, assaulting them with rocks and bottles.
Around 150 violent anarchists in front of the Justice Center began attacking personnel with lasers and peppered the area with fireworks.
Three violent anarchists were arrested for attacking law enforcement.
07/08/2020
Approximately 200 violent anarchists attacked DHS law enforcement officers while apprehending a subject who was wanted for property damage.
One arrest was made after three law enforcement officers were injured.
Law enforcement officers’ personal information was publicly exposed, including FPS, ICE, and CBP personnel.
Violent anarchists continued to attack officers with lasers.
07/09/2020
Violent anarchists attacked DHS law enforcement officers while apprehending a subject who was wanted for property damage.
A violent anarchist graffitied the Hatfield courthouse.
An unidentified subject fired several shots from a gun into the air from the rear seat of a passing white SUV.
07/10/2020
Crowds of approximately 300 violent anarchists vandalized federal property and cameras with spray paint, blocked roadways, and assaulted law enforcement officers.
Three were arrested for Assault on a Federal Officer.
Violent anarchists attempted to ambush Portland Police Department PD during their shift change, but a DHS team was deployed and able to prevent any attacks.
07/11/2020
DHS law enforcement officers supported local police to help a violent anarchist who overdosed.
Four violent anarchists were arrested, including one who attempted to assault an officer with a hammer.
Violent anarchists sieged the barricade of the courthouse and tried to damage it with a large hammer.
A law enforcement officer was assaulted with blows from a hammer. Violent anarchists fought officers while they were arresting those responsible.
07/12/2020
Six violent anarchists were detained and cited.
A mob of 300 refused to comply with directions not to trespass on federal property.
Another mob of 200 individuals armed with sledgehammers, tasers and/or stun guns, gathered in Chapman Park across from the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists launched fireworks, threw fecal matter and large objects, and pointed lasers at federal law enforcement officers.
Violent anarchists deployed a plywood blockade while graffitiing the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Federal Building, before firing wrist rockets at the facility.
When an arrest team was deployed to apprehend a rioter who encroached on a police barrier and refused to leave, they were assaulted by violent anarchists.
A rioter trespassed on the steps of the Hatfield Courthouse and was confronted by federal law enforcement Officers, then swallowed a large amount of narcotics. Law enforcement called medical services after the individual started to convulse.
Despite more orders to stay off of federal property and to cease unlawful activity, FPS was forced to push back violent anarchists. The Portland Police Bureau declared the mob an unlawful assembly.
07/13/2020
Violent anarchists released personal information of federal law enforcement officers to the public, publishing names of those in Portland.
Violent anarchists continued to assault law enforcement officers with lasers, slingshots and fireworks. Others were armed with sledge hammers, tasers, and stun guns, and dragged flaming debris into the scene.
07/14/2020
Violent anarchists set a container of liquid on fire at the Terry Schrunk Plaza.
Violent anarchists jumped a fence and attempted to breach the Edith Green Federal Building.
Violent anarchists assaulted federal law enforcement officers with cans and other hard objects while they attempted to unblock the entrance of the Edith Green Federal Building.
07/15/2020
Violent anarchists doxed members of federal law enforcement.
Violent anarchists attempted to damage the Hatfield Courthouse by throwing objects at it and spray painting it. Numerous fireworks were also lit.
Violent anarchists trespassed on federal property and destroyed a card reader at the Justice Center.
Nice of you to do research for Seth since he has trouble finding things. But I have learned facts make no difference with him. I assumed everyone knew the federal courthouse in Portland has been under attack for days. Hardly a secret.
Paul, I’ve never eaten Paint Chips. I had already found all those reports.
Paul, that’s a major inventory. I don’t see any source, however. Not that I’m doubting you. But I don’t think those Federal officers have actually charged anyone.
Peter – here is the link
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2020/07/16/acting-secretary-wolf-condemns-rampant-long-lasting-violence-portland
I just cut of the header
Thanks, Paul. That’s a good link.
I honestly think these protests are Bernie Bros exploiting the Floyd killing to have the ‘revolution’ they always wanted.
And thanks for your help yesterday morning. When you asked if that Commenter was really Turley, I realized I’d better investigate. It turned out that wasn’t the Professor! So thanks making me check.
Seth, what makes you think the violent anarchists in Portland are Sanders supporters? Honest question. Do verifiable facts point to that?
As usual Paul, you are spot on cover all bases.
The Nation magazine says it was border patrol. Well, only makes sense, since the CHAZ declared a border, right? LOL
Seth– if what you say is true– and I have no reason to doubt it– your comment speaks volumes about the media. You seem to keep up with the news I don’t know what your sources are but I assume they tend toward the mainstream? For you not to have heard of federal property being destroyed in Portland shows just how pernicious the media has become. If no one knows how bad things really are because the MSM is not reporting on it, then Biden may well be elected based on the media’s carefully edited picture of him rather than who he really is. If people are given all of the information and still choose to vote for Biden, that obviously is their right and privilege. But it is against every American value I know of for the media to use all of its resources to attack one candidate while building up the other. And it is not just Biden. It is a host of other critical issues that are affecting us such as the pandemic. How balanced has the reporting been on the Florida numbers or the science behind whether children should go to school. And then there’s China. It is hard to reach any conclusion other than the media cares only about their own ratings and nothing about the well-being of this country.
Honest, the answer is in your comment. The news is jammed with stories now. Between the pandemic and presidential race there’s a huge amount of news competing for our attention.
I would expect violent and destructive assaults on a federal courthouse would get significant coverage. What would happen if the same assaults were committed by Republicans?
Young, one could ask 20 different people what stories should get the most attention. And you might get 20 different answers.
You might get 20 different answers but often it seems that CNN, MSNBC, NBC, ABC,CBS, WAPO and NYT give the same answer, as if they were singing in a chorus.
Young, are you saying he’s impotent?
You know what I mean. Yesterday he said his solution to the anarchy was to let it burn itself out (room to destroy) and, presumably, much of downtown with it. When the anarchists showed up on his lawn the police were called. Apparently the chaos can’t burn itself out on his property. Same happened with the Seattle mayor.
Peter – I know this has not come to your attention, however Antifa is attacking a Federal courthouse. The following is a list of the damage they have done as of the 16th
“The city of Portland has been under siege for 47 straight days by a violent mob while local political leaders refuse to restore order to protect their city. Each night, lawless anarchists destroy and desecrate property, including the federal courthouse, and attack the brave law enforcement officers protecting it.
“A federal courthouse is a symbol of justice – to attack it is to attack America. Instead of addressing violent criminals in their communities, local and state leaders are instead focusing on placing blame on law enforcement and requesting fewer officers in their community. This failed response has only emboldened the violent mob as it escalates violence day after day.
“This siege can end if state and local officials decide to take appropriate action instead of refusing to enforce the law. DHS will not abdicate its solemn duty to protect federal facilities and those within them. Again, I reiterate the Department’s offer to assist local and state leaders to bring an end to the violence perpetuated by anarchists,” said Acting Secretary Chad Wolf
Below is a snapshot of the lawless destruction and violence of the past several weeks that Department of Homeland Security and its subcomponents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and Federal Protective Service have faced:
05/29/2020
Violent anarchists broke a front window at the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
Overall, the cost of damages on federal property done by the violent mob this first night was estimated at $5,000.
05/30/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the BPA Building.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Building.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Terry Schrunk Plaza.
Violent anarchists graffitied the 911 Federal Building.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Pioneer Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Gus J. Solomon Courthouse.
06/01/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied Terry Schrunk Plaza.
Violent anarchists graffitied The Pioneer Courthouse.
Violent anarchists graffitied The Gus J Solomon Courthouse.
06/02/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the U.S. Custom House.
06/06/2020
Violent anarchists destroyed fencing surrounding federal property.
06/07/2020
Violent anarchists damaged and breached the fence around the Hatfield Courthouse.
Portland Police were forced to deploy crowd control spray to disperse a crowd that was throwing animal seed at officers.
06/08/2020
Violent anarchists broke a window at the Hatfield Courthouse while pelting the building with objects.
Violent anarchists cut a hole in the fence surrounding Hatfield Courthouse.
06/10/2020
Violent anarchists removed the entire fence around Hatfield Courthouse and graffitied its front columns.
Violent anarchists attempted to remove wooden barriers from a window on the Hatfield Courthouse.
06/11/2020
Violent anarchists dismantled a section of the fence protecting the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Federal Building.
06/13/2020
Violent anarchists destroyed the card reader at the Hatfield Courthouse by ripping it off its mount.
Violent anarchists destroyed the fence at the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists threw metal pipes at the Hatfield Courthouse, causing Portland Police to issue a disbursal warning for unlawful assembly.
06/17/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied the Hatfield Courthouse.
06/20/2020
Among a group of over 400 protesters marching in front of the Pioneer Courthouse, violent anarchists attempted to cause eye damage to officers with commercial grade lasers.
Violent anarchists graffitied the Gus J. Solomon Courthouse.
06/25/2020
Violent anarchists vandalized an FPS camera at the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists breached the fence of the Justice Center, adjacent to the courthouse.
06/30/2020
Violent anarchists ripped down plywood covering the windows at the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Building, before breaking the windows.
7/01/2020
Violent anarchists graffitied new plywood covering the windows at the Hatfield Courthouse and ripped down plywood on the other side of the building.
A group of over 200 violent anarchists blocked access to the building and proceeded to launch aerial fireworks at federal property.
07/02/2020
Violent anarchists broke a front window to the Hatfield Courthouse and attempted to enter the building.
Violent anarchists refused orders to vacate the Hatfield Courthouse area, and instead launched fireworks and threw objects at officers, while attempting to cause eye damage with lasers. One explosive firework was shot into the courthouse.
FPS law enforcement officers were forced to utilized crowd control measures for safety.
07/03/2020
After ongoing riots around the Hatfield Courthouse, crowds were dispersed only to make a return later into the night.
Violent Anarchists broke the front window of the Hatfield U.S. Courthouse and shot fireworks into the building.
Violent anarchists firebombed the building. Federal law enforcement extinguished the fire.
07/04/2020
Around 1,000 violent anarchists spray painted, threw rocks, and shot fireworks (including mortar style fireworks) at the Hatfield Courthouse. They also destroyed a security camera at the facility.
A CBP team supporting FPS at the courthouse arrested suspects from the graffiti and camera vandalism incidents.
The mob continued to throw rocks and paint-filled balloons, while attempting to breach the doors.
Teams were forced to utilize crowd control measures for safety.
Multiple individuals were seen carrying rifles, including the driver of a vehicle who attempted to strike a Portland Police Bureau officer with his car in front of the Hatfield Courthouse.
07/05/2020
A hostile crowd of about 250 violent anarchists returned to the vicinity of Hatfield Courthouse to vandalize and attack numerous facilities and police, while failing to comply with dispersal order.
Violent anarchists surrounded and blocked law enforcement from the area as extremists proceeded to attack police with thrown projectiles and large mortar style fireworks.
Two Portland Police Bureau officers were injured by the crowd (possible concussion).
Portland Police Bureau took five into custody for directing lasers against aircraft.
Violent anarchists set fires in front of Hatfield Courthouse and Chapman park.
At the entrance of Hatfield Courthouse, Violent Anarchists fired large fireworks and threw other dangerous objects toward the entrance and the personnel protecting it.
The mob was pushed completely out of the area of Hatfield Courthouse; FPS made two arrests during push.
Portland Police made multiple arrests and found a loaded weapon on one subject.
Two more violent anarchists were arrested, and one was found to be carrying what appears to be a pipe bomb.
Violent anarchists assaulted construction crews by targeting them with fireworks while they repaired Hatfield Building.
A joint team had to be deployed to create buffer between violent anarchists and construction crew to protect construction workers.
07/06/2020
Violent anarchists attempted to cause vision damage to personnel with lasers. Five arrests were made for assaulting law enforcement.
07/07/2020
Violent anarchists held a “Night of Rage,” in which a 400-500-person protest devolved into riots, assaulting law enforcement officers and federal property.
Approximately 200 violent anarchists began pursuing law enforcement officers to disrupt enforcement actions, assaulting them with rocks and bottles.
Around 150 violent anarchists in front of the Justice Center began attacking personnel with lasers and peppered the area with fireworks.
Three violent anarchists were arrested for attacking law enforcement.
07/08/2020
Approximately 200 violent anarchists attacked DHS law enforcement officers while apprehending a subject who was wanted for property damage.
One arrest was made after three law enforcement officers were injured.
Law enforcement officers’ personal information was publicly exposed, including FPS, ICE, and CBP personnel.
Violent anarchists continued to attack officers with lasers.
07/09/2020
Violent anarchists attacked DHS law enforcement officers while apprehending a subject who was wanted for property damage.
A violent anarchist graffitied the Hatfield courthouse.
An unidentified subject fired several shots from a gun into the air from the rear seat of a passing white SUV.
07/10/2020
Crowds of approximately 300 violent anarchists vandalized federal property and cameras with spray paint, blocked roadways, and assaulted law enforcement officers.
Three were arrested for Assault on a Federal Officer.
Violent anarchists attempted to ambush Portland Police Department PD during their shift change, but a DHS team was deployed and able to prevent any attacks.
07/11/2020
DHS law enforcement officers supported local police to help a violent anarchist who overdosed.
Four violent anarchists were arrested, including one who attempted to assault an officer with a hammer.
Violent anarchists sieged the barricade of the courthouse and tried to damage it with a large hammer.
A law enforcement officer was assaulted with blows from a hammer. Violent anarchists fought officers while they were arresting those responsible.
07/12/2020
Six violent anarchists were detained and cited.
A mob of 300 refused to comply with directions not to trespass on federal property.
Another mob of 200 individuals armed with sledgehammers, tasers and/or stun guns, gathered in Chapman Park across from the Hatfield Courthouse.
Violent anarchists launched fireworks, threw fecal matter and large objects, and pointed lasers at federal law enforcement officers.
Violent anarchists deployed a plywood blockade while graffitiing the Edith Green-Wenell Wyatt Federal Building, before firing wrist rockets at the facility.
When an arrest team was deployed to apprehend a rioter who encroached on a police barrier and refused to leave, they were assaulted by violent anarchists.
A rioter trespassed on the steps of the Hatfield Courthouse and was confronted by federal law enforcement Officers, then swallowed a large amount of narcotics. Law enforcement called medical services after the individual started to convulse.
Despite more orders to stay off of federal property and to cease unlawful activity, FPS was forced to push back violent anarchists. The Portland Police Bureau declared the mob an unlawful assembly.
07/13/2020
Violent anarchists released personal information of federal law enforcement officers to the public, publishing names of those in Portland.
Violent anarchists continued to assault law enforcement officers with lasers, slingshots and fireworks. Others were armed with sledge hammers, tasers, and stun guns, and dragged flaming debris into the scene.
07/14/2020
Violent anarchists set a container of liquid on fire at the Terry Schrunk Plaza.
Violent anarchists jumped a fence and attempted to breach the Edith Green Federal Building.
Violent anarchists assaulted federal law enforcement officers with cans and other hard objects while they attempted to unblock the entrance of the Edith Green Federal Building.
07/15/2020
Violent anarchists doxed members of federal law enforcement.
Violent anarchists attempted to damage the Hatfield Courthouse by throwing objects at it and spray painting it. Numerous fireworks were also lit.
Violent anarchists trespassed on federal property and destroyed a card reader at the Justice Center.
I favor Trump going full tyrant now. Go full Lincoln now.
I am sick of this. Martial law. Let’s go. Let it rip.
The protesters aka rioters want violence and blm says revolution or they will “burn it down”
Ok now let them try and go full bore on it against cops who shoot back.
turn off the internet to, for all I care. the only thing to do when the insurrection jumps off, is survive, and win
let me tell ya guys, when the shooting starts, “freedom of speech” is that last thing anybody cares about
the shooting should have started right after the looting and arson. it’s overdue. let it rip, let it rip let it rip.
After the anarchist element is defeated and removed, seize the assets of their financiers, lock them up too.
the more billinaires get taken down the better. or else it will be an abortion of a counterstirke.
Lock up the whole deep state seditionist element starting with Clapper too.
Lock them all up and restore law and order. It will take one month of chaos
Then civil liberties and a free and fair election in November. But order first; Chaos is not acceptable.
the system is crumbling anyways. it either has the bllz to defend itself now, or not.
if not we will be in a lot deeper trouble than tyranny.
Clapper, Comey, McCabe, et. all: I would sleep like a baby the night after personally hanging those scum bags.
Seattle has always been a weird place — filled with soggy-brained leftists and miscreants.
Years ago it was clean, fun, safe and interesting. Then the New Democrats came.
Portland is not Seattle… Do better
This crazy racist DemonRat is going to be in a LOT of trouble – when this goes to court!! Case closed!!
“DemonRat”
Another child…posing as an adult.
SMH
Meanwhile in Portland:
“Federal Police in Portland: Videos Show Unmarked Vans, Arrests”
https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/federal-secret-police-portland-videos-unmarked-vans/
Finally the adults showed up
This crazy Libtard DemonRat beatch is in for some BIG problems!! You could NOT pay me enough $$ to live in that BS city Seattle!!!