Oregon Governor Kate Brown on Friday declared a state of emergency in Portland over the weekend due to risks of violence as thousands of members of what she called 'white supremacist groups' such as the Proud Boys hold a rally.
- Oregon Governor Kate Brown on Friday declared a state of emergency in Portland over the weekend due to risks of violence as thousands of members of what she called “white supremacist groups” such as the Proud Boys hold a rally.
Many out-of-state demonstrators, some armed, were expected to attend the Proud Boys event in a park about six miles north of downtown, state officials said, with organizers expecting a crowd of up to 20,000, according to local television station KGW8. Under her emergency declaration, state troopers and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office will lead a law enforcement taskforce authorized to use “proportional force” including tear gas to keep the peace, said Oregon State Police Superintendent Travis Hampton.“We will be peaceful unless provoked. I encourage people to protest us,” Tarrio wrote on Twitter on Thursday. “What we won’t condone or tolerate is violence towards attendees.
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