VIOLENCE IN PORTLAND: A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE GROUND

Riots have erupted in Portland. In what rioters called a “Night of Rage” on July 7, many in a mob of about 500 assaulted law enforcement officers, according to DHS. About 200 participants pursued officers and assaulted them with rocks and bottles, officials said.

Violent anarchists have injured over 200 law enforcement officers. Some may never regain their vision after intentional laser attacks.

The violence began May 29, four days after the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis when an officer pressed a knee into the prone, handcuffed man’s neck for almost nine minutes.

That first day, rioters broke a front window and painted graffiti on the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on Third Avenue in Portland, causing $5,000 worth of damage, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The next day, demonstrators—many apparently identifying with the Black Lives Matter movement—defaced several other buildings with graffiti, including the Hatfield Courthouse and the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, also on Third Avenue.

A MUST WATCH ►►► Last summer, adherents of the violent, radical group Antifa brutally attacked journalist Andy Ngo in Portland. Here’s what he had to say about the group: https://youtu.be/yFvzM6Ejy2s

Still haven’t subscribed to The Daily Signal on YouTube? Click here ► https://bit.ly/2oz8N1I

Follow The Daily Signal on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/

Follow The Daily Signal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DailySignal

Follow The Daily Signal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/?hl=en