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“#homedefense people requested at The Williams home! 12028 SE Pardee. Numbers win, get there if you can. Community picket happening now.” ~ @kochkari
Update: #PDX live streamer @JessEHadden was also on the scene and gave this pointer to archived videos of the action:
Jess E. Hadden @jessehadden
.@kmt_63′s footage from today’s attempted foreclosure defense. 1) http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/26550355 … 2) http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/26551566 … 3) http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/26551661 … #opdx
3:49 PM – 30 Oct 12 · Details
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Police deploying pepper spray.
Police line forming …
More police steaming in at 12028 SE Pardee. Portland, OR. Sirens on the way. Arrest going on.
Portland Police drawing guns. Looks like a shot gun.
Overreaction by Portland police union especially in view of just-announced DOJ deal with Portland Police Bureau:
Need badge number of police person (male) spraying pepper spray on demonstrators.
Home boarded up by police.
Lordy! Thanks for this, mzchief.
Police person standing with finger on trigger.
Portland Police union member reported on live stream “going nuts with pepper spray” id’d as Officer Slyter.
Looks like Channel 6 local network camera folks have arrived.
Demonstrator states an Officer Krueger in charge of eviction. Riot police on site now.
TY! Thanks for your witness.
Demonstrators are not violent. Walking with signs, chanting.
Chant by demonstrators walking: “Hey ho we won’t go. We want to stay in our homes!”
Interview in progress by one demonstrator with local TV network about what is going on.
From OPDX LS Live Chat re Wells Fargo:
Thanks for the heads up.
Police getting ready to tear gas demonstrators according to man being interviewed now by local TV station.
Chant by demonstrators: “Hey hey ho ho mass evictions have got to go!”
Live stream stopped at the moment. Standing by … Viewers, please stick with us!
Photos by @PNWFreePress of #hoomedefense here and here.
Live stream back up.
Sheriff truck with flatbed trailer with at bathroom (port-o-john) on the flatbed.
Live streamer remarks that police appear amused by what they are doing and are laughing and joking. Can hear screws being driving inside house. 2″ x 4″ boards being mounted inside house?
Live streamer states police overheard saying that they will do a sweep of all demonstrators now within the area as it is now within a cordone (streets blocked; have to park off of SE 122nd and walk in).
Pepper spray incident on video archive:
Live streamer indicates police may remove contents of house next?
Live streamer indicates homeowner apparently had prior incident of an attempted break-in to home by organizations in apparently employ of bank attempting to remove home contents.
From live stream: Riot police apparently at SE 122 and SE Holgate, Portland, Oregon.
Live stream panning area showing marked and unmarked police vehicles at site (white City of Portland and forest green Multnomah County vehicles identifiable). Demonstrators still assembled, standing talking amongst themselves. Home owner, Patricia Johnson, wants to re-enter home so she can get her medical supplies.
From live streamer: Will have the name of the person arrested shortly. Apparently only one person arrested so far.
From live stream: Patricia Johnson was able to retrieve her oxygen but not her medicines.
Demonstrators still recovering from being maced. Demonstrators will walk owners out of the property and extract themselves.
Live streamer commenting on smug attitude of police and their acceptance and readiness to use force and violence.
Thanks mzchief. I added the livestream so people could watch here.
Live at http://www.opdxlive.org. Riot-dressed police started to come in but then stopped. Mike Crenshaw from KBOO (public) radio on site.
From live stream: Police walking out in mass with long batons; demonstrators controlling police pace.
Demonstrators chanting: “This is wrong. We’ll be back!” carrying banner “Liberate May Day”
From live stream: Safe escort of home owners off property. Big line of police now approaching. Two police with guns out and fingers on the trigger.
From live stream: Demonstrators extracting.
From live stream: A carpenter apparently assisted police in home eviction.
Live streamers recommending staying tuned on social media for police actions as a result of this direct action by demonstrators.
Live stream mirrored at http://www.livestream.com/robertchristianshow .
http://www.opdxlive.org live stream coming down but will come back up in the event of any further action. Stay tuned!
Thanks mzchief!
Update: Note the following article from The Oregonian about in-charge officer demonstrators id at scene of home owner eviction (time point 00:55:57 in http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/26550355 )
“Portland police chief suspends Capt. Mark Kruger for Nazi-era plaques, sends him to tolerance training” | Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 12:44 PM
;-)
Add police unions to the list:
FDL Book Salon: Irregular Army: How the US Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror (on 4 Nov 2012)
Thank you so much!
@KMM_OR asks:
This is what I observed: