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That's actually a really interesting link. I see severe escalation that sounds like the result of a poor police response. It started with graffiti and a broke
by peterst28 6y ago
That's actually a really interesting link. I see severe escalation that sounds like the result of a poor police response. It started with graffiti and a broken window. More than a week later:
"Portland Police were forced to deploy crowd control spray to disperse a crowd that was throwing animal seed at officers."
Really? They were forced to use pepper spray or tear gas because they were being pelted with animal seed? Poor babies. It must have stung. This is precisely why there are protests to begin with. The police in America only escalate. They do not know how to de-escalate. It did eventually get to fire and hammers, but let's look hard at how it got there. If you escalate a fight, expect to get hit.
- m0zg 6y ago> pelted with animal seed I don't think it was the kind of "seed" you're thinking of. I guess it's the next step up from their usual practice of throwing piss at people. More in line with the spirit of the "summer of love", as it were.
- peterst28 6y ago> I don't think it was the kind of "seed" you're thinking of. That's actually a hilarious interpretation. I hadn't thought of that. :) But it's a pretty formal report so if they meant feces, they would have said so.
- eindiran 6y agoNot feces. "Seed" = "semen". See 6 here: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seed https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seed But its not really clear if this has that interpretation, or if the protesters were just throwing eg bird seed. Calling it "animal seed" and not meaning the former seems a bit wonky to me.