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What about the navy vet they beat the shit out of[1]? Was he an antifa shithead? [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/20/christopher-david-portlan

What about the navy vet they beat the shit out of[1]? Was he an antifa shithead? [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/20/christopher-david-portland-protest-video/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/20/christopher...

shkkmo 6y ago
That video is very disturbing, he was clearly standing still and making no aggressive actions and that cop just starts wailing on him with a baton the the other unloads the pepper spray inches from his eyes.
- ekianjo 6y ago
  We can't take any video at face value anymore unfortunately - a video can be edited to make things look differently, or simply captured in a way to hide some elements out of the picture. It's been used by media before to push a specific narrative.
  - vvanders 6y ago
    Here's the longer version for you: https://twitter.com/PDXzane/status/1284733976582615040 https://twitter.com/PDXzane/status/1284733976582615040 Not really sure what else to say, even if he had done something to provoke a response aside from shouting(you can read the multiple articles for details) he wasn't resisting arrest, was stationary and the federal agent broke his hand in two places[1]. I can't think of any situation where beating the shit out of someone who's standing still and not reacting is an appropriate response. Much less from someone who is expected to uphold the law and supposedly trained to deal with stressful situations. [1] https://twitter.com/Tazerface16/status/1284849286237151232 https://twitter.com/Tazerface16/status/1284849286237151232
    - cloakandswagger 6y ago
      Not respecting a lawful order to back away from a police perimeter will get the "shit beat out of you" (read: a few motivating, non-injurious taps to make you comply).
      - wnoise 6y ago
        I hear a lot about "lawful orders", and never anything about what makes an order lawful or not.
      - kilotaras 6y ago
        > read: a few motivating, non-injurious taps to make you comply federal agent broke his hand in two places

shkkmo 6y ago

That video is very disturbing, he was clearly standing still and making no aggressive actions and that cop just starts wailing on him with a baton the the other unloads the pepper spray inches from his eyes.

ekianjo 6y ago
We can't take any video at face value anymore unfortunately - a video can be edited to make things look differently, or simply captured in a way to hide some elements out of the picture. It's been used by media before to push a specific narrative.
- vvanders 6y ago
  Here's the longer version for you: https://twitter.com/PDXzane/status/1284733976582615040 https://twitter.com/PDXzane/status/1284733976582615040 Not really sure what else to say, even if he had done something to provoke a response aside from shouting(you can read the multiple articles for details) he wasn't resisting arrest, was stationary and the federal agent broke his hand in two places[1]. I can't think of any situation where beating the shit out of someone who's standing still and not reacting is an appropriate response. Much less from someone who is expected to uphold the law and supposedly trained to deal with stressful situations. [1] https://twitter.com/Tazerface16/status/1284849286237151232 https://twitter.com/Tazerface16/status/1284849286237151232
  - cloakandswagger 6y ago
    Not respecting a lawful order to back away from a police perimeter will get the "shit beat out of you" (read: a few motivating, non-injurious taps to make you comply).
    - wnoise 6y ago
      I hear a lot about "lawful orders", and never anything about what makes an order lawful or not.
    - kilotaras 6y ago
      > read: a few motivating, non-injurious taps to make you comply federal agent broke his hand in two places