Thank you for the link. Reading it now. The pocketknife attack appears to be according to the Portland Police Bureau. As this is a non-neutral party, I'm not s

Thank you for the link. Reading it now. The pocketknife attack appears to be according to the Portland Police Bureau. As this is a non-neutral party, I'm not sure what to believe barring video evidence. I could lean either way on that incident, or violence in general. What it comes down to in my mind is which side is the aggressor. In this particular instance, the protesters appear to be the initial aggressors, attacking the building (Which I don't really care about) while people were still inside (Which I do care about). That being said, most of the violence that I have seen from these protests has been firmly instigated by police, so if you take that into consideration, the police could (should?) be considered to be the initial aggressors. In short, it's a mixed up situation with no good answers I can see. Thoughts? Edit: Also this -- > bricks were lobbed at firefighters who were attempting to extinguish the blaze. He said he suspected that white supremacists were behind the violence. Context for above quote: Protesters/"Protesters" set a dump truck on fire in Richmond VA. Any thoughts on something similar to this happening in Portland to discredit protests? Second edit: Going offline now. Will read/continue any further discussion tomorrow, if anyone wishes to.