The number one reason why those 3 officers should have been removed from protest duty is that there would be an obvious appearance that they were retailiating against protesters. That is clearly what seems to have happened here, regardless of if he singled out Noecker or not, it sure looks that way.
Meanwhile, the same kind of protests were happening in Nashville, Tennessee of all places and instead of being RoboCop hardasses the cops handed out hot cocoa and water bottles.
Great job, Portland PD for being more totalitarian and violent than the Nashville PD. That takes some effort!
This doesn't come with any substantive meaning, but just for the record -- Hart Noecker is not a BlueOregon contributor. He's submitted a few guest columns that have been published; something that anyone is welcome to do.
Great job, Portland PD for being more totalitarian and violent than the Nashville PD. That takes some effort!