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    Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Thursday evening condemned the actions of rioters who attempted to set fire to a police precinct and blocked the exits while officers were inside.

    “When you commit arson with an accelerant in an attempt to burn down a building that is occupied by people who you have intentionally trapped inside, you are not demonstrating, you are attempting to commit murder," Wheeler said in a news conference with Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell.

    "Don’t think for a moment that you are if you are participating in this activity, you are not being a prop for the reelection campaign of Donald Trump — because you absolutely are," he said. "You are creating the B-roll film that will be used in ads nationally to help Donald Trump during this campaign. If you don’t want to be part of that, then don’t show up.”

    A riot was declared Wednesday evening when agitators descended upon the Portland Police Bureau’s East Precinct building, spray-painted over security cameras, broke a glass door with a 2x4, lit a fire using an accelerant and threw fireworks and other objects at officers, according to FOX 12 in Portland.

    Police said that a truck also attempted to run over officers.

    The front doors of the precinct were barricaded before the fire was started with more than 20 officers and civilian employees inside, police said, according to FOX 12.

    Officers used tear gas to disperse the rioters and at least eight people were arrested. A federal court order bars police from using tear gas unless a riot is declared.

    “I believe that city staff could have died last night,” Wheeler said. “I cannot and I will not tolerate that. This is not peaceful protests. This is not advocacy to advance reforms.”

    Rioters also vandalized and broke into Portland’s Police Association Tuesday night.

    Wheeler also urged peaceful protesters to avoid gatherings that could turn destructive or violent, according to Oregon Live.

    “If you are a nonviolent demonstrator and you don’t want to be part of intentional violence, please stay away from these areas,” Wheeler said. “Our community must say that this violence is not Portland, that these actions do not reflect our values and these crimes are distracting from reform, not advancing.”

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    Wheeler seems more concerned about how those actions will help Donald Trump get reelected than the actions being a crime.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ziggy View Post
    The problem I see is that she isn't holding a smoking gun and the bodies of those vandalizing her house aren't lying next to where they painted on it.

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    A clever business would set up armored car tours so visitors would feel like they were a part of the action. Like the bubble car the pope uses but think more zombie apocalypse! How great would that be? They could have tour guides...'And out the left side of the vehicle you can see the 'peaceful protestors' lighting a police precinct on fire with the officers trapped inside, hope that works out...and on our right you can see a drum circle shouting to save the old growth...please no flash photography as it startles the wildlife...'

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