Downplaying violence from the left.
Via KOIN:
An afternoon of protests, tense moments and projectiles thrown landed 6 people in jail in the wake of another faceoff between Patriot Prayer supporters and anti-fascist activists.
The arrests and charges were announced by Portland police at the end of about 6 hours of rallies, chants, skirmishes and near-mayhem over issues related to sexual assault allegations and its political implications.
Of the 6 people arrested, 5 were charged with interfering with a peace officer: Ruben A. Delahuerga, 25; Betsy Toll, 68; Elizabeth L. Cheek, 33; Brittany Frost, 35; and Gary Fresquez, 52.
Fresquez also faces disorderly conduct. The 6th person, 19-year-old Hannah R. McClintock, was charged with harassment.
In the first of 3 separate-but-connected rallies Saturday at Terry Schrunk Plaza, Olivia Katbismitch, the co-chair of Portland Democratic Socialists of America, said, “The only thing that beats fascists is a bigger crowd of anti-fascists.”
A much larger crowd of self-identified anti-fascists filled the streets of downtown Portland as supporters of Patriot Prayer held a small #HimToo rally, which makes the claim men are oppressed and abused.
As Joey Gibson and his Patriot Prayer acolyte Tusitala “Tiny” Toese spoke and danced at the small #HimToo gathering of no more than 75 people, the antifascists — kept away by police and Department of Homeland Security officers — chanted “We believe survivors.”
But as the rally came to a close around 4 p.m., a march through the streets began. Portland police once again began using their loudspeakers in an effort to corral demonstrators.
Soon, tear gas and a small explosive were set off. The Portland police ordered all demonstrators “to disperse to the north.”
The crowd marched through the streets. Chants of “Nazis, go home!” boomed. Police in riot gear arrived in various locations to keep the demonstrators on the sidewalks.
Shortly after 5 p.m., most of the Patriot Prayer and #HimToo supporters had cleared the area, but some Antifa and #MeToo supporters remained along SW Yamhill.