Navy veteran beaten by federal agents in Portland: 'They came out to fight'
SALEM, Ore. — The Navy veteran stands passively in Portland, Oregon, amid swirling tear gas. One of the militarized federal agents deployed by President Donald Trump swings a baton at him with full force. With both hands. Five times.
Today, David, who suffered two broken bones in his hand, finds himself a reluctant symbol of the protests taking place in Oregon's largest city and the federal response to it. Militarized officers from a handful of agencies have been using tear gas, flash-bangs, pepper spray, “less-lethal” impact weapons and other munitions to disperse crowds.
Some vandalism, including graffiti, has occurred in the Portland protests, now in their 53rd day, and federal officials say they've responded to protect property and help restore order. One protester was arrested after allegedly assaulting a federal officer with a hammer. He put on a sweatshirt with “Navy” emblazoned across the chest and a Navy ballcap, figuring the federal officers would be, like him, a military veteran. He figured they'd listen as he reminded them “that you take the oath to the Constitution; you don’t take the oath to a particular person."
“They came out in this phalanx, running, and then they plowed into a bunch of protesters in the intersection of the street and knocked them over. They came out to fight,” David said. One officer pointed a semi-automatic weapon at David's chest, he said, and video shows another shoving him backwards as he tried to talk with the officers.
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