I respectfully disagree with the Northwest Examiner’s depiction of the situation with the Free Store in the Pearl District. The print headline reads “Power Couple Sics Cavalry.” I believe the headline could’ve read it “Anarchists Flout City Laws and Intimidate Neighbors.”
Near the McDonald’s on West Burnside, we also came into contact with anarchists when the Portland People’s Outreach Project blocked city sidewalks to hand out needles every Friday night. When neighbors showed up to plead with them to move out of a school zone, they used intimidation and threats to scare neighbors away. (I would like to add that handing out needles in a school zone is not against Oregon law. If you find this absurd, please write to your Oregon legislators and ask them to regulate needle handouts.)
I support Jessie Burke. I think the bigger point is that Portland has a problem with anarchist/thugs on the left who think what they are doing is so righteous that they use intimidation and violence to support their actions.
Anarchists should not just be allowed to block city sidewalks/streets to do whatever they want. And they should certainly not be allowed to use intimidation and threats against law-abiding neighbors.
I respectfully disagree with the Northwest Examiner’s depiction of the situation with the Free Store in the Pearl District. The print headline reads “Power Couple Sics Cavalry.” I believe the headline could’ve read it “Anarchists Flout City Laws and Intimidate Neighbors.”
Near the McDonald’s on West Burnside, we also came into contact with anarchists when the Portland People’s Outreach Project blocked city sidewalks to hand out needles every Friday night. When neighbors showed up to plead with them to move out of a school zone, they used intimidation and threats to scare neighbors away. (I would like to add that handing out needles in a school zone is not against Oregon law. If you find this absurd, please write to your Oregon legislators and ask them to regulate needle handouts.)
I support Jessie Burke. I think the bigger point is that Portland has a problem with anarchist/thugs on the left who think what they are doing is so righteous that they use intimidation and violence to support their actions.
Anarchists should not just be allowed to block city sidewalks/streets to do whatever they want. And they should certainly not be allowed to use intimidation and threats against law-abiding neighbors.