{"id":12164,"date":"2024-09-10T09:34:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T16:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=12164"},"modified":"2024-08-31T10:56:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T17:56:19","slug":"damaging-protests-are-still-plenty-regular-in-portland-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=12164","title":{"rendered":"Destructive protests are still a regular thing in Portland in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Despite the claims to the contrary, protests, violence, and protest damage is still very much alive in Portland in 2024. Protesters showed up at a local AI meetup in August I attended. In all cases, people trying to get around\/past roadblocks are threatened with violence and physical assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January 1\/2 – protesters blocked roadways to the Portland Airport<\/a> causing people to miss flights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February and March, protesters blocked the I-405 Fremont bridge<\/a> and numerous other interstates and major city bridges. Protesters threatened violence to other drivers if they tried to drive around them.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In May, Protesters did almost $1 million in damages to local Portland State Library after a week of protester occupation and mass destruction. It resulted in a mob that attacked police when they cleared the building and arrested protesters still in the building. Many of whom were not Oregon residents.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Far from indicating a reduction in protest violence, city buildings in 2024 are now installing new steel shutters on government buildings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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