Portland Antifa members were out in force demonstrating and harassing cops during the Climate Strike protest.
They were in downtown Portland during the Friday Climate Strike by filmmaker Andy Ngo:
Ngo says it’s disturbing that Antifa is recruiting younger and younger members.
One member called a cop a “pig” and another told a cop to “shut the f*ck up.”
Andy Ngo tweeted:
After the “climate strike” protest in Portland yesterday, around 50 masked Antifa militants descended near the local ICE facility. They threw projectiles and rocks at officers. This is what happened when (federal, not local) police initiated an arrest.
After the "climate strike" protest in Portland yesterday, around 50 masked antifa militants descended near the local ICE facility. They threw projectiles and rocks at officers. This is what happened when (federal, not local) police initiated an arrest. https://t.co/lxM8TglxNN pic.twitter.com/nsyxhMWZUM
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 21, 2019
A female polic officer was maced:
Shouting “Who’s streets, our streets” & expletives at police, masked antifa militants in Portland commandeered part of the #ClimateChangePDX march today, which had many children present. At one point, a female officer got maced, but it isn’t clear by whom. pic.twitter.com/Rp9GYle81l
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 20, 2019
Ngo also says that the Antifa youth have bought into the narrative that police are evil so they will do anything they can to attack them:
Antifa showing up at #ClimateStrikePDX #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/lDeM3com68
— Lisa Balick (@lisabKOIN) September 20, 2019
Should the Portland police start “knocking heads” or continue with a hands-off approach?