The proposed rally at Delta Park in north Portland was expected to draw 10,000 Proud Boy supporters. Two concurrent counter protests by left-wing groups were also planned in the city, including one in the same park.
Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau said in a statement that the city denied the permit over the estimated size of the rally, which they said would violate coronavirus safety measures.
“We must all do our part to fight the spread of COVID-19 in our community and keep ourselves and each other safe. Events like this are not welcome and are not allowed,” Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, who oversees the city’s parks department, said in the statement.
Ahead of the rally, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat, gave the Proud Boys a cold reception on Twitter.
“On September 26th, agitators plan on coming to Portland to spread messages of hate and racism — values we don’t welcome here in Portland,” Wheeler wrote.
“If you intend to come to our city, our home, to spread hate and provoke violence, don’t,” he said.
“If you intend to come to our city, our home, to spread hate and provoke violence, don’t,” he said.
Enrique Tarrio, a leader of Proud Boys, which has been deemed a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, said the rally would be peaceful. He also urged anyone planning violence to keep out.
Idiots
ReplyDeleteWhy ask for permission?
Am I a genius, or am I surrounded by idiots?
Discrimination
ReplyDeleteDo it anyway. Who will stop you you?? The police??
ReplyDeleteThey will stop the right while the left burns their city
ReplyDeleteWhy bother???? If they do not have coronavirus there by now the Democrats are not going to let it loose, that is unless a group of Republicans go there.
ReplyDeletewe are headed to Ocean City to fire hose BLM
ReplyDeleteJust do it BLM and ANTIFA did not ask permission. They are the hate groups that are attempting to overthrow the US Government / destroy the Constitution.
ReplyDeleteWhere are the DEMOCRATS? Are they supporting this discrimination act from this Politian?
the police won't stop a group of white nationalist terrorists from invading American cities...they are basically a faction of the same group....
ReplyDeleteJoe,
ReplyDeleteUPDATE: Sharptown EMS dispatched to 206 Water Street for Chest Pain at 11:33 pm, exactly 1 hour later.
Fatal Shooting in Sharptown @ 11:33 PM on 9-25-2020
The Sharptown Station 14 Fire and EMS dispatched to the 200 block of Water Street for a domestic related shooting.
Paramedics on the scene say it's a Priority 4(DOA). MSP on the scene investigating.
Fire and EMS units returned to the station after declaring a Priority 4
Does ANTIFA and Black Lives Matter ask for permission?? Hell no they don't.
ReplyDeleteDo it anyway or you will always be known as PU$$IES!
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ReplyDeleteWe won't be known if we are anonymous.
Yes, White Boys can't do anything !!! Fact
ReplyDeleteWHITE Lives Matter should be their name !!!
ReplyDeleteBLM & Antifa never declared a Hate Group !!
ReplyDeleteONLY the White boys !!!
Only White groups are called Hate Groups,
ReplyDeleteNever the Black ones !!! Even a Movie of
Black Panther makes them out to be Heroes !!
I remember the Black Panthers were a Hate Group of Terrorists from the 60's , Not Heroes !!! FACT