Portland cops remove their heads from nether regions over Antifa masks

If a person walks into a bank with a mask on, the alarm bells figuratively sound, warning that a problem may exist. The same should hold for protest demonstrations in which people wear masks--they don't want to be identified and trouble is likely to take place.

On Saturday in Portland, Oregon, Andy Ngo, a journalist, was assaulted and suffered a bleeding brain injury, as well as other injuries, inflicted upon him by Antifa, a far-left fascist organization that pretends to be against fascism. On Wednesday, Police Chief Danielle Outlaw finally got her head out of her nether regions and called for anti-mask laws.

“We cannot allow people to continue to use the guise of free speech to commit a crime," Outlaw said.  "A lot of people are emboldened because they know they can’t be identified.’’

Ya think?

The problem is, the police stood down and did nothing when Ngo was being assaulted and others were videotaping the attack. Then when Ngo finally got away and approached police along the fringes of the protest for medical assistance, they told him he would have to walk through the Antifa crowd and make his way to the police station. 

In other words, it wasn't only about masks; it was about being told to stand down as the mayor, Ted Wheeler, is alleged to have ordered.

At a press conference, Outlaw “called for laws that would bar masks worn by demonstrators, allow police to fully videotape protests and give authorities greater control of protests by groups with a history of violence,” according to Oregon Live. She stated, "We have to do something differently … There were entities that planned a brawl in the city of Portland and no one seems to be upset about that. … Entities came here for a fight. … I don’t even know what they were protesting against.’’

Entities even knocked some buildings down in New York City back on September 11, 2001.

On Tuesday, the Portland Police Bureau noted, “There is no current law or ordinance prohibiting covering of the face in a protest and commission of a crime, which makes it more difficult for investigators to identify perpetrators of violence. This is exploited by criminals who engage in acts of violence. Per Oregon Revised Statute, 181A.250, law enforcement is unable to record demonstration events unless there is criminal activity occurring.”

The useless police chief dismissed accusations from Portland’s police union president that Mayor Ted Wheeler, who is also the city’s police commissioner, has “handcuffed’’ the police response to demonstrations. But if not Wheeler, then who? And why would the police union president lie? Cops don't want to stand-down and stand by as crimes are being committed--it isn't how they roll.

Ngo's lawyer, Harmeet Dhillon told Fox News on Tuesday that she was "going to sue everybody who the facts and the law support being sued,” adding, "The situation on the ground in Portland and policing is so bad that the sheriffs of the adjoining counties have refused to send mutual aid to Portland because they don't want their own officers to be attacked. Portland has been consistently understaffed these types of incidents, and there have been many incidents. They knew they were aware that this was going to happen and they did nothing to prevent it."

And if you don't believe Wheeler is behind the stand-down, you aren't paying attention.

On Wednesday, Outlaw addressed the issue of recording demonstrations. Oregon Live reported, “Outlaw also pushed for changes in the law that would allow police to continually record protests, instead of only when crimes are committed, which she said slows police investigations because they only have snapshots of what occurred.” Oregon Live noted that local civil rights groups have opposed such a move.

Sarah Armstrong, a spokeswoman for The American Civil Liberties of Oregon, a useless group of leftists, protested the implementation of an anti-mask law, saying, "A policy that prohibits wearing a mask to a protest will have police focusing on the wrong issue. Behavior is the issue, not the mask. It could be argued that the mask is an important symbolic part of a protester’s message...There are many legitimate reasons people wear ‘masks,’ including political and religious reasons.''

If you believe in a cause, why would you have to hide your identity? And if you believe in a cause so strongly that you hide your identity and bring along a crowbar with nothing to crow, maybe you shouldn't be allowed to hide your identity.

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