That stormtrooper looked like a little kid hitting a pinata
GMaster0 said:
Definitely an ugly look for these LEOs.
A hero to the lefties.Aggies1322 said:
Oh look.. someone that is breaking the law being touted in a positive manner.
Trumps feds? So when Trumps leaves office they will too?MaxPower said:
I like how it's Trump's feds. These guys are laughable.
hedge said:
What law is being broken by that man, seems like he's just standing there
FPS_Dough said:
How do you know he is a navy veteran?
Quote:
Christopher David, a 53-year-old disabled Navy veteran, was so angry at the sight of federal officers sweeping up protesters in the last few nights on the streets of Portland, Oregon, that he decided to go and talk to them about it.
The city resident, who served more than eight years with the US Navy, got on a public bus on Saturday and headed to a protest in front of the city courthouse in the hope he could ask them some questions.
probably peeled potatoes.Old Army Metal said:FPS_Dough said:
How do you know he is a navy veteran?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/portland-protests-trump-veteran-christopher-david-federal-officers-oregon-a9627466.htmlQuote:
Christopher David, a 53-year-old disabled Navy veteran, was so angry at the sight of federal officers sweeping up protesters in the last few nights on the streets of Portland, Oregon, that he decided to go and talk to them about it.
The city resident, who served more than eight years with the US Navy, got on a public bus on Saturday and headed to a protest in front of the city courthouse in the hope he could ask them some questions.
Old Army Metal said:FPS_Dough said:
How do you know he is a navy veteran?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/portland-protests-trump-veteran-christopher-david-federal-officers-oregon-a9627466.htmlQuote:
Christopher David, a 53-year-old disabled Navy veteran, was so angry at the sight of federal officers sweeping up protesters in the last few nights on the streets of Portland, Oregon, that he decided to go and talk to them about it.
The city resident, who served more than eight years with the US Navy, got on a public bus on Saturday and headed to a protest in front of the city courthouse in the hope he could ask them some questions.
hedge said:
What law is being broken by that man, seems like he's just standing there
MaroonStain said:GMaster0 said:
Definitely an ugly look for these LEOs.
How so?
polarice said:
That stormtrooper looked like a little kid hitting a pinata
Hope he thinks it was worth it.Quote:
Navy veteran beaten by federal agents in Portland: 'They came out to fight'
Under the assault, 53-year-old Christopher David seems like a redwood tree impervious to the blows. But in a video shot by a reporter, another officer wearing green military camouflage, a helmet and gas mask sprays David full in the face with what appears to be pepper gas.
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He put on a sweatshirt with "Navy" emblazoned across the chest and a Navy ballcap, figuring the federal officers would be, like him, a military veteran. He figured they'd listen as he reminded them "that you take the oath to the Constitution; you don't take the oath to a particular person."
"What they were doing was unconstitutional," David said. "Sometimes I worry that people take the oath of office or the oath to the Constitution, and it's just a set of words that mean nothing. They really don't feel in their heart the weight of those words."
There was no talking. The federal officers, in full tactical gear, came charging out of the federal building.
"They came out in this phalanx, running, and then they plowed into a bunch of protesters in the intersection of the street and knocked them over. They came out to fight," David said. One officer pointed a semi-automatic weapon at David's chest, he said, and video shows another shoving him backwards as he tried to talk with the officers.
"I took a couple steps back, straightened up, and then just stood my ground right there, arms down by my side," David recalled.
One officer began whacking at David with the baton. When he doesn't fall or even flinch, another officer sprays him full in the face. David then retreats a few steps while making an obscene gesture.
"They are thugs and goons," David said. "I couldn't recognize anything tactically that they were attempting to do that was even remotely related to crowd control. It looked to me like a gang of guys with sticks."
David will need reconstructive surgery with pins and plates on his ring finger that was shattered. A bone in his hand was also broken.
UTExan said:
A baton round to the midsection would solve the problem. Also, his kneecaps and elbows are legitimate baton strike zones. Their problem is using polymer batons when they should be using something a bit more old school