bendog
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\God Bless him.
He is a veteran of the force (and probably remembers a time when people were civilized and voiced their concerns without violence in America) and states clearly that his force will support all opinions and "sides" of protests so that they can exericise their Rights.
This certainly can't be easy in this environment, but, considering what the mayor stated that hate speech is not protected by the Constitution (which is incorrect), this position is one of honour, character and integrity and illustrates that the police are up to the task.
I may not like all of the hatred and anger of some of this speech, but as one very intelligent man said in a roundabout way "I may not agree with what you say, but I will die for your right to say it".
Cheers to Chief Marshman and the Portland police.
Please clarify that you are not attempting to advocate for the behavior of the lunatic on the train.
I get your point but if you're attempting to somehow victimize the lunatic perpetrator, then you're way off in the weeds.
Read the original story, the Mayor wanted to cancel two other planned protests by groups un-related to the nutter responsible for the attacks. part of the Mayor's justification was the Mayor's erroneous belief that Hate speech is not protected by the 1st amendment, a point the ACLU and now the local sheriff have now refuted.
What story?
Neither you nor the OP linked any story.
Opinion | Portland mayor urges federal government to revoke permit for ‘alt-right’ demonstration, on the theory that ‘hate speech is not protected’
Of course, googling "Portland Mayor demonstration permit revoke" is sooooooo hard.
Too bad the OP didn't do that, Marty