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Democratic mayor green lights police assault on protesters opposing family’s eviction in Portland, Oregon
On Tuesday, Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler gave permission to local police to break up an occupation protest outside a home called the “Red House on Mississippi” in Portland, Oregon, in which hundreds of people have worked to prevent the eviction of the Kinney family since a court order was handed down in September.
“I am authorizing the Portland Police to use all lawful means to end the illegal occupation on North Mississippi Avenue and to hold those violating our community’s laws accountable,” Wheeler tweeted on Tuesday, adding, in reference to Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone protest this summer, “There will be no autonomous zone in Portland.”
Portland protestors chase off police trying to evict Black family yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.