Protesters kick in door at Oregon Capitol, arrest made KATU Staff
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Oregon State Police arrested a person Monday afternoon after they reportedly attempted to break into the state Capitol building.
Footage from Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson’s office shows protesters kicking and breaking the windows of the front door.
Warning: Profanity Caption: Video of protesters shattering a glass door at Oregon Capitol and shoving a photographer on December 21, 2020 - Courtesy Representative Breese-Iverson’s office
The contentious moment played out around 1:30 p.m.
In the video, you can see a small group push a photographer, and then a few minutes later, a woman in a pink jacket screams through a megaphone without wearing a mask. It wasn t clear what she said.
i know that s what you wanted to do. they going to know your name because you going to change the music of how policing is done in america. there s a lot of people hurting. a lot of people want change, and a lot of people just want to make things right. and that s why this photograph taken at an oregon rally for michael brown, has touched so many people. it shows a 12-year-old hugging a police sergeant as tears stream from the young man s eyes, this image has gone viral. shared over 400,000 times to facebook and reposted over 68,000 times on tumbler. heart was holding a sign that read free hugs , and sergeant barnum motioned him over. this country needs to have the difficult conversation about policing. but there are people on both sides who are the two talked about the demonstrations, about school, art, and life, before he