Do these people even realize how completely hypocritical they are?
Don’t answer that. We already know.
You know how a bunch of Democrats want to straight up abolish ICE? Well, there’s been a big protest in Portland. The Abolish ICE protesters got together and, according to reports, spewed racist insults at officers.
Federal officers policing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland say they were subjected to a barrage of hateful and at times racially-charged invective during the monthlong demonstration at the facility.
Email records obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive detail some of the insults and taunting that several nonwhite federal officers say they endured. The newsroom is not publishing officers’ names by request of the Federal Protective Services, which cited safety concerns if identities are revealed. The agency did not respond to a request for comment.
Interesting, isn’t it? Aren’t these protesters maaaaaaaaaad because ICE is supposedly sooooo racist? Yet there they are, spewing HATEFUL, RACIST insults at ICE agents.
In what world does that make sense?
This is something I witnessed. Non-white federal officers on duty to protect the Portland ICE office say they've been subject to racist & sexist verbal abuse from the "abolish ICE" protesters. https://t.co/Rc7ahLEwEm
— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) July 25, 2018
Marshall Runkel, chief of staff for Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, on Tuesday confirmed he heard reports from Department of Homeland Security officials and protesters about racially-tinged verbal altercations between officers and protesters. A representative of Abolish ICE PDX, an occupier group led in part by people of color, declined to comment.
In emails obtained by the newsroom, one African American officer reported to an administrator that protesters “began yelling racial slurs” at him, including the N-word. The officer said he was also called a “blood traitor” and an Uncle Tom, a derogatory term implying a black person is acting subservient to whites for money or prestige.
Another officer, a female “of Hispanic and Native American descent,” said she was called a “a weak female” and “traitor.”
“I was berated for so long I can’t even remember everything that was told to me,” she wrote.
A third officer said they were “insulted and harassed almost nonstop” by the protesters and called just about everything– from Nazis to rapists.
“They have yelled continuously that they hope we die, they hope our families die,” the officer wrote.
Disgusting. And these people really believe they’re standing up for “justice”? Yeah, right.
How do they justify their behavior? Isn’t it contrary to everything they supposedly stand for?
PS– the camp looks and sounds disgusting.
I just got back from the “abolish ICE” Portland camp. It’s become a sprawling parallel fortress society. The smell is memorable. Many rules (eg photography not allowed inside). pic.twitter.com/u1doewRaaZ
— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) July 24, 2018
This is something I witnessed. Non-white federal officers on duty to protect the Portland ICE office say they've been subject to racist & sexist verbal abuse from the "abolish ICE" protesters. https://t.co/Rc7ahLEwEm
— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) July 25, 2018
Sometime soon, the City of Portland will likely start clearing the anti-ICE/anti-borders camp (notices already posted more than 24 hours ago). In response, the camp has walled themselves off completely. They even have "wall guards" keeping watch. From the last hour: pic.twitter.com/sDSm45Xnkh
— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) July 25, 2018
A bit of panic ensues when Portland Police finally go inside camp to post statements that space will be cleared. I followed them. pic.twitter.com/4EqNnljXHs
— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) July 24, 2018
I bet there’s human fecal matter all up in that camp.
These protesters are gross inside and out.
h/t Oregon Live