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Re:Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans... by aerostable_slug on Friday July 17, 2020 @04:53PM (#23875415)
They were both killed as a direct result of the protests, they were ironically Black children, and they were both shot by people acting as armed "security" manning barricades. I am not sure how that doesn't answer the question about murders.

Two may not be a lot (along with those merely shot), but they are still dead.

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Re:Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans... by rtkwe on Friday July 17, 2020 @06:07PM (#23876513)
> Two may not be a lot (along with those merely shot), but they are still dead.

It's a problem when you try to use it as an example of the protests being lawless and violent as a justification for extreme police responses and unidentified federal agencies arresting people in a different city.

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Re:Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans... by rudolph9 on Monday July 20, 2020 @10:37AM (#23898252)
It’s very unfortunate but again they didn’t happen in Portland, OR.

While there has been some property damage in Portland, OR there has been very little violence so it’s odd that the federal government is ramping up a military like response in Portland, OR.

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