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Re:Oregon, Journalists Sue U.S. over Portland Arrests, Violence by Kednicma on Saturday July 18, 2020 @02:17PM (#23883487)
Hop on a bus and go across the river; go downtown. Neighborhoods which are on the western "downtown" side of the river, but north of Burnside, are fine. Drive up MLK and you'll see nothing out of the ordinary.

If you are looking at our city only through the lens of some biased cameraperson, then you are getting a limited view. Go outside.

Indeed, go to a park! Only the two parks across from the downtown courthouse are closed.

Edit: Downvoters, go outside and look at Portland. Or, if you don't live in Portland, consider carefully why you think that firsthand observations are worth discounting.

Re:Oregon, Journalists Sue U.S. over Portland Arrests, Violence by solarfair on Saturday July 18, 2020 @02:37PM (#23883692)
Seriously. If your only source of what's happening is a few selected videos, I'm not surprised people think it's bad here.

Have there been a few incidents, over 50 days of protest? Yes.

Are they common? No.

Do you feel unsafe walking downtown? Only if the police are moving around.