FOX 12 was on hand as officers detained protesters who were blocking a TriMet bus near the intersection of Southwest Yamhill and 6th Avenue.Police said six people were arrested downtown. At least five more arrests were later made as protesters blocked streets on the inner east side of the city.
As bystanders looked on, some of whom said they just wanted to get home, Portland police pulled protesters to the ground and took them into custody. Some onlookers cheered the actions of the officers.
Officers soon had cleared the downtown intersection and normal traffic resumed.
Protesters at the scene who were not taken into custody by police were heard making plans to break into smaller groups to take action around the city. One group got on a MAX train to the east side of the city, marched across the Steel Bridge and then down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, blocking traffic along the way.
Some protesters were seen wearing gas masks, while others attempted to pull a dumpster into the street on Southwest Taylor.
Read more and watch several videos at FOX 12 Oregon.
Comment from Stewart Rhodes:
Idiots. Losing hearts and minds each time they act like this. Blocking normal people from being able to go about their business. Which is why bystanders clapped and thanked the cops for doing their jobs.
These foolish useful idiots are creating the “fascist” crackdown they claim to fear. The more they do this crap, the less patience the public and the police will have, and the more people will cheer when the cops crack heads and do those dynamic takedowns, like the one the first cop did to the idiot in front of the bus.  People will love it. What a way to create their own reality.  And they will use that reaction as their confirmation that they are right: “see, I told you this is country is turning fascist! Did you see what the cops did to us?  And the people watching just stood there and cheered the cops! Fascists!  We need to fight harder against the fascist Trump state!”  Rinse, repeat.
