Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat (Protest In Portland get Rowdy)

The recent shooting of a distraught and possibly suicidal homeless man has sparked two days of spontaneous demonstrations against murderous police in Portland. The man, Jack Collins, was reported to have been holding a razor knife and was bleeding from apparent self-inflicted wounds. When told to drop the weapon by the responding officer, he did not. The officer responded by firing four shots at Collins, striking an artery in his pelvis, which proved to be a fatal wound.

The community immediately mobilized and responded with a rowdy demonstration, blockading East Burnside with dumpsters and engaging in a cat and mouse street fight with police. Eventually the demo reached Portland's East Precinct, where the police lined up to defend their base of operations. Various members of the corporate and independent media were also present to bear witness to angry and disgusted community members as they voiced their outrage to the officers before them.

Another demonstration occurred the following night. Police on motorcycles repeatedly rammed into protesters culminating in one protester throwing his bicycle at an officer.

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• anarchist
• riot
• mayhem
• police

[ghostofczolgosz]

I must have seen this video 20 times and I still laugh out loud. Bravo!

[blazak]

Keyboard Cat is tired of police and anarchists. Stop anarchist brutality!!

[manoele]

how many times I have seen the police on motorcycles bully bicyclists in cities across the U.S. but adding the cat playing cute songs on a keyboard-thats uniquely portland.