Antifa leader, Luis Marquez, has laid claim to Portland when they closed down ICE headquarters for a few days. Luis Marquez is not only a leader in Antifa but a career criminal, having been arrested for misconduct on a number of occasions, ranging from assault to disorderly conduct and harassment. He has come out in support of the riots that have spread across the country in the wake of George Floyd's death and reminds everyone that Antifa owns Portland. National news has identified Oregon as Antifa’s headquarters.

In an August 2018 riot, James Mathew Mattox, 31, claimed in a lawsuit that he “posed no threat of violence.” However, before his arrest, police had already confiscated numerous weapons from Antifa members that day. When left-wing protesters refused to clear the streets, police used pepper spray, rubber bullets and flash bangs to dispense the crowd. Mattox admits to waving a shield with an anarchist symbol, flipping off police and taunting them shouting profanities until two rubber projectiles were fired hitting him in the thigh and after more taunting he was hit in the arm. The lawsuit claims Mattox “suffered sharp pain, insomnia, and limitations in functioning and movement for weeks,” causing him to miss work. Taking no responsibility, Mattox made a number of profane posts on social media against the Portland police. Still Portland City Council settled the lawsuit paying Antifa militants $23,000.

Does paying a settlement to an identified terrorist organization make Portland city council a supporter of terrorism? Is the brother speaking to protesters inciting rioters when he is calling for the crowd to “rise up and terminate those that put their knee on our brothers?” What message does a settlement send to current rioters? If they can agitate the police to show force, they can claim misconduct and the city will pay to not fight them in court.

Antifa claims to own Portland, so why not send them the bill for all the cleanup, extra police enforcement, and damages their followers have done to public property and businesses? Claiming ownership over the taxpaying residence of Portland does not give rights to destruction. In the long run taxpayers will end up paying and rebuilding into a stronger more secure community. And that will happen when Antifa is eradicated.


--Donna Bleiler

Post Date: 2020-06-04 19:34:42

Last Update: 2020-06-04 19:38:08