DEAR CNN: Antifa Set Fire To A Federal Courthouse While People Were Inside — Is This ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Or An ‘Insurrection’?
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Once the barricades in front of the Federal Courthouse in Portland came down, Antifa was back trying to destroy it.
Antifa activists set multiple fires, spray-painted graffiti, were attempting to smash the doors of the Mark Hatfield Federal Courthouse, and tried to break into a nearby bank.
Antifa activists attempted to burn down the Mark Hatfield federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon Thursday night. The building was the site of over 120 consecutive nights of rioting by BLM and Antifa last summer.
Earlier in the day Antifa and other left-wing activists attempted to break into a Chase bank. A lone security guard managed to hold off the mob with his pistol. According to KOIN 6, “Many people held signs, including a large one that read: ‘Protect the land, end America.'”
Activists reportedly got nostalgic for the nightly sieges when passing by the courthouse earlier in the day. After tagging the Chase and a nearby Apple store with graffiti, the protest made its way to Wells Fargo for an encore performance.
A group of 50-60 activists returned to the Hatfield courthouse and engaged in a standoff with federal officers, but members of the mob began vandalizing the area. According to KOIN 6, “Some people set a small fire near the entrance & others are spray painting the building with graffiti.”
Source: The Post Millennial
Andy Ngo tweeted out several videos of what was happening in Portland.
“F— the United States!” Antifa try to break into the federal courthouse in Portland. Federal officials just removed the barricades protecting the building after months of #antifa attacks on the building. Now they’re back again. #PortlandRiots
pic.twitter.com/vBq28J5skl— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 11, 2021
Federal officers respond to protect the courthouse after #antifa tried to break inside again. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/eAVNyUrVXq
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 11, 2021
Footage of #antifa & BLM rioters being pushed back by federal officers after they tried to storm the Mark O. Hatfield US Courthouse in downtown Portland. They taunt the officers, telling them to shoot. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/bJLJQ7SdgN
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 12, 2021
Federal officers retreat inside during the #antifa attack on the Portland federal courthouse. One of the militants smashed up the glass on the building. The protective barrier that had been erected since last year was only just removed. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/NAsCSi0ShH
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 11, 2021
#Antifa and other far-left rioters in Portland tried to break into the @Chase bank. A lone security guard tried holding them back. He pulled out a pistol during the mob attack. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/Sw3SU8PO0A
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 12, 2021
After launching an attack on the federal courthouse during the day following the removal of the protection fence, #antifa returned at night to attack again. They ripped off the plywood, shattered glass & started a fire. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/YpLIhr1eEo
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 12, 2021
As soon as the tall protective barrier around the Portland federal courthouse went down, #antifa returned to try to destroy the building. They’re tearing down the new plywood, spray painting the building & starting fires. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/DEkHrfmBrC
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 12, 2021
#Antifa tried to smash their way into the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/f3MJltcZ7m
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 12, 2021
Antifa set fire to the federal courthouse in downtown Portland. There are people inside. #PortlandRiots #antifa pic.twitter.com/9sxBZkDe2t
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 12, 2021
Scenes of chaos have returned at the heart of downtown Portland as federal officers mobilize to protect the courthouse after #antifa set it on fire. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/ZBJGfSFCWR
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 12, 2021
#Antifa rioters used beams and other weapons to smash up a glass window at the Portland federal courthouse. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/ZtR9ymJq7Y
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 12, 2021
The good news is that one of the miscreants was arrested for trying to break the windows of the courthouse. The bad news is that the guy had been arrested earlier and was released to cause mayhem when the sun went down.
At the #antifa riot overnight where the Portland federal courthouse was attacked, officers eventually rushed out. Here, they tackle Darby Howard, who moments before was trying to break the court’s windows. He had been arrested & released earlier same day. pic.twitter.com/7Sp34R8Adi
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 12, 2021
On 11 March, #antifa rioters attacked several banks & tried to storm the Hatfield federal courthouse in Portland. Darby Marshall Howard, 22, of Montana, was arrested. He punched an officer in the face. He was quickly released & was arrested again at night. https://t.co/5goYowsUFZ pic.twitter.com/gSklspeiWX
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) March 12, 2021
So… is this a riot, a “mostly peaceful” protest, or is it an attempt at “insurrection”?
The definitions seem to keep changing depending on who the perpetrators are.
