'The most horrific displays of hate that I've ever seen' | Portland police describe front lines of protests
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Three members of the Portland Police Bureau describe the violence they deal with at protests downtown, and the lack of resources to address gun violence elsewhere.

Portland police describe ongoing protests

August 6, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. — Three members of the Portland Police Bureau spoke to the media on Thursday afternoon to share personal experiences while working the front lines of Portland protests.

People have gathered each night in downtown Portland for the past 10 weeks to protest police brutality and systemic racism following the killing of George Floyd.
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Kerridge said too many resources are redirected to the protests every night, including her position.....

"It was a sacrifice to work in that unit," she said. Upon learning funding was cut: "insulting was the first word that comes to mind. I had to find out about that by watching a press conference."

She said she had spent years in North Precinct as part of that team, building relationships with neighbors, businesses, victims and colleagues. Now she's been reassigned to Central Precinct, "where people are actively trying to destroy and create division" night after night.
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"It's interesting be an African American officer, and I think it's a shared experience," Foxworth said. "When you step outside or your agency, when you wear the uniform in public, especially if you're interacting with communities of color, it doesn't always go well. There's a common experience that you're no longer Black, you're blue."

Foxworth said he hasn't experienced any racism within the Portland Police Bureau.

"The men and women of the Portland Police Bureau are some of the most accepting and kind people that I've ever interacted with," he said. 
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Specifically he referenced a protest outside of Portland Police Association, where 4,500 people showed up and many in the crowd turned their attention to two female officers.

"The crowd keyed in on them, saying some of the most vile things to them, talking about sex assault, about being sex objects for other officers," Maxey said. "There was one individual that said that he was going to take the baton from one of the female officers and sexually abuse her with it. It was something that is so vile, no one should be exposed to it.-- excerpt, rest at link above --