The wind is blowing the tear gas so that it is blanketing the whole block in front of the justice center.
Police have completely blanketed the block in front of the justice center with tear gas. The police station side was already walled off with cops.
Still several flash bangs and gas canisters going on the north end.
This morning, a homeless person dressed in mime make up was sleeping on the side of the justice center. They were unfortunately still there when the canisters started to fly.
Police continue to push people north with flash bangs and tear gas. They are in a wall on the north side of the justice center being told to@keep@moving back
I should note that up until people started to bust the windows of the Justice Center, the tone of this protest was much quieter, much more full of cheering and music.
As out 30 people are facing off with police at SW Salmon and Fourth. Police warning more force if people don’t keep moving north.
Tear gas and flash bangs keep moving people north
Tear gas sure does hurt
Guy threw his skateboard right through the Starbucks window across from the Regal Cinema. Then jumped into a dumpster with others and pulled out pallets.
Here’s why
That fire got pretty big with the wind blowing the way it is tonight. Police cleared the corner of SW Fourth and Alder. People know they will get intensely gassed and so ran.
Shout-out to khaki short dude behind me who is just wailing on his acoustic like this is a protest for Chris Carrabba’s greatest hits.
Cars, somehow, are trying to travel north of Fourth Street.
Fire crews have arrived. The street fire has moved to the dumpster.
Gassing dispersed lots of people at first and now the people who remain run to side streets but aren’t leaving.
After several tries of throwing a Mac desktop computer at the doors of Pioneer Place, they were successful. Then threw the bent computer inside and moved on.
Tory Burch maybe? Sorry, most of my clothes come free boxes so I don’t know if that is a store.
Persistence