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These "protests" are now a 'normal/organic' matter in so many cities now. Very disturbing, and growing in violence and disregard for law & order. Many of these cities are out of control and impacting economy, safety, local business, etc.

Isn't it time for these locales to set a curfew? Provide time and space for daytime peaceful protests et al. But after a certain night-hour, curfew - since this is when the RIOTING begins.

Or - a 'State of Emergency' - a situation in which a government is empowered to perform actions or impose policies that it would normally not be permitted to undertake. A government can declare such a state during a natural disaster, civil unrest, armed conflict, medical pandemic or epidemic or other biosecurity risk.

How much more can out country take? If a line is not drawn by government, I see this continuing and growing thru Nov 3rd...

NEWS>>>

American mayhem: More rioting and lawlessness in cities across US

Another night of rioting and lawlessness exploded in more than half a dozen U.S. cities Saturday night -- with the mayhem including damage to federal buildings, local police precincts, and a fatal shooting in Austin, Texas.

Similar protests and violent demonstrations have been seen across the country following the death of George Floyd, a Black man in Minnesota who died while in police custody. A video of the May 25, 2020, encounter with police officers showed a White officer putting his knee on Floyd's neck for more than 8 minutes. Floyd died later that day.

Floyd's death -- as well as the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, and other Black men and women -- sparked widespread protests and demonstrations in the U.S. and across the world, which still continue in some cities to this day.

Here’s a recap of some of the developments in a sampling of cities.

Portland, Ore.: Courthouse fence breached
A huge crowd that included the Wall of Moms and the Wall of Vets turned out for yet another day and night of rioting and lawlessness in Portland, Ore., a city that has seen more than 50 consecutive days of such behavior since Floyd's death.

Early Sunday local time, rioters broke through a reinforced fence that surrounded the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in the downtown area, OregonLive.com reported.

Federal agents assigned to guard the building deployed tear gas and the Portland police declared the scene a riot around 1:15 a.m. local time, the report said.

Seattle: Explosive blows hole in precinct wall
At one point during Saturday’s daylong protests in Seattle, rioters threw an explosive device that created an eight-inch hole in a wall of the police department’s East District, police Chief Carmen Best said, according to the Seattle Times.

“What we saw today was not peaceful,” Best said. “The rioters had no regard for the public’s safety, for officers’ safety or for the businesses and property that they destroyed.”
Police reported making 45 arrests near the East Precinct as of 10 p.m. local time. They said 21 officers were hit by bricks, rocks and explosives. Most of the injured officers were able to return to work, police said in a Twitter message.
Conditions in the area had been declared a riot at 4:30 p.m. after police officers were being assaulted and protesters failed to disperse, Q13 FOX of Seattle reported.

Police reported numerous fires and explosions.

Best said police planned to use less-lethal crowd management tools, but not tear gas, despite a federal judge’s decision late Friday blocking a city council ban on the equipment that was scheduled to take effect Sunday, the Seattle Times reported.

A Starbucks store was destroyed and other businesses were covered with graffiti, the outlet reported.

Austin, Texas: Fatal shooting
A fatal shooting occurred around 9:50 p.m. during a protest in the city, according to reports.

Police said a man carrying a weapon approached a vehicle – but a person inside the vehicle fatally shot the man, the Austin American Statesman reported.

Aurora, Colo.: Vehicle drives through crowd; courthouse fire
A frightening moment happened along Interstate 225 when a vehicle drove through a crowd of marchers in Aurora, Colo., The Guardian reported. At least one person was struck by the vehicle and was taken to a hospital.
Elsewhere in the city, demonstrators pushed down a fence, threw objects at police officers, broke windows and started a fire inside the city’s courthouse on Saturday night, Denver’s KCNC-TV reported.

The unrest was associated with the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after an altercation with police nearly a year ago, the station reported.

Oakland, Calif.: Courthouse fire
Hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Oakland, smashing windows of the city’s police headquarters and setting a fire inside the Alameda County courthouse, according to reports.
Omaha: ‘Potential of getting violent’ prompts arrests
Between 75 and 80 protesters were taken into custody after police declared an unlawful assembly, the Omaha World-Herald reported.

The crowd started blocking traffic around 9:15 p.m. and police were seeing Facebook posts suggesting that damage was being planned for the downtown area.

“It leaned toward the potential of getting violent,” Omaha Police Capt. Mark Matuza told the newspaper.

The crowd was protesting the May 30 shooting death of James Scurlock, 22, for which Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine declined to file charges, the World-Herald reported – but Kleine agreed two days later to let a grand jury review the case.
Los Angeles: Damage to courthouse, City Hall clash
Rioting in the nation’s second-largest city on Saturday night included broken windows and graffiti at a federal courthouse in the downtown area and police in riot gear facing off against a crowd near City Hall, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Earlier, demonstrators marched along a stretch of Highway 101.

Sgt. Anthony Costello of the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that some arrests were made, including for vandalism, but was uncertain how many rioters had been apprehended.