Christ. A federal judge has hit you with a restraining order for likely violations of 4th Amendment protections against excessive force, and then you wonder why people bring shields on the streets? https://twitter.com/PortlandPolice/status/1287279371019902976

From judge Hernández:

He also hit PPB for failing to protect first amendment rights

A responsible agency might be chagrined. Your former chief apologized to the city of Philadelphia when that PD misused chemical agents on protesters. That's not how it goes in Portland where even cops who build shrines to Nazi-era soldiers keep their jobs https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/portand-oregon-police-brutality-history-1027677/

Analysis: The fundamental issue here is that Portland police do not see themselves as a legitimate target of direct protest. They cannot accept it, so anyone who is engaged in that activity becomes, to their minds, violent anarchists who must be subdued.

Analysis: It leads the department to ascribe fantastic feats to the protesters, turning almond milk smoothies into 'concrete milkshakes'