俄勒冈州州长称联邦政府对示威者公然滥用权力

联邦当局表示，经过数周的抗议活动后，他们将向俄勒冈州波特兰市下达命令。当地领导人认为，联邦政府的做法使情况变得更糟。周四晚到周五清晨，联邦执法人员在波特兰市区大量使用催泪弹和非致命性的弹药，并拘留了示威者。波特兰市市长Ted Wheeler说，联邦的回应是“不负责任的”，并要求联邦部署的人员留在联邦大厦内或离开该市。俄勒冈州州长Kate Brown称联邦的行为是“联邦政府公然滥用权力”。

波特兰的抗议活动始于乔治·弗洛伊德事件，到现在示威活动有所减少，但数百场游行仍在继续，且几乎每晚与警察发生冲突。联邦官员一直在对这座城市的法律和秩序提出要求。国土安全部代理秘书Chad Wolf周四抵达该市，称示威者是无政府主义的“暴民”，并称地方政府缺乏管束使他们更大胆。

Federal authorities said they would bring order to Portland, Ore., after weeks of protests there. Local leaders believe the federal presence is making things worse.

On Thursday night and into Friday morning — the 50th straight day of demonstrations — a line of federal officers in gas masks walked down Portland’s Third Avenue. They filled downtown corridors with tear gas, which a federal judge has barred the Portland police from using except in the case of a safety risk, and they also shot less-lethal munitions, which left people limping in pain.

Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland said the federal response was “irresponsible” and asked for those deployed to stay inside federal buildings or leave the city. Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon called it a “blatant abuse of power by the federal government.”

But federal officials, starting with President Trump, have continued to stake a claim to the city’s law and order. The acting Homeland Security secretary, Chad Wolf, arrived in the city on Thursday, calling the protesters a “violent mob” of anarchists emboldened by a lack of local enforcement.  source

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