PORTLAND DROPS 90% OF CASES FROM RIOTS
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Prosecutors in Portland, Oregon, have dismissed charges on 90 percent of the protesters arrested during Antifa and anti-police riots in September. One had also been charged with attempted murder, assault, and arson. Of the 213 arrested that month, only cases for 19 are pending.
In addition to dropping 9 out of every 10 cases in September, authorities dismissed more than 70 percent of the almost 1,000 arrests since May, a case tracker kept by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office revealed. The figure is worsened by reports from The Oregonian that more cases have been dismissed than those shown on the tracker.
Joseph Sipe, 23, is currently wanted in connection with a Molotov cocktail attack on police officers. Authorities initially arrested Sipe on attempted murder, attempted assault, arson, possession of a destructive device, and rioting on September 23, however, he was released after posting a $1,000 bond, KOIN reported. The charges of attempted murder, attempted assault, and arson were later dismissed. Sipe is currently a fugitive after missing a court hearing.
The majority of the other defendants had their charges dismissed due to a policy implemented by Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, where his office would not prosecute crimes related to protests. It remains unclear why Schmidt’s office dismissed the most serious charges against Sipe.
In early September, Breitbart News reported on some of the arrests related to the violent protests where demonstrators tossed firebombs, rocks, and commercial-grade fireworks at police. At the time, authorities arrested 59 individuals with most of them getting released after being cited.
(Excerpt from Breitbart. Article by Ildefonso Ortiz . Photo Credit: Getty Images.)
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Father, this is appalling. How far we have fallen in this judicial nation. Lord, I pray that they will not continue in this vein and that truth and justice would arise in this land once more.
Father, forgive us as a nation when we choose to honor violence instead of justice. When wickedness increases without discipline. May we awaken to Your heart, and seek Your righteousness. Give wisdom to those who are trying these cases, may they truly be servants of You the most high God of justice, and righteousness. Protect those in authority who curtail violence. May those who are pursuing violence have an encounter with Your Holy Spirit who convicts us of sin, and Jesus Christ who cleanses us, and God Almighty who changes us forever.
May we see Your Kingdom come and Your will being done on earth as it is in Heaven. For Your name sake Jesus.