{"id":27576,"date":"2020-09-06T12:41:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T16:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=27576"},"modified":"2020-09-06T12:41:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T16:41:16","slug":"it-took-a-molotov-cocktail-to-declare-a-riot-in-portland-after-months-of-violent-rioting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=27576","title":{"rendered":"It took a Molotov cocktail to declare a riot in Portland after months of violent rioting."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Portland \u2018riot\u2019 declared after Molotov cocktails tossed<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>In a video, a rioter is seen scrambling for help after his feet catch fire while trying to escape flames<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_27577\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27577\" class=\"wp-image-27577 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-1-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portland marks 100 days of protests<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Dom Calicchio | Fox News<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">At least three Molotov cocktails were tossed in the direction of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/portland\">Portland<\/a>, Ore., police late Saturday, prompting yet another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-protests\">night of unrest<\/a> in the city to be declared a riot, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Video posted on social media showed people\u00a0scattering after a fiery object hurtled through the air and crashed on the ground, resulting in a huge fireball and smoke.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-embed\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1302462166100967424&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Fportland-riot-declared-after-molotov-cocktails-tossed&amp;siteScreenName=foxnews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1302462166100967424\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In another video, a rioter is seen scrambling for help after his feet catch fire while trying to escape flames.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-embed\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1302461688910770176&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Fportland-riot-declared-after-molotov-cocktails-tossed&amp;siteScreenName=foxnews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1302461688910770176\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Late Saturday local time, police posted on Twitter that the crowd near Ventura Park \u2013 about 10 miles east of downtown &#8212; was \u201cengaging in tumultuous and violent conduct thereby intentionally or recklessly creating a grave risk of causing public alarm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a riot,\u201d the message declared.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-embed\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1302461273242648579&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Fportland-riot-declared-after-molotov-cocktails-tossed&amp;siteScreenName=foxnews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1302461273242648579\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The crowd had gathered at the park around 7 p.m. PT, reportedly with plans to march to the police department\u2019s east precinct, Portland\u2019s KATU-TV reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1470\/828\/Portfire.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1862\/1048\/Portfire.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/640\/320\/Portfire.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Flames rise from a street after a liquid had been spread and lit, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, during protests in Portland, Ore. Some protesters, at, left, move back as police, at background right, advance. (Associated Press)\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Flames rise from a street after a liquid had been spread and lit, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, during protests in Portland, Ore. Some protesters, at, left, move back as police, at background right, advance. (Associated Press)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>About two hours later, authorities declared the march unlawful,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/portland-police-declare-gathering-at-ventura-park-a-riot-use-tear-gas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to the station<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the evening, Portland police and Oregon state troopers worked to block marches and disperse crowds. Their efforts included the first use of tear gas in September,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/news\/2020\/09\/portland-protest-declared-riot-soon-after-it-begins-in-se-portland-live-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OregonLive.com reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The city has now seen more than 100 nights of rioting since the May 25 death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/portland-riot-declared-after-molotov-cocktails-tossed\">https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/portland-riot-declared-after-molotov-cocktails-tossed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portland \u2018riot\u2019 declared after Molotov cocktails tossed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27576\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}