KOIN 6, a CBS affiliate in Portland, will present a series all next week called, "Is Portland Over?" It looks at how, as they say, "The city of Roses has become the city of trash." I'm esp. curious about the perpetrators. Whenever the arrested are shown on TV, they always seem to be young, white men and women. Very rarely are they represented by any other group.
I am interested in knowing the demographics of whom is actually mostly involved in the destruction, unrest and vandalism. I hypothesize that it isn't the homeless, or larger groups of protesters who seem to leave the city by early evening. Black Lives Matter organizers began late last year to complain that these violent protests were beginning to co-opt their social justice and peaceful demonstrations. Now, unfortunately, city residents seem exhausted since any protest seems to remind them of the violent ones.
These other protestors only seem to come out after 9 or 10 p.m. In addition to their demographics, I'm interested in what communities they are coming from. Are they from the central business district, which is where all of the rioting seems to take place, or are they coming from elsewhere? And what is their motivation? Is social justice their motivation or are they simply opportunists for civil unrest? I might contact PSU, the Portland Police and the Urban League for help. Any other thoughts or suggestions. I'm thinking of how this could be a reporting project of my own. |
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