Portland asshole mayor bans cops from using tear gas after months of protests and criticism

The mayor of Portland ordered the city's police to stop using 
tear gas for crowd control during protests that have rocked the 
city for more than 100 days in the wake of the police killing of 
George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Mayor Ted Wheeler said Thursday the ban is effective immediately 
and will last until further notice. Wheeler, who was tear gassed 
by federal officers along with a large group of protesters in 
July, also serves as the city's police commissioner.

"During the last hundred days, Portland, Multnomah County and 
State Police have all relied on CS gas where there is a threat 
to life safety," Wheeler said in a statement. "We need something 
different. We need it now."

CS gas is a common form of tear gas that can immediately cause 
irritation to the eyes, nose, mouth, lungs and skin, according 
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prolonged 
exposure to the gas, which is forbidden to use in war but legal 
for use on civilians, can cause severe health effects such as 
blindness, glaucoma, respiratory failure and death due to severe 
chemical burns to the throat and lungs, according to the CDC.

Wheeler's announcement comes after months of criticism leveled 
at police across the country for using tear gas to control 
crowds at Black Lives Matter protests.

In June, Wheeler ordered police to curb the use of tear gas 
shortly after the American Civil Liberties Union Oregon sent a 
letter to Oregon's mayors, city managers and police chiefs 
urging them to ban the use of tear gas and flash bang devices.

At the time, Wheeler said he directed Portland Police Chief Jami 
Resch to only use tear gas if "there is a serious and immediate 
threat to life safety, and there is no other viable alternative 
for dispersal."

Protesters in Oregon's largest city have sometimes clashed with 
law enforcement during the nightly demonstrations. The 
protesters want city officials to slash the police budget and 
reallocate that money to Black residents and businesses. Some 
are also demanding Wheeler's resignation.

https://news.yahoo.com/portland-mayor-bans-cops-using-
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Ted Wheeler will go down in history as the Democrat Mayor who 
destroyed Portland while the dumbshits who live there stood by 
and watched.

Did the residents protest about Wheeler destroying their city?  
No.  They elected this Democrat asshole.  Let them deal with it.