![Police guard the entrance to City Hall after removing protesters against the new police union contract in Portland, Ore., on October 12, 2016. the contract was approved by City Council this morning. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy) [Photo via Newscom]](https://cousinsatthetable.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/cityhall.jpg?w=300&h=200 "Police guard entrance to City Hall after removing protesters against a new police union contract in Portland, Ore., on October 12, 2016. The contract was approved by City Council, meeting in televised privacy. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy, via Newscom.)")
Serial, unpermitted marches; a die-in on a major bridge; even overnight encampment at City Hall did not get #BlackLivesMatter concerns into meetings with the Mayor/ Police Commissioner in Portland, Oregon. Instead of allowing public testimony on a secretly negotiated police contract, the City repeatedly ordered police suppression. One bone was broken; throngs were subjected to chemical weapons, nearly a dozen were arrested on 13 October 2016.
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