PORTLAND, OREGON — A violent mob confronted a man in a truck during a ‘protest’, and that man eventually crashed his truck as a result. When he got out of his vehicle, he was attacked and then blindsided with a kick from a man who knocked him unconscious.
The driver’s condition is not known.
The videos below are graphic. Viewer discretion is advised.
The first video in the sequence below shows some of the aftermath, while the second video shows what happened right after the driver crashed the truck.
This is the moment immediately before. The mob assaults him and makes him sit in the ground while they search his belongings. When he stands up, they brutally beat him. #PortlandRiots #antifa #BlackLivesMatter Video by @livesmattershow pic.twitter.com/tEzpIz6V9U
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2020
If we dig deeper into the comments, video surfaces that shows what happened prior to the accident, and it would seem that the group assaulted a woman who was outside the truck, and the driver came out to her aid.
In the next series of videos, the first shows more of the aftermath after the man was kicked in the head, while the second shows the confrontation prior to the truck accident.
“He didn’t do nothing bro”
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2020
Video by @livesmattershow shows the altercations that happened in downtown Portland before the car crash. The BLM mob is beating a blonde woman and they tackle her to the ground. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/c0xbTr2Eon
Finally, video shows a man coming up from behind and kicking the driver in the head as he sits on the ground, knocking him out. This is the second video in the sequence below.
GRAPHIC: Rioters in downtown Portland detain man who had a car crash. They force him to sit on the ground while they search his belongings. One of them runs up and kicks him in the head, instantly knocking him out. There are no police. Video by @FromKalen pic.twitter.com/x646QheCV0
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2020
By all accounts, the group responsible for this initial confrontation, the attack and the man who dealt the kick should all be facing charges.
And further, this driver seems to have had every right to use lethal self-defense in this situation.
Later, the police show up and are heckled by the crowd, showing their complete disrespect for law enforcement.
Police are towing the vehicle away. Rioters are screaming at police, saying they “protect white supremacists.” Status of unconscious driver unknown. Video by @TheHannahRay. #PortlandRiots #BlackLivesMatter #antifa pic.twitter.com/WPiXPbDf4E
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2020
Portland seems to still be in quite a bit of chaos, and it’s noteworthy to mention that these incidents aren’t happening in mainly pro-gun states, where a lot of these thugs are aware that armed citizens are around.
