I have a genuine inquiry to those who live in the Portland Oregon area and have experience with the riots that seem to regularly take place in that area involving ANTIFA. I see more and more vides of rioters attacking people and property, over and over, with no action by police or other citizens, and this is alien to me.
I'm not from there. In Texas, nothing that's depicted on those videos would exist for longer than an hour, and would be quashed mercilessly. The reckless destruction of property, attacks on innocent bystanders, blocking major highways, etc, would all be met with a swift response by the police, and absent them, the people. There would be a gun behind every blade of grass, and someone in fear for their immediate safety, waiting for ANTIFA to do something stupid, so they can end their rioting that instant.
That's how it should be, and I'm at a loss as to why there is no response in Portland. Is there no self-defense in Portalnd? Because in Texas, if a father with his daugther was surrounded by an angry mob attacking them both, the law is clear that he, her, or anyone standing by would be acting in self defense, to literally mow down every single attacker there.
So, what's the deal in Portland? preferably from someone there, and not someone like me who is looking in from the outside with incredulity. Why does this stand there? What's wrong with the people there? This is alien to me, and inconceivable. Neither the people, nor the government agents or agencies of Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon state police seem to do anything.
So, tldr: what's the deal with all that?