Independent journalist Andy Ngo was gut-punched and sprayed with pepper spray by Antifa goons while covering the May Day protests in Portland, OR yesterday.
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At today’s May Day #antifa street protest against ICE, my camera equipment was sprayed w/silly string. Lucky that Oregonian’s @bethnakamura stepped in to stop him. Later, I was punched in abdomen by masked man. @PortlandPolice said they wouldn’t help because that would escalate.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 1, 2019
Was assaulted outside the @CiderRiot on 807 NE Couch by masked Antifa thugs.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 2, 2019
I was sprayed in the face point blank with pepper spray outside the @CiderRiot, where Antifa had amassed. They cheered as I was blinded. Before that, they threatened me & brought up my mother’s name. A woman helped me across the street. Please help me identify person: pic.twitter.com/BUxlk94fz4
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 2, 2019
Ngo called the Portland police to make a complaint, but they said they were too busy dealing with the protest:
Just called Portland Police. They said they are too busy dealing with the riot to send someone to take a report from me. This is while the @PortlandPolice sends out tweet saying the day was peaceful with no arrests.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 2, 2019
Please help me identify this masked antifa woman who assaulted me outside the @CiderRiot on 807 NE Couch St on 1 May, 2019 at approximately 7:40 p.m. pic.twitter.com/yRcGDw8tRM
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 2, 2019
But later on, the Portland Police Twitter account said the protest was “peaceful” and no arrests were made. Well, if you don’t investigate the crimes you don’t have any arrests:
Are you kidding me? Do you not arrest violent people so then you can claim that it was peaceful? There was a riot outside the Cider Riot. I was attacked point blank with pepper spray. A student journalist from Oregon State had his camera smashed & destroyed. Where are you? https://t.co/f2CXVw4nc4
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 2, 2019
“Officers contacted both groups and no one self-identified as a victim or wanted to make a police report.”
Am I being trolled? https://t.co/XymoYFpp5m
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 2, 2019
Hours after the attack, Ngo was steeling feeling the effects of the pepper spray:
I showered but my skin still feels like it is on fire. This is so painful. I wonder if I have a chemical burn.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 2, 2019
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Related:
Andy Ngo digs up Jussie Smollett’s ‘intersectional BLM/Women’s March/hijab anthem’ video https://t.co/jg2OoAt0O5
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 1, 2019
Andy Ngo reports on the epidemic of hoax hate crimes against LGBT people in Portland https://t.co/6jYOlVRBj2
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 30, 2019
