The Crisis In Portland and What to Do About It?

Regarding the ongoing attacks on the Federal Courthouse in Portland and the rather tepid federal government response, I have been reading a lot of wild comments from people who I would usually agree with. People who I respect are shrieking “unconstitutional, illegal, immoral, unethical…!!!” I still respect them, but I disagree with them.

First the facts:

The Federal Courthouse in Portland has been under constant violent attack for almost 2 months by ‘attackers’ who have the tacit approval of the political leadership of the City of Portland and the State of Oregon, and perhaps even the approval of the majority of the people of Portland.

To date the federal government law enforcement officers inside the building have done little more than push back against the ‘attackers’ in a successful effort to keep them out of the building.

Earlier in the week we heard that a small number of ‘attackers’ had been arrested by federal officers in unmarked vehicles, briefly detained inside the building, and then released without charges.

What exactly did the federal officers do that can even come close to such hyperbolic hysterical accusations? I would be interested in hearing your explanations.