PLS HELP DUE IN 25 MIN i WILL GIVE 20 POINTS!! Claim - The recent protests in Portland, Oregon have been peaceful demonstrations. Any acts of violence and destruction of property have been instigated by law enforcement or counter-protestors, not BLM protestors.

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Claim - The recent protests in Portland, Oregon have been violent demonstrations that include abundant destruction of property. The actions taken by protestors is leading to ever increasing lawlessness and destruction in Portland as a whole.

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“These data reveal that the United States is in crisis. It faces a multitude of concurrent, overlapping risks — from police abuse and racial injustice, to pandemic-related unrest and beyond — all exacerbated by increasing polarization,” the researchers wrote, warning that “these intersecting risks are likely to intensify” as the November election draws closer.

But Democrats and local leaders reiterated on Monday that protests have been largely peaceful, and harshly criticized the federal forces, which have shot and seriously injured one peaceful protester and shoved others into unmarked vans.

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The ACLED analyzed more than 10,600 demonstrations across the country between May 24 and Aug. 22, with more than 7,750 of them related to Black Lives Matter.

The most recent national focus on Portland as a hub of clashes between police, left-wing protesters and right-wing agitators began in November 2016, when the city erupted into large, and at times unruly, protests after Trump’s unexpected victory. Police deployed tear gas and arrested hundreds, as a small group of anarchists shattered windows and sprayed graffiti on buildings.

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