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The march is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday. A starting location has not been announced.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson on Friday announced the right-wing group will have a “flash march for law and order” in response to police's lack of action during a recent showdown between a driver and demonstrators in downtown Portland.
The march is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday. A starting location has not been announced.
Several videos of the Oct. 6 confrontation were posted on social media. The videos show marchers, who were protesting the , stopping traffic while some directed traffic themselves.
On a video captured by Brandon Farley, the driver of a Lexus sedan is seen turning right and hitting one protester who was pushing back on his car. The group then chased after him and some pounded the car with batons. The driver briefly stepped outside, then got back in and drove off.
The driver filed a police report claiming protesters did around $3,000 in damage to his car. Portland police officers were on scene but didn't intervene.
Videos of the incident quickly gained steam online, and the actions of Portland police -- or lack thereof -- have been discussed at length on a national scale following a segment on Fox News.
Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw said the bureau didn’t want to escalate tensions that could have led to injuries.
"The complexity of each demonstration/protest is different and requires thoughtful decision-making," Outlaw said in a statement Thursday. "We will continue to review the most appropriate course of action and proper balance in our responses for these dynamic events."
Mayor Ted Wheeler supported the police bureau’s decision to not intervene.
Gibson said the response by police and Wheeler is not acceptable.
“This isn't political, it's just wrong. It's a lack of respect for not only the law but just other humans,” a post on the reads.
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