If you're a conservative I would really, really think twice before venturing into a Democrat city.
This latest trial in Portland shows the dangers of being conservative in blue America.
Andy Ngo is a journalist who covers and investigates Antifa, the radical left terrorist organization that terrorizes Democrat cities all across the nation, but especially in the Pacific Northwest.
He was known by Antifa and when he showed up at one of their rallies he was viciously and physically assaulted by multiple Antifa members. This has happened multiple times. Here are the links to a few videos.
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Andy was viciously assaulted multiple times on video. In some of the cases, he knows the names of exactly who was involved.
Ngo sued Rose City Antifa in Portland, the Marxist militant group behind the attacks (not to mention countless damage to the city).
I say all this to show you how radical the jury was.
It gets worse: The defense lawyer for the Antifa rioters proudly claimed "I am Antifa" and even wore a T-shirt with those words emblazoned on it.
The lawyer claimed to be part of the terrorist group she was representing and the entire jury went along with, "Well, they're just fighting fascists. Andy Ngo must have deserved it."
The attorney "admitted" that some of the Antifa people may have been terrorists, but her entire case was that Andy Ngo really got what he deserved when he was beaten in the street.
The defense attorney went on to say that journalist Andy Ngo has dirty hands. She indicated that Ngo is a "doxxer" as well because he uploads publicly available mugshots of Antifa-affiliated individuals that have committed crimes on his Twitter account, which has over one million followers.In addition, the defense lawyer said that since the US has an "unregulated internet," Ngo needs to "take responsibility" for the words he says on the internet, and added that his "conduct has not been pristine." She also attacked Ngo's credibility as a journalist despite providing the jury with no evidence of the allegations that would have discredited him, other than saying that he's a "liar" that provides "half-truths."
Yes, she called Ngo a doxxer because he shares police mugshots of Antifa terrorists. This line of defense was so effective that, according to the judge, the defense lawyer convinced some members of the jury that they weren't safe from being doxxed.
The whole case from the defense was not that the defendants, two in particular who were on video attacking Ngo, were innocent. It was instead all about how anti-fascism is a noble cause and that Andy Ngo isn't a real journalist.
(Because we all know you're allowed to assault people on the street UNLESS they're real journalists.)
Ngo's lawyers presented evidence, showed the videos, detailed the precise criminal charges, and how the defendants were definitely guilty. You can see even more details of this in the tweet thread above and The Post Millennial story.
But, in the end, Ngo lost.
The jury found the defendants not liable.
Welcome to Portland.
Do you think someone like Trump gets a fair trial in New York or DC? How about Daniel Penny?
Oh, I should mention: While court was in session, fellow journalist Katie Daviscourt had her car smashed as she was covering the events. She purposely parked blocks away to keep that from happening.
