Portland mayor pepper-sprayed man who confronted him about Covid-19 rules

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The mayor of Portland, Oregon, says of the man: 'I clearly informed him that he needed to back off,' before spraying him in the eyes, according to an incident report released by police.

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Sean Meagher / The Oregonian via APThe mayor of Portland, Oregon, pepper-sprayed a man outside of a restaurant Sunday night, after the mayor said the man confronted him about mask rules and other issues and then got uncomfortably close, according to a police report.

Wheeler told police he was leaving a pub at around 8 p.m. when the man, filming him with a phone, accused the mayor of not wearing a mask while sitting in a restaurant as required by Covid-19 rules, and also other issues. The man, who was not wearing a mask, followed Wheeler to his car and"got within a foot or two of my face while he was videoing me," the report quoted Wheeler as saying.

A spokesman for the mayor said Wheeler is fully cooperating with police. He was with former Portland Mayor Sam Adams at the time, who is listed in the report as a witness.

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Separate standard for what’s allowed to be done in downtown Portland vs the hypocritical Mayor.

Good what is the problem

“The man was described as a middle aged white man”. What a surprise! 😑

Are Portland police allowed to use pepper spray in the same scenario?

EVERY ONE WILL HAVE HIS DAY DON'T WORRY

'I can't believe you just pepper sprayed me,'' I guess he'll think twice before running up in someone's face next time... 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

In Australia we call that “getting your right whack”. The muppet who got sprayed was a tool who ignored the warning.

Everyone watch your back after all the lives loss to the virus the crazies are still out there. Be careful and be safe. I hope the Mayor is Okay these followers are attacking our elected officials I will never trust the GOP Senators inciting insurrection.

Does he now support the use of force? Funny...

Good for him. I’ll be doing the same.

The radical right has been threatening government officials in Ohio. I would be scared too. So many countries are getting back to normal because everyone decided to WEAR A DAMN MASK!!!!!

Good for the mayor! tedwheeler

This is what retail workers should be allowed to do when those assholes scream in their face about wearing a mask.

I wouldn't want an anti-masker around me. And foaming at the mouth no less.

This is exactly what privilege looks like

good

Perfect.

I will never go to Portland again. It’s turned into a zoo

Where is the Democratic outrage ? Does joe even know this is going on ? What a joke, the democrats green light protest all summer now they jus ignore it , great way to govern democrats. When are the power hungry hypocrite democrats going to remove him from office ?

What a classy town

republicans have been radicalized.

Is Portland still a part of the United States?

You know what he used non-lethal Force to deal with the problem. Law enforcement could learn something from that.

he was warned. fair game.

Good, you’re finally getting some balls.

this is how I like my mayors 'armed and battle hardened'

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