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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

?!?!? / Cops / Courts Blogtown Challenge! Watch This Video and Guess Who Got Charged With What

Posted by Denis C. Theriault on Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:59 AM

On May 31, a passerby shot some footage of a fight at Portland State University between a musician selling CDs and another man who apparently didn't care for the music the first man was selling. Eventually, after filming stops, the cops got involved, reports were taken, and charges were filed.

Your mission! In the comments below, tell us anyone and everyone who you think might have been charged, and with what. Then, to see how well you did, pick up this week's paper when it hits the stands, or click over here once this week's stories go online sometime tonight.

No prize, other than feeling smart.

 

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1
Why did you post this? This is fucking retarded. Surely you have better things to be working on. Disappoint.
Posted by Never Alone on July 13, 2011 at 11:13 AM · Report
2
I think the two girls talking about what they should do makes this video worth posting. I'd love to hear them do the play-by-play for the next UFC event.
Posted by Rusty! on July 13, 2011 at 11:16 AM · Report
3
I really wish the fight had grown to encompass the stupid girl filming.
Posted by Reymont on July 13, 2011 at 11:24 AM · Report
4
The camera-girl was arrested for holding her phone wrong.
Posted by b on July 13, 2011 at 11:46 AM · Report
5
Eighteen counts of Regicide.
Posted by Commenty Colin on July 13, 2011 at 12:39 PM · Report
6
That guy watching is smoking in a public transportation facility. The woman filming is illegally recording audio without the permission of those being recorded. There are several jaywalkers visible in the background. The people trying to break up the fight by pulling the one guy off the other are committing Offensive Contact Prohibited under the city code.

I'm sure there are more, but I keep getting distracted by the guy who is assaulting and robbing the guy with the backpack.
Posted by Number Six on July 13, 2011 at 12:52 PM · Report
7
"I'm just trying to do something I love and this guys fucking with me." The thing this guy seems to love is punching faces and stealing.
Posted by Fruit Cup on July 13, 2011 at 1:02 PM · Report
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@#6: I hope you are not in LE because we will all be sorry if you are. You are free to record stuff out in public. That is definitely not a private conversation. The guys breaking up the fight won't be charged with anything, nor should they be.

But you are right about who is doing the assaulting and robbing.
Posted by Demondog on July 13, 2011 at 1:20 PM · Report
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Sarcasm, Demondawg, sarcasm. Sarcasm about law enforcement is hard in Portland because people have been arrested, stopped, or had their cameras taken away by PPB for the things I've listed and the DA has charged similar dumb things.

My true, less sarcastic opinion is that the Mercury wouldn't be interested if the answer was that the guy robbing the other guy of his phone got charged. I suspect it is the assault victim with the backpack that got charged for something stupid like having weed in his pocket or for provoking the robber or acting disorderly.

As for my role in LE, you are kind of right. I'm the godammned Batman.

[See, that last bit isn't actually true, I was just being funny/annoying/sarcastic. Just keeping you on your toes.]


Posted by Number Six on July 13, 2011 at 2:53 PM · Report
10
That's not fighting. That's two frat boys having rough sex.
Posted by detailguy on July 13, 2011 at 3:43 PM · Report
11
Dude selling CDs got busted for not having a business license.
Posted by Sisya on July 13, 2011 at 5:17 PM · Report
12
The guy in the black coat (robber) is guilty of being ambidexterous.
Posted by Lewcifer on July 13, 2011 at 9:36 PM · Report
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Denis, by omitting what happened just prior to the fight (or prior to the video shot) you are giving an almost 'edited' view of the events. This is unfair to to your readers.

That dumbass had it coming.
Posted by frankieb on July 17, 2011 at 3:22 PM · Report

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