Olympia Mayor Cheryl Selby has been supportive of Black Lives Matter, has backed the protests, and took a knee with BLM/ Antifa. However, when her home was vandalized by these same protesters, she called it “domestic terrorism.”
The protest group, Care Not Cops, began setting up camp and demonstrating the morning that Portland City Council was voting on the 2020-21 city budget, which cut $15-million from the police bureau.
Defunding and prosecution of police has led to a marked increase in crime. In New York City, the number of murders has doubled over the past month compared to this time last year.
Mayor Cantrell praised Black Lives Matter that inspired protests across the nation, but she condemned several hundred demonstrators who were joined by Black Lives Matter when they converged on her home. The crowd used bullhorns to express their demands.