Portland Rioters Chant ‘Kill a Cop,’ Threaten to Burn Down Police Precincts

Rioters attack a man with baseball bat, eject a group of bystanders from demonstration

A woman screams at police as demonstrators hold signs emblazoned with a Black Lives Matter symbol in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 15, 2020. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Rioters in Portland, Oregon, on Aug. 15 threatened to burn down police precincts if their demands weren’t met by the authorities.

Before being forcefully dispersed by police officers, the mob also surrounded a group of men who had traveled in a limousine to see firsthand what’s been happening in the city.