Video of the Saturday night incident has gone viral. Accounts of it have been reported by news outlets in the United States and around the world.RELATED: Oregon sues feds over Portland protests as unrest continuesToday, David, who suffered two broken bones in his hand, finds himself a reluctant symbol of the protests taking place in Oregon’s largest city and the federal response to it.
Militarized officers from a handful of agencies have been using tear gas, flash-bangs, pepper spray, “less-lethal” impact weapons and other munitions to disperse crowds.Advertisement“It isn’t about me getting beat up.
It’s about focusing back on the original intention of all of these protests, which is Black Lives Matter,” David said in a phone interview.