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LizBeth

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3. I did not get a lot on Thompson.

Reply to NoPasaran (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 11:58 AM

Jul 2020

The statue, which sits atop the David P. Thompson Fountain, has been the target of graffiti and fires during the weeks of protests against systemic racism, police brutality and the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.

The elk and fountain were donated to the city by one-time mayor David P. Thompson in 1900 to honor elk that once roamed the Willamette Valley., The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. They sit near the Justice Center, the focal point of nightly protests.

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Portland Protesters Set Fire to Base of Elk Statue During 46th Consecutive Night of Demonstrations [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

And not one reporter stopped to ask what the hell the vandals were thinking. OneBro Jul 2020 #1

W@hat is the back story to this? NoPasaran Jul 2020 #2

I did not get a lot on Thompson. LizBeth Jul 2020 #3

The elk is incidental quakerboy Jul 2020 #4