'Cause Antifa would never do something like that. "Every county, every town, burn the forest to the ground." And even if they would you can't say so, so there.
[OregonLive] A Clackamas County Sheriff's deputy seen in a viral video making what the sheriff's office is calling "inappropriate statements," while on duty has been placed on administrative leave, the agency announced Saturday.
The deputy's remarks seemed to give credence to the idea that anti-fascists were causing havoc and possibly setting fires, unfounded rumors strenuously debunked by law enforcement.
"Antifa [bleep] are out here causing hell," the deputy says. "There's a lot of lives at stake and there's a lot of people's property at stake because these guys got some vendetta."
The deputy is heard on the video telling the person filming that deputies "need the public's help," with regards to anti-fascists. Numerous reports and photos of people being stopped by armed vigilantes in Clackamas County have been circulating on social media. |