Christopher David, a U.S. Naval Academy grad and a Navy veteran, was injured in a confrontation with militarized officers in Portland, Oregon. Now he finds himself a reluctant symbol of the protests taking place there and the federal response to them.
This undated photo provided by Christopher David, shows Christopher David, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a Navy veteran. David was beaten Saturday, July 17, 2020, with a wooden baton and pepper-sprayed in the face by authorities during ongoing protests in Portland, Ore.
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.Today, 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.
Some vandalism, including graffiti, has occurred in the Portland protests, now in their 53rd day, and federal officials say they’ve responded to protect property and help restore order. One protester was arrested after allegedly assaulting a federal officer with a hammer. He put on a sweatshirt with “Navy” emblazoned across the chest and a Navy ballcap, figuring the federal officers would be, like him, a military veteran. He figured they’d listen as he reminded them “that you take the oath to the Constitution; you don’t take the oath to a particular person.”“What they were doing was unconstitutional,” David said. ”Sometimes I worry that people take the oath of office or the oath to the Constitution, and it’s just a set of words that mean nothing.
“I took a couple steps back, straightened up, and then just stood my ground right there, arms down by my side,” David recalled.
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