# Feds 'black-bagging people' in Portland

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**Created:** [July 18, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-black-bagging-people-in-portland/915638 "2020-07-18T03:19:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-black-bagging-people-in-portland/915638/999 "2020-08-06T18:40:40Z")

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People were wondering just how widespread the kidnappings were–here’s an article that expands on the magnitude of what the Goon Squads did here in Portland.

> **[More Portlanders Share Experiences of Being Snatched—and Detained—by Federal...](https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2020/08/05/28708420/more-portlanders-share-experiences-of-being-snatched-and-detained-by-federal-police)**
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> When Tetra thinks back to the night he was kidnapped by federal police in downtown Portland, he can't help but laugh. “It was such a mess,” said Tetra, 24, who asked the Mercury to use only his first name out of privacy concerns. “These officers had...

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