"Rob in VA," who's commented on some of my posts, notes increased aggression from drivers.
A couple of days ago, I posited that some of that aggression--and the increased hostility we, and peaceful protesters, are experiencing -- has at least something to do with the President's implicit wink and nod to haters.
If you think I'm being paranoid, check out what happened to someone who tried to ride through Portland's Delta Park:
Earlier in Delta Park, some yelled ‘get him’ to a bicyclist passing through and then pursued and stopped and harassed him - before letting him pass thru pic.twitter.com/I5KUReLQ0R
— Maxine Bernstein (@maxoregonian) September 26, 2020
Those folks had no authority to do what they did. Later that day, though, some people with authority--namely, Portland Police Bureau officers--shoved a cyclist off his bike and onto the ground for no apparent reason.
