Christopher David had watched in horror as videos surfaced of federal officers in camouflage throwing protesters into unmarked vans in Portland. David, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy said he wanted to know what the officers involved thought of the oath they had sworn to protect and defend the Constitution.
On Saturday evening, he headed to downtown Portland to ask them.
The federal officers emerged and rushed a line of protesters nearby, knocking them to the ground. David walked toward a gap in the line, calling out to the officers. “Why are you not honoring your oath?” he bellowed. “Why are you not honoring your oath to the Constitution?”
He came to the protest with a question. He left with two broken bones.