Protesters near the federal courthouse in Portland are carrying out violence against thugs and the building. The federal thugs and local thugs are working together to arrest them and/or drive them away.

The presence of the federal thugs was egregious because the city had not asked for them. Their actions were egregious too, arresting people without cause in areas away from the courthouse. If protesters keep on starting violence near the courthouse, they risk legitimizing the presence of those federal thugs

What possible good is that?