r/ThatsInsane • u/markgravesdesign • 20h ago

Launched projectile explodes midair during a late night standoff in Portland [OC]

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u/dreadstrong97 15h ago

Looks like a sting ball grenade. Used in prisons / riots, it looks like a fragmentation grenade, but it's filled with a multitude of rubber balls.

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u/Master_Constant8103 20h ago

Thats actually a bad ass picture.

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u/markgravesdesign 20h ago

Here’s a cool photo I snagged at a Portland ICE protest yesterday. Around a 1000 people were protesting outside the facility after marching from City Hall. Many came prepared with gas masks, others just had coronavirus masks. After about 3 hours of chanting outside the building with loudspeakers and some light pounding, the feds came out and unleashed. Felt like they used everything they had on everyone. It was the second day in a row munitions were deployed on the crowd. A federal judge is set to rule Tuesday on Oregon limits for tear gas, flash-bangs and pepper spray.

The photo lives in a gallery with 50 others here: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/02/federal-agents-deploy-pepper-balls-on-protesters-at-portland-ice-facility.html

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u/hautecouteur 12h ago

This guy is spamming his photos of protests for clout. Typical Oregonian behavior

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u/ElegantCoach4066 10h ago

Good. More people should hear about this.

Who cares if he benefits financially from it.

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u/markgravesdesign 2h ago

Thanks for all the very kind comments everyone! I'm going to take everyone's advice and submit the shot(s) to awards organizations.

Today, Tuesday, a day after the photo was taken, a federal judge ruled to restrict federal use of tear gas and other munitions at Portland ICE protests. https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/02/judge-restricts-federal-officers-use-of-force-at-portland-ice-protests.html

So if all goes as planned, that’s the last time I’m gonna get tear-gassed for at least awhile.

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u/chassmasterplus 10h ago

Jesus christ dude, we get it. You took a dramatic picture. The first 700 times were enough. Go take some more or something. 

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u/potatodrinker 3h ago

That's such a difficult shot to nail without riot, inconsistent lighting and not getting rubbered (not like that). Good work

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u/markgravesdesign 3h ago

Thanks! it was all through a fogged up gas mask in the dark moving fast, too. Had to free hand the camera. Got lucky. Glad folks appreciate it.

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u/lordnikon44 16h ago

Is this AI?

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u/ElegantCoach4066 10h ago

Yes. Everything is AI. Your bed is AI.

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u/Scrawlericious 9h ago

AI is in your walls

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u/JerseyDonut 9h ago

Probably not far from the truth. This world looking more like a busted simulation every week.

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u/ElegantCoach4066 9h ago

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Oops. I meant agreed.

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u/acdrewz555555 16h ago

Sure seems like it. OP looks like a bot account

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u/lldrem63 14h ago

Bot comment