Police officers in Portland, Oregon were caught off guard after being approached by a nude female demonstrator, who lay down in the street and began performing yoga. The cops were then filmed “withdrawing.”
A woman wearing nothing except a mask and a beanie approached a group of officers clearing out the downtown area in the early hours of Saturday. A line of police and federal agents were standing at an intersection when the naked woman seemingly appeared out of nowhere.
“Naked Athena appeared and the little boys didn’t know what to do,” joked Donovan Farley, a reporter on the ground who documented the risque confrontation.
Amazing. https://pic.twitter.com/HmP9r85SWV
— Donovan “It was the blurst of times” Farley 💻🐒 (@DonovanFarley) July 18, 2020
A video shows her casually walking up to the law enforcement officers, stopping several meters away from them. She was then photographed performing yoga, lying down, and sitting on the street with her legs spread facing the officers.
#portlandprotests#pdxprotest#blacklivesmatter#poli ce#acab https://pic.twitter.com/gIMwnP4eb4
— #DEFENDPDX™ 🖤 (@defendpdx) July 18, 2020
Police fired several pepper balls near her shoeless feet, prompting one demonstrator with a shield to stand in front of her and block her from potential harm. However, it does not appear she was injured.
According to several eyewitnesses who posted photographs and videos of the standoff on Twitter, the police later withdrew from the intersection, leaving the naked woman standing in the street as she watched them drive away.
She won https://pic.twitter.com/XxHyI5JJoX
— Donovan “It was the blurst of times” Farley 💻🐒 (@DonovanFarley) July 18, 2020