IF THERE'S A NOBEL PRIZE FOR IDIOCY, here's a sure winner:

Portland’s mayor [Ted Wheeler] ... urged the public to safely stand up to the black bloc group of violent demonstrators who continue to plan “direct actions” around the city that routinely end with shattered windows, fires and other vandalism. Wheeler asked residents to note the license plates of people who drive to the events in various neighborhoods and then don all black clothing and grab shields or weapons from their cars. Share those license numbers with police.

'Nuff said.