Posted on 08/27/2020 3:34:56 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler responded almost nonchalantly to NPR when asked about the nightly violent riots in his city that have injured countless police officers, destroyed property, and shuttered businesses.
“[The protest] will ultimately burn itself out,” Wheeler told the local public radio station last week
.The Free Beacon reported on Wheeler’s stance, which did not condemn the violence:
Wheeler told OPR [Oregon Public Radio] reporter Rebecca Ellis last week that he expects daily protests in the city—which began in May following the death of George Floyd—to last for some time. He said he expects nightly violence that followed the protests “will ultimately burn itself out.”
The mayor, who is in charge of Portland’s police force, told OPR the department will adjust to the situation on its own.
“They’ve tried everything from not showing up to preemptively dispersing crowds, and some of those strategies, in my opinion, have worked well,” Wheeler said. “Others have not worked well.”
“Wheeler previously proposed to top aides a ‘high-risk’ policing approach in which police would be ordered to stand down and not respond to rioters,” the Beacon reported. “He never put those measures into effect, leaving local police without clear directives in dealing with crowds, whether they are rioting, looting businesses, or setting fire to government buildings.”
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Who cares about MLB, NBA or NFL?
I could care less.
I couldn't care less.
I care. It’s cutting into my yearly income
They voted for this damn fool. They are living in what they want to live in. Let it burn
OREGON PING
If you’d like to be on the Oregon ping list, please freep mail me.
Learn to code.
MLB canceling games tonight.
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Former fans are canceling too. We no longer care what they do.
No I deeply care about sports. Not so much basketball the the other major leagues. All I ask is a little escape and the excitement of rooting for my teams. Goddamn cant we have anything anymore without politics
Commie-La says keep it going.
Russian soccer. Korean baseball.
European soccer has brought in politics but I doubt they cancel any games.
I dont work outside of the home. I dont need to learn to code.
It’s amazing this Mayor can be this stupid or is money from someone that good
Leftist violence doesn’t “burn itself out,” it feeds upon itself and morphs into more sophisticated, wide-reaching forms.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler brags that he plans to continue to give aid and comfort to the enemy.
This is what they need to be concerned about . . those who have been affected by Hurricane Laura
Reporter: “How will you know when the riots have burned out?”
Mayor Wheeler: “Well, duh, when all the buildings are burned out!”
There’s an opportunity here for a wealthy investor to start a no politics league.
Another believer in “space to destroy”? I hope Baltimore got a copyright in time!
I bet like the mayor of Chicago he has the police surrounding his home!
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