“More importantly we need a commitment of at least $20 million a year focused on addressing the homicides of Portlanders of color.”
If this was to hire and train additional law enforcement for Portland - and to address courts/judges who turn criminals loose to commit more crimes, I’d be all for it.
Instead I’m sure the paper doesn’t have any of that in mind for the “important commitment” they think is so important.
The way I read it, the letter writer was asking for the money to go to the black victims not crime fighting efforts. It’s scam. Portland has fallen into anarchy. Nothing will change the direction of Portland except martial law and mass arrests.