Posted on 06/27/2021 9:36:11 AM PDT by Libloather
After a year of protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the city of Portland, Oregon, is grappling with an increasingly disgruntled police force amid an uptick in violent crime and continued calls to defund law enforcement agencies.
City leaders have scrambled to address both staffing shortages within the police department and reform demands by activists, walking a tightrope between those calling for a return to the status quo and others pushing for a demilitarized police department.
Last week, 50 police officers who volunteered for the city’s specialized crowd control unit resigned en masse, citing a lack of support from city leaders. The move to disband the rapid response team came one day after Portland Officer Cody Budworth was indicted and accused of striking a protester in the head last summer with a baton. It marked the first time a city police officer faced prosecution over striking or firing at someone during a protest, the Oregonian reported.
“I don’t think it is just an indictment that caused this to happen. I think it is a very long complicated history of things that have gone on over the last 14 months,” acting Portland Police Chief Chris Davis told reporters last week of the resignations.
But Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who oversees the city’s fire and rescue operations, said she opposes volunteer units and would prefer to recruit the best trained officers for specialized assignments.
“I’m not interested in adding people from what I consider is a very dysfunctional culture,” she said. “Why are we recruiting sharpshooters instead of people who grew up in the neighborhoods?”
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Even when they get devoured by the monster they created, they still won’t get it.
There are no leaders in Portland, Oregon.
Question:Is tightrope walking real?
Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope.
To Portland population: Look out below......
What is this schitt i heard this morning that Chris Wallace said Republicans want to defend police?
Defund
Not defend
Damn these glasses!
Eventually, vigilantism has to prevail if the official law enforcement function of government fails or is cut back too much. Family blood feuds, revenge, defense of homes and families against any enemies, all were replaced in “civilized” regions. Now they are back to uncivilized.
See Seattle, Portland, NYC and urban areas all over America.
And one after another “suspect captured who brutally beat young woman” “suspect captured who shot wildly into group of bystanders.”
Our stories now have a problem: Readers say “Which one was that?”
They soon won’t have a tightrope to walk. Because nobody will want to be a police officer in the People’s Republic of Portland.
I hope they keep defunding and handcuffing the police and giving free rein to the criminals. They deserve the painful consequences of their stupidity.
Of course there are - just not the type you’d agree with.
Name them.
“Eventually, vigilantism has to prevail if the official law enforcement function of government fails or is cut back too much. “
I don’t think the eunuchs still inhabiting those shit holes have it in them to become vigilantes.
These are castrated, guilt ridden, self loathing whites who rejoice at getting beaten up and treated like scum. It’s their way of atoning for the terrible sin of being born white.
We now know where the “crack babies” went, into politics.
“Portland, Oregon leaders walk tightrope between calls to defund police, escalating violence’
Hey Portland voters ... next election vote for someone with nads (figuratively speaking) that will enforce the laws on your books (hint: don’t look for any Democrats sporting them).
Google Portland mayor and city council and you can see their names and faces.
They are not leaders.
LOL
Good film festival Western features after restoration reopening of a classic movie theater:
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
and
Hang ‘Em High (1968)
and
Journey to a Hanging (1967)
and
Good Day For a Hanging (1959)
Great list here:
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls032375871/
You think that leaders are only those you agree with.
There are good leaders and bad ones.
A leader is someone who can create a strong following for his vision, regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad. Hitler, Stalin, Mao were leaders as were Washington, Roosevelt, Christ...
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