[GOP Poet]

To your point an example of a submission at the link and the submitter's comment:

Another pedestrian killed. Hit and run. My condolences to the family of the victim.

The lack of enforcement of any type has turned Portland into a “failed municipality”. Law breakers and criminals know there will likely be zero repercussions for their actions. It’s like the Wild West of yesteryear. Very Sad. Stay safe.

There are more that I read that basically say the same thing.

Will never understand why people continue to vote in and keep the losers that run their cities into cesspools and keep their now Gothem city that way.

[Steely Tom]

Yes, exactly. Much hand-wringing about the state into which Portland has descended, expressions of condolence, but zero willingness to confront the elephant in the room. The closest that anyone will come is "this is a very complex problem."

Now of course the website is moderated, so its possible that non-conforming posts are deleted.

[marktwain]

Will never understand why people continue to vote in and keep the losers that run their cities into cesspools and keep their now Gothem city that way.

It is psychologically easier for them the blame anything other than their ideology for the mess they have created.

They have to change their entire worldview to do that.

Large numbers of people would rather die than change their worldview.