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Portlanders are taking precautions to avoid being attacked in response to rising crime
Fox News ^
| September 13, 2022 2:00am EDT
| Hannah Ray Lambert
Posted on 09/13/2022 9:12:07 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Portland residents fear being assaulted or encountering people experiencing a mental health crisis while walking around town, according to a recent survey, but those Fox News spoke with had mixed opinions about safety in the city.
“I walk around all the time and during the day I feel fine,” said Amber, who recently moved to Portland from California. “I still keep my wits about me and I’m cautious, but I don’t feel like I’m really in any danger.”
But Brenda disagreed.
“I’m worried about being physically attacked,” she told Fox News. “It’s not safe. It’s just flat not safe.”
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler commissioned the survey from local firm DHM Research. Nearly half (48%) of the 500 Portlanders who responded felt unsafe walking alone at night in their own neighborhood. Of those who felt unsafe, 78% told researchers they were afraid of being physically assaulted. […]
There were 5,960 reported crimes in July, the most recent month for which police statistics are available. That’s up slightly from 5,618 the same month last year. Theft, vandalism and assault were the most common offenses reported. …
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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: anarchotyranny; crime; defundthepolice; dystopia; oregon; portland; tedwheeler
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To: sauropod
Can’t all be loyal Democratic voters by this point. Has to be massive fraud.
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posted on
09/14/2022 3:40:27 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
people experiencing a mental health crisisFormerly known as "crazy people".
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posted on
09/14/2022 3:44:03 AM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(When policemen break the law, then there isn't any law - just a fight for survival)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/14/2022 3:45:07 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
To: mewzilla
Note to Portand: NYC now has RCV for mayoral elections.
Nuff said, eh?
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posted on
09/14/2022 3:46:04 AM PDT
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mewzilla
(We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
To: mewzilla
The whole country is what they’re aiming for. Purpose of that is to try to cover their tracks.
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posted on
09/14/2022 3:46:48 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
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09/14/2022 3:53:47 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(Unbelief has nothing to say. Chance favors the prepared mind.)
To: Olog-hai
Wouldn’t walk around that hole if you paid me.
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09/14/2022 5:23:11 AM PDT
by
bray
(The Vax is fake and deadly)
To: ConservativeInPA
Proves to be so look how things have changed now they control D.C. .
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09/14/2022 8:53:51 AM PDT
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Vaduz
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To: Twotone; VeryFRank; Clinging Bitterly; Rio; aimhigh; Hieronymus; bray; 1malumprohibitum; ...
If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.
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09/15/2022 5:14:40 AM PDT
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Twotone
(While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
To: mewzilla
Make sure to always refer to it as Rigged Choice Voting in conversation.
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09/15/2022 7:02:53 AM PDT
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FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
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