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Sheriffs say they won't help governor's plan to stop Portland protest violence
KATU Channel 2 ^ | 31 Aug 2020 | KATU Staff

Posted on 08/31/2020 7:32:16 PM PDT by blueplum

CLACKAMAS, Ore. – The sheriffs of Clackamas and Washington County say they will not send staff to help with protests in Portland after Oregon Governor Kate Brown unveiled a plan to address the violence at protests....

Clackamas Co. Sheriff Craig Roberts said the governor didn’t approach his office before rolling out the plan, intended to address the violence and arson while also protecting free speech.

“Increasing law enforcement resources in Portland will not solve the nightly violence and now, murder,” the sheriff said. “The only way to make Portland safe again, is to support a policy that holds offenders accountable for their destruction and violence.”

Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett cited several risks that led to the decision, including "the lack of political support for public safety, the...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: antifa; civilunrest; clackamascounty; constitutionalleo; leo; oregon; portland; riots; sheriffs; washingtoncounty
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Gresham has also declined and the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police backed the sheriffs.

Wheeler can pick up the phone any time and call the President. So can the Governor. He'll take their call.

1 posted on 08/31/2020 7:32:16 PM PDT by blueplum
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+1


2 posted on 08/31/2020 7:37:01 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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Why take a brick for the Governor when she is the first one to have you charged for Police Brutality.


3 posted on 08/31/2020 7:37:06 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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Later.


4 posted on 08/31/2020 7:37:51 PM PDT by wjcsux (They are burning buildings and Bibles now, people are next!)
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Wow. Police and Sheriffs telling the Governor, they will not be cannon fodder for her political photo-ops.

This is a big deal.

5 posted on 08/31/2020 7:38:49 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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Nothing can get better while the new portland DA is in there.

What’s the point of throwing more law enforcement resources in there when the DA consistently drops the vast majority of charges?


6 posted on 08/31/2020 7:39:24 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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Why would cops arrest anyone since the government is letting them out of jail??


7 posted on 08/31/2020 7:39:59 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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Wheeler can pick up the phone any time and call the President. So can the Governor. <<

I prefer they wait and let the ones that voted for them start the recall......

8 posted on 08/31/2020 7:41:03 PM PDT by M-cubed (The MSM is now the 4th Branch of Government.....)
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Washington County Sherif Pat Garrett??????

Babylon Bee time. Billy the Kid laid to rest again.


9 posted on 08/31/2020 7:41:32 PM PDT by Hieronymus (“I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.Â)
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To: PROCON; Twotone; VeryFRank; Clinging Bitterly; Rio; aimhigh; Hieronymus; bray; 1malumprohibitum; ...

OREGON PING

If you’d like to be on the Oregon ping list, please freep mail me.


10 posted on 08/31/2020 7:42:09 PM PDT by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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Revolving door of justice.


11 posted on 08/31/2020 7:42:27 PM PDT by HighSierra5
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This is a big deal.

Indeed it is! And rather satisfying to see.

12 posted on 08/31/2020 7:42:36 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
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Bravo to the Sheriffs for watching out for their people. It stinks for the people trapped in Portland but...elections have consequences. Maybe next time they’ll elect someone with backbone and respect for law and order. Portland, this is what you asked for, now you have it. How does it taste?


13 posted on 08/31/2020 7:43:00 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps
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Good for them. Why risk your life to round up these a-holes if the D.A. and Attorney General’s Office aren’t going to prosecute. The A.G. is a female...Democrat. All this liberalness is getting people killed.


14 posted on 08/31/2020 7:43:53 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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“Increasing law enforcement resources in Portland will not solve the nightly violence and now, murder,” the sheriff said.

He's right, of course. The DA has unveiled his plan to refuse to charge any of the rioters for most crimes - what's the point of law enforcement from other Oregon precincts sending their people into harm's way for some farce?
15 posted on 08/31/2020 7:43:58 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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...the sheriff said... “The only way to make Portland safe again, is to support a policy that holds offenders accountable for their destruction and violence.”

The sheriff is channeling Trump.

Make Portland Safe Again!

MPSA

MAGA

16 posted on 08/31/2020 7:45:26 PM PDT by FreeReign
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Police and sheriffs are not manned nor equipped for this.

The taxpayers pay for the National Guard....this is their job.


17 posted on 08/31/2020 7:45:39 PM PDT by Salvavida
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See what happens when you piss on the cops?


18 posted on 08/31/2020 7:46:32 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special, Half Baked: 50c)
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When the DA will not prosecute the rioters, but will prosecute any misstep by a cop, cops from outlying areas won’t help. We’re seeing exactly this same thing with the City of Atlanta, DA Paul Howard, and the suburban city and county PDs. No mutual aid for CoA, just as we’re seeing no mutual aid for Portland in this story.


19 posted on 08/31/2020 7:47:43 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Gee, what on earth will the governor, and antifa (but I repeat myself) do when Patriot Prayer and the Proud Boys come back this weekend?

What if it’s a 1,000 truck caravan populated with men with rifles?


20 posted on 08/31/2020 7:48:30 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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