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Portland among US cities adding funds to police departments
mypanhandle ^
| 11/18/2021
Posted on 11/18/2021 5:54:58 AM PST by devane617
Edited on 11/18/2021 8:06:09 AM PST by Jim Robinson.
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Night after night, hundreds of people marched the streets of Oregon’s largest city, demanding racial justice after the murder of George Floyd by a white officer.
Among the rallying cries were “defund the police” — a call for elected officials to reallocate some law enforcement funding elsewhere. In June 2020, the Portland City Council and the mayor answered by cutting millions from the police budget.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois; US: Oregon; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: blm; cesspool; crime; de; defunded; defundthepolice; illinois; kenosha; kylerittenhouse; oregon; police; pollece; portland; violence; wisconsin
Hey, what's this about? I liked Portland and Seattle better with no police! The local news there is always entertaining.
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posted on
11/18/2021 5:54:58 AM PST
by
devane617
To: devane617
Rut, Roh! The mostly peaceful protestors aren’t going to like this.
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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posted on
11/18/2021 6:21:27 AM PST
by
Twotone
(While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
To: BBQToadRibs2
Depends on where that $5.2 mil is going.
Bet most won’t be going to hire more beat cops.
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posted on
11/18/2021 6:25:14 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
To: devane617
The Police need the funding so they can protect Antifa and BLM from anybody who might interrupt their riots, looting, and burning....
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posted on
11/18/2021 6:38:29 AM PST
by
G Larry
(The "Racism" charge is code for "No Intelligent Argument")
To: devane617
“Mayor Ted Wheeler said. “And it is our duty, as leaders of this city, to take action and deliver better results within our crisis response system.” “
Wasn’t it your duty last year also? What an a-hole
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posted on
11/18/2021 6:48:39 AM PST
by
nuconvert
( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
To: devane617
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posted on
11/18/2021 7:17:04 AM PST
by
bgill
(Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
To: bgill
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