Portland mayor Ted Wheeler
Posted on 08/26/2020 8:19:04 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Portland mayor Ted Wheeler (D.)—who has yet to provide his police department with consistent directives to quell the riots, arson, and looting that have plagued his city for months—told Oregon Public Radio his strategy was to let the violence "burn itself out."
Wheeler told OPR reporter Rebecca Ellis last week that he expects daily protests in the city—which began in May following the death of George Floyd—to last for some time. He said he expects nightly violence that followed the protests "will ultimately burn itself out."
The mayor, who is in charge of Portland's police force, told OPR the department will adjust to the situation on its own.
"They’ve tried everything from not showing up to preemptively dispersing crowds, and some of those strategies, in my opinion, have worked well. Others have not worked well," Wheeler said. "My expectation is the police bureau will evolve, and as they see a need for change, they’ll change."
Wheeler previously proposed to top aides a "high-risk" policing approach in which police would be ordered to stand down and not respond to rioters. He never put those measures into effect, leaving local police without clear directives in dealing with crowds, whether they are rioting, looting businesses, or setting fire to government buildings.
Portland police have made more than 500 arrests since the riots began in late May, but earlier this month, Portland district attorney Mike Schmidt said he would not prosecute hundreds of those arrested for rioting-related crimes.
The violence has stretched the department thin. During one recent riot, 60 calls to 911 were left unanswered as police were deployed to respond to a riot outside of a county government building.
Anti-police protests and riots in Portland have targeted local government buildings and a federal courthouse for 90 consecutive nights. Throughout June and July, rioters attacked the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, at one point barricading federal officers inside the building and shooting fireworks at them. Earlier this month, rioters set fire to the local police union headquarters.
But then there will be nothing left in Portland. Great strategy.
You mean “Let the Communists and Criminals burn Portland to the ground...”.
Until they get to your house, eh? Maybe then you can move in with Mayor Groot.
Portland mayor Ted Wheeler
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What leadership. Same result as if there was no mayor there at all.
That's what they used to say about Syphilis.
The Hindenburg burned itself out.
They’ve tried everything from not showing up to preemptively dispersing crowds, and some of those strategies, in my opinion, have worked well. Others have not worked well,”
They haven’t tried arresting the rioters and charging them with serious crimes and keeping the DA from dismissing them.
Not if Trump wins. Then it will get worse.
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Corn Pop was a bad dude.
What does he think? They will finally just get bored and go home? What a fool. His city will pay dearly for this bit of imbecility.
libtard moron not doing his necessary job
toss him out physically
milita and citizens take back the delegated power and do the work he refuses to do
hed rather have citizens terrorized and murdered and the city destroyed by violent commie thugs
he’s just given proof he needs to be recalled and expelled and jailed
see ted has security
and since ted likes communism he sees this as being a positive for the commie cause
It will get worse either way.
Can we use the same strategy on coronavirus too? That would be great.
Seems to me that it might be more merciful for the city if Mount Tabor erupted again. Geologists do classify it as dormant.
There are actually several volcanoes nearby, with Mount Hood being the most prominent and considered most at risk for a future eruption (88 miles away); however, Mount Tabor is within the city and has several neighborhoods built around it.
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