Portland cut police funding and got a 2,000% surge in murders (Wheeler: renters, houses)

[harrishawke]

It's not just Portland, the whole Nation's cities are in decline. There are a lot of reasons for this, but they will not be fixed anytime soon. And no, Portland will still be a hellhole even after "Build Back Better" gets passed in congress. Hopeful that Greater Idaho Project happens, and then the corruption and nihilist ideals of Portland and Seattle can be isolated from the rest of the beautiful PNW.

[Cinema Cat]

Portland Police admit their hands are tied.

Headline: 'Lawless city?' Worry after Portland police don't stop chaos: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...chaos-80613763


A crowd of 100 people wreaked havoc in downtown Portland, Oregon, this week – smashing storefront windows, lighting dumpsters on fire and causing at least $500,000 in damage – but police officers didn't stop them.

Portland Police Bureau officials say that's because of legislation passed by Oregon lawmakers this year, which restricts the tools they can use to confront people vandalizing buildings and causing mayhem. ...

[mysticaltyger]

Originally Posted by EasyBeezy

You can move to the Portland or Seattle areas without dealing with the city if you don't want to. I live a half a mile south of the Portland city limits and its like a different world. No trash, no graffiti, less wandering drug users, and more cops.

I'd say because:

1. The cancerous thinking of "defund the police" could easily spread.
2. Even if it doesn't do so right away, it's too close for comfort to a place that subscribes to that philosophy. Things can change for the worse quickly.

[mysticaltyger]

Originally Posted by CARas2020

Maybe get a REAL freaking source Washington Examiner is extremely biased to the right and get the facts mixed.

And the vast majority of news outlets and journalists are extremely biased to the left. If you put a representative sample of journalists in a room, 90% would be Democrats, more liberal than places like Berkeley or San Francisco.

[mysticaltyger]

Originally Posted by redguard57

Even if they arrest them, does no good if they're released in 24-48 hours.

I do think you have a point about the courts and the 9th Circuit point of appeals. But the courts on the West Coast are, once again, an example of far left lunacy and/or deliberatly creating/allowing decline. Granted, that aspect needs to get a lot more attention than it does.

[Reggiezz]

Portland is now considered a lawless city:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...chaos-80613763

I'm planning a trip next summer to the Cascades. I'll be avoiding Portland and Seattle like the plague. I doubt I'm alone with these thoughts.

[EasyBeezy]

Originally Posted by Reggiezz

Portland is now considered a lawless city:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...chaos-80613763

I'm planning a trip next summer to the Cascades. I'll be avoiding Portland and Seattle like the plague. I doubt I'm alone with these thoughts.

Another person addled by anecdotes and consumed with fear.

Yes, there are major problems with Portland right now. Same as most large cities in America. Yes, the city government is failing to address those problems. And absolutely, their approach to addressing destructive protests is a failure.

Yet, 2.5 million people manage to live and work here without too many issues. People are leaving, but more people are still arriving.

You can still visit Portland safely, but you will likely see some things that you will find disturbing if you are unaccustomed to street poverty. The now sporadic protests will have no impact on your visit, even if the cops do nothing to address them.

Not saying people shouldn't complain, they should. We should expect better. But we should also view the issues with the proper perspective and not exaggerate. Portland is having law and order issues, and it has a major homelessness issue, and it is becoming apparent that compassion will not solve either problem. Unfortunately, moderate city leaders are being pushed to the left by national forces and are unwilling or unable to take decisive action to address these burgeoning problems, although one city commissioner has made encouraging statements lately.

[jertheber]

Originally Posted by Reggiezz

Portland is now considered a lawless city:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...chaos-80613763

I'm planning a trip next summer to the Cascades. I'll be avoiding Portland and Seattle like the plague. I doubt I'm alone with these thoughts.

Well, look out for Bears, Wolves, snakes, AANNDDD, the truly terrifying thought that a homeless/Antifa/Patriot prayer guy could be lurking nearby. Portland and Seattle are now the exclusive territory for killers, thieves, rapists, street types, and of course the most terrifying of all--A ton of Lawyers and salesmen, incel techies, and Microsoft Mafia members.

I was in Portland in the last week of September, me and my wife, armed to the teeth, were no match for the steroidal monsters emerging from their sidewalk tents, doped eyes bulging, blood dripping from their mouths, dismembered body parts lying everywhere, they had been cannibalizing some tourists, cooking the meat on their new Traeger smokers furnished by those libs in city hall. Yes, stay away from these cities where millions are living and working, thriving, and somewhat amused at the level of fear instilled in the readers of sensational news media.

Seriously though, I hope you can find the backbone to go to both cities and see for yourself what the media has amped up to hysterical heights. We've got some problems, we've got some stupid politicians, we've got some bad apples, BUT, we've also got some cool stuff going on that doesn't involve murder, rape, riots, or anything else that would keep me in the mountains living in fear.

[Slater]

Why do coffee shops seem to enrage demonstrators?

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Originally Posted by Slater

Why do coffee shops seem to enrage demonstrators?

They have really big windows. The bigger the window, the more fun it is to break it.