State Police Now Leaving Portland After DA Says Many Rioters Will Not Be Prosecuted
Portland has feckless leadership. Well, all liberal-run cities have feckless leadership – but the mayor of Portland is taking malfeasance to a whole new level, allowing his city to burn.
Not just burn, though. The district attorney has come out and said that many rioters will not be prosecuted.
In other words, it’s okay to commit crime in Portland.
Now, cops are leaving.
From New York Post:
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon State Police are leaving Portland after a two-week assignment to help protect a federal courthouse that’s been a target of protesters during months of conflict in Oregon’s largest city.
The state police are “continually reassessing our resources and the needs of our partner agencies and at this time we are inclined to move those resources back to counties where prosecution of criminal conduct is still a priority,” Capt. Timothy R. Fox told television stations. “Last night was our last night in Portland.”
Continued:
Nights of unrest that increasingly targeted the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse previously prompted President Donald Trump to dispatch U.S. agents to guard the building in July, which reinvigorated Black Lives Matter demonstrations and often ended in violent clashes.
Oregon State Police added context to its original statement about leaving downtown Portland. Here's the full, update statement: pic.twitter.com/P9v3ftE7JI
— Kyle Iboshi (@KyleIboshi) August 14, 2020
WATCH:
Protestors are now barricading one of the doors to the federal courthouse with wooden beams and sandbags. The crowd is chanting “Black lives matter.” #portland #PortlandProtest #portlandprotests #PortlandOregon #PortlandOR #oregon #BLMprotest #PDXprotests #PDX #clypiancoverage pic.twitter.com/3Gnyiurx3B
— Clypian (@Clypian) July 22, 2020
ANOTHER:
A few protestors are now attempting to set the plywood on the federal courthouse on fire. Protestors are now fighting over if this is productive or will harm the BLM movement. #portland #PortlandProtest #portlandprotests #PortlandOregon #PortlandOR #oregon #PDXprotests #PDX pic.twitter.com/gz8WiRgqmi
— Clypian (@Clypian) July 22, 2020
ANOTHER:
A young man is physically blocking the plywood and telling the other protestors to stop. He is telling them that this is unproductive and harms the movement. #portland #PortlandProtest #portlandprotests #PortlandOregon #PortlandOR #oregon #BLMprotest #PDXprotests #PDX pic.twitter.com/ThdQbkxjrK
— Clypian (@Clypian) July 22, 2020
These people need serious help — ASAP!
