The idiot mayor....
Posted on 12/02/2018 5:00:42 PM PST by lowbridge
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler plans to bring a new policing pilot program before City Council for final approval on Wednesday, Dec. 5.
The Public Safety Support Specialists, or PS3s, will be non-sworn officers who do not carry guns.
"They will be engaged in the community in non-emergency calls, so that's things like property crimes, break-ins," Wheeler tells WW.
The PS3s grew out of a proposal in the 2016 police union contract approved under then-Mayor Charlie Hales to create Community Service Officers who would respond to minor property crimes and nuisance calls, among other things.
To fund the program, Wheeler cut the Mounted Patrol—cops on horseback—from the 2017-2018 city budget.
(Excerpt) Read more at wweek.com ...
Yeah… I'm going to run right down and apply for that job.. NOT...!
Gun free police, that’ll work.
“Euro-envy” .. maybe they can wear checkered caps?
Time to send in the people to apprehend Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler with a straight jacket, and get that crazy man some professional help.
Will they be given hockey pucks to throw?
If only Mayor Stone had let Andy and Barney do their jobs and not micromanaged. He wouldn't have been nearly mauled by that bear.
"Your repeated violation of the Verbal Morality Statute has caused me to notify the San Angeles Portland Police Department. Please remain where you are for your reprimand."
How about a tea and scones break while you’re at it. Invite the perps.
This sounds like a great idea. Portland will sink lower into chaos.
The idiot mayor....
Citizens better arm up because the law isn’t going to protect them in Portland. Instead of fighting fire with fire they now will be fighting fire with pussy willows.
From Friday:
OMG
What a sh##hole
The legalization of pot I always sed makes the masses docile and easy to conquer
This is minor unless current armed officers are converted. The defunding of the mounted patrol is a bigger deal. Yes, Wheeler is an idiot.
It sounds like these will be cleanup personnel, who show up at a crime scene when all risk of danger has passed.
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Sort of like a ‘citizens brigade’ trained and used for crowd control and traffic in certain situations, leaving the Regular Police to do Police duties.
That headline is really misleading as - IMNSHO - it is suggesting turning Portland Polices into the “British Bobby” fold...
As a couple of posters suggest, be interesting to see who shows up and gets ‘appointed’.
Reminiscent of the ‘Guardian Angels’ with Police ‘training’....
I love Italian!
The idiot mayor....
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Yes but basically a tool.
The REAL IDIOTS are those that elect these idiots.
The REAL REAL IDIOTS are those that stay home and not vote for an anti because the candidate isn’t lock step with EVERYTHING ‘you’ want, so stay home and let the trash get swept in.
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