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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. [history]

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.
1 posted on 11/18/2021 5:54:58 AM PST by devane617
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To: devane617

Rut, Roh! The mostly peaceful protestors aren’t going to like this.


2 posted on 11/18/2021 6:00:30 AM PST by BBQToadRibs2
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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.
3 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.)
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To: BBQToadRibs2

Depends on where that $5.2 mil is going.

Bet most won’t be going to hire more beat cops.


4 posted on 11/18/2021 6:25:14 AM PST by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: devane617

The Police need the funding so they can protect Antifa and BLM from anybody who might interrupt their riots, looting, and burning....


5 posted on 11/18/2021 6:38:29 AM PST by G Larry (The "Racism" charge is code for "No Intelligent Argument")
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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


6 posted on 11/18/2021 6:48:39 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: devane617

Portland? That’s funny.


7 posted on 11/18/2021 7:17:04 AM PST by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: bgill

Wanted Sacrificial Virgins inquire within.


8 posted on 11/18/2021 8:30:42 AM PST by CoastWatcher
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