Tell Us Defunding the Police Was a Disaster Without Saying ‘Defunding the Police Was a Disaster’

Like so many large cities across the United States, Portland is currently engulfed in fighting a second pandemic on top of Covid-19. “In the last year we have seen a stunning amount of gun violence,” [Portland City Commissioner] Mapps told CNN. “Gang violence has caught fire like a wildfire. And now we are in a … Read more

You Don’t Say: Police Union Exec Blames Portland’s ‘Gun Violence’ Surge On Defunding the Police

[City of Portland] Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty said the rise in shootings is completely unrelated to the disbanding of the Portland Police Bureau’s Gun Violence Reduction Team. Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt has pointed to the pandemic as being a contributing factor but Turner disagrees. “Our elected leaders can no longer turn a blind … Read more