08-14-2020, 12:24 PM
So, the state police have pulled out of Portland. According to the police captain this was done due to the Portland DA's refusal to actually prosecute rioters who commit crimes.
https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2020/08/13/oregon-state-police-leave-portland-trying-to-fault-the-new-reform-minded-district-attorney-for-their-departure/
"At this time we are inclined to move those resources back to counties where prosecution of criminal conduct is still a priority," OSP Capt. Timothy Fox told Oregon Public Broadcasting and KOIN, among others.
Of course the mayor and governor are now in damage control mode trying to state that they left due to a pre-set time frame. Aside from two politicians having an obvious reason to lie and the state police captain having none, here's how you know the politicians are lying. You don't set a time table to control civil unrest that has been occurring for months. If it's a budget related issue then the lying politicians would have said so. Of course, they leaned on the captain who later "corrected" the record with this statement.
When contacted about OSP's departure, Fox appeared to correct the record, telling WW exactly that: "This decision was based on the fact that our two-week commitment ended last night," Fox emailed. "Troopers are returning to the communities that they are assigned to serve and protect."
And if you believe that, bridge to sell, etc... Of course it's possible that there was a time frame (although as I said this would be stupid given the totality of the circumstances) and Captain Fox was merely expressing his disgust for the Portland DA as they left. It all adds up to what I've been saying this entire time, Portland authorities have conceded their power to, and enabled, an angry mob. In a just world they'd all be removed from office last month.
https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2020/08/13/oregon-state-police-leave-portland-trying-to-fault-the-new-reform-minded-district-attorney-for-their-departure/
"At this time we are inclined to move those resources back to counties where prosecution of criminal conduct is still a priority," OSP Capt. Timothy Fox told Oregon Public Broadcasting and KOIN, among others.
Of course the mayor and governor are now in damage control mode trying to state that they left due to a pre-set time frame. Aside from two politicians having an obvious reason to lie and the state police captain having none, here's how you know the politicians are lying. You don't set a time table to control civil unrest that has been occurring for months. If it's a budget related issue then the lying politicians would have said so. Of course, they leaned on the captain who later "corrected" the record with this statement.
When contacted about OSP's departure, Fox appeared to correct the record, telling WW exactly that: "This decision was based on the fact that our two-week commitment ended last night," Fox emailed. "Troopers are returning to the communities that they are assigned to serve and protect."
And if you believe that, bridge to sell, etc... Of course it's possible that there was a time frame (although as I said this would be stupid given the totality of the circumstances) and Captain Fox was merely expressing his disgust for the Portland DA as they left. It all adds up to what I've been saying this entire time, Portland authorities have conceded their power to, and enabled, an angry mob. In a just world they'd all be removed from office last month.
