I was in Portland a few weeks ago and can confirm that the police are fucking useless. The night I was there, street racers basically took over the the entire city shutting down bridges and multiple city blocks. By my hotel there was a massive sideshow going on for some 6 hours that kept me awake all night.
The police response was precisely this: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
They simply couldn’t give a single shit about total lawlessness and danger to public safety unless someone was actively getting murdered.
“I guess that’s what you get when you defund the police lol.” Even though Portland’s police budget was cut by some $13 million for 2021, it’s still above $200 million FFS. How much budget do you need for the most basic law enforcement? Portland isn’t that big of a city.
