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TiffAching · 26-30, F
Mixed bag in the last few days, but overall yes. It sure did take the feds moving in to kidnap people off the streets of his city for him to say anything against police brutality, and I really don't like how in Portland the mayor is [i]also[/i] the police commissioner. Feels way too "commander-in-chief" for what's supposed to be a civilian law enforcement agency.
But on the other hand he did go out, did finally say something, and did get teargassed.
I guess he did something right very recently, and that's a good thing, but he also did the wrong thing for more than 50 days before then and he still hasn't earned quite enough goodwill in my book to let him off the hook for that.
But on the other hand he did go out, did finally say something, and did get teargassed.
I guess he did something right very recently, and that's a good thing, but he also did the wrong thing for more than 50 days before then and he still hasn't earned quite enough goodwill in my book to let him off the hook for that.
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Northwest · M
@TiffAching The police department in every US city, reports to the Mayor. Major cities usually add a layer. Portland has The Police Bureau and that reports to the Mayor. In Seattle, there are no additional layers and the Police Chief reports directly to the Mayor.
He must be doing something right, because Cheeto Benito is calling him a radical leftist but the radical left in Portland is attacking him. And of course the anarchists want anarchy.
On one of the nights of unrest, the extreme left of the city launched an attack against him because he was out of town. He was saying goodbye to his mother who passed away that night and has back in town the next day.
He must be doing something right, because Cheeto Benito is calling him a radical leftist but the radical left in Portland is attacking him. And of course the anarchists want anarchy.
On one of the nights of unrest, the extreme left of the city launched an attack against him because he was out of town. He was saying goodbye to his mother who passed away that night and has back in town the next day.
TiffAching · 26-30, F
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[quote] The police department in every US city, reports to the Mayor. Major cities usually add a layer.[/quote]
That’s a good point. Maybe I should have used some other phrasing, but I do prefer having it be someone other than the mayor [i]directly[/i] controlling the police.
I’m also with you on liking his very recent actions; if Trump’s goons are gassing you, you’re pissing off the right people at the very least. And “Trump: He’ll Gas the Mayor” is, if nothing else, a terrible PR look.
If Ted Wheeler continues to move in the direction he’s moving, and keeps moving there long enough, he’ll probably eventually build up enough goodwill that I’ll consider him a net good. He’s just got a lot of ground to make up for allowing all the [i]local[/i] police brutality earlier.
[quote] The police department in every US city, reports to the Mayor. Major cities usually add a layer.[/quote]
That’s a good point. Maybe I should have used some other phrasing, but I do prefer having it be someone other than the mayor [i]directly[/i] controlling the police.
I’m also with you on liking his very recent actions; if Trump’s goons are gassing you, you’re pissing off the right people at the very least. And “Trump: He’ll Gas the Mayor” is, if nothing else, a terrible PR look.
If Ted Wheeler continues to move in the direction he’s moving, and keeps moving there long enough, he’ll probably eventually build up enough goodwill that I’ll consider him a net good. He’s just got a lot of ground to make up for allowing all the [i]local[/i] police brutality earlier.