Last June, the city of Portland, Oregon, hopped on the "Defund the police" bandwagon.
Mayor Ted Wheeler has requested $2 million in emergency funding for the police department, pointing directly to the surge in gun violence.
Wheeler backed the Portland City Council's decision to cut $15 million from the police budget last June, which included disbanding police units that investigate gun violence.
Rioters have once again targeted a federal courthouse in the city, a reprise of the violent storming of the courthouse last July.
The city has an underpolicing problem, compounded by cowardly city leaders who pander to anti-police activists.
Portland city leaders, just like their Minneapolis counterparts, humored these leftist ideologues while turning a blind eye to riots.
I would say that Portland residents deserve better, but this is the leadership they chose for their city.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to discern fact from fiction, and unfortunately the media has a strong bias. They spin stories to make conservatives look bad and will go to great lengths to avoid reporting on the good that comes from conservative policies. There are a few shining lights in the media landscape-brave conservative outlets that report the truth and offer a different perspective. We must support conservative outlets like this one and ensure that our voices are heard.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Portland cut police funding and got a 2,000% surge in murders
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