Portland Police Union Leader Calls City 'Cesspool' as Half of ALL Arrests are of the Homeless скачать в хорошем качестве

Portland Police Union Leader Calls City 'Cesspool' as Half of ALL Arrests are of the Homeless

OTBTV NEWS with Alex Ansary - Thinking of moving to Portland Oregon because the rent beats LA's? Think again. Skid Row in Portland is growing as the welfare state solution has failed to stem to growth of homeless people sleeping in the streets. Have all solutions been examined or only solutions that involve tax dollars and 'poverty pimps?' From the Oregonian: The leader of the Portland police union defended officers interactions with homeless people, slammed Mayor Ted Wheeler's response to homelessness and said the city "has become a cesspool." https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/i... ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE BECOME A MONTHLY SUPPORTER on PATREON.   / alexansary   DONATE WITH PAYPAL: https://paypal.me/Ansary NEWSLETTER SIGN UP: https://www.alexansary.tv/newsletter STEEMIT https://www.steemit.com/@otbtv ON DEMAND VIDEO CHANNEL: http://www.outsidethebox.vhx.tv SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE CHANNELl    / alexansary   FACEBOOK:   / alexansary.tv   TWITTER:   / alexansary   WEBSITE: http://www.alexansary.tv OFF GRID NEWS http://www.offgridco.com GEOPOLITICAL NEWS: http://worldwar0.com SOLAR FLARE EBOOK @ http://www.solarmaxnews.com EMAIL: [email protected] ABOUT THIS CHANNEL: OTBTV with Alex Ansary is being produced Off the Grid in rural Colorado using solar power on 1 acre. Your support of off grid independent media is appreciated. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Article continued from the Oregonian: "Livability that once made Portland a unique and vibrant city is now replaced with human feces in businesses doorways, in our parks, and on our streets," Officer Daryl Turner, president of the Portland Police Association, wrote in a lengthy statement posted on Facebook Monday. "Aggressive panhandlers block the sidewalks, storefronts, and landmarks like Pioneer Square, discouraging people from enjoying our City. Garbage-filled RVs and vehicles are strewn throughout our neighborhoods. Used needles, drug paraphernalia, and trash are common sights lining the streets and sidewalks of the downtown core area, under our bridges, and freeway overpasses. That's not what our families, business owners, and tourists deserve." The union's statement comes in response to remarks the mayor made to the The Oregonian/OregonLive's editorial board last week, acknowledging it's a problem that half of the arrests police made last year were of homeless people. "I am incensed that once again the Mayor has thrown Portland Police Officers under the bus instead of saying what we all know to be true: that his proposed solutions to our homelessness crisis have failed," Turner wrote in the statement. Michael Cox, the mayor's chief of staff, said the office is reviewing the union's message. The newsroom published an analysis last month that showed homeless people accounted for 52 percent of arrests while making up less than 3 percent of the population. Wheeler told the editorial board that people who are experiencing homelessness or who have mental health and addiction issues should interact less with police and more with social service providers. But he praised officers for trying to connect homeless people with services and said arrests are "their last choice." Wheeler said he wants to learn what's driving the arrests. In the statement, Turner took particular issue with the mayor telling the newsroom that the city must determine whether officers are profiling homeless people. "True to form, instead of standing up and leading, Mayor Wheeler has reverted to the, 'Is there some sort of profiling or implicit bias by the cops' rhetoric to smokescreen his own failed policies," the statement says. "Will investigating our officers result in more housing for the homeless? Will it provide more mental health or addiction resources for those in need? Will it resolve the livability issues that Portland residents and business owners face daily? Of course not!" The city's police oversight agency, the Independent Police Review, launched an investigation last week to examine how police interact with homeless people in response to The Oregonian/OregonLive's reporting and a complaint from the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon. Police Chief Danielle Outlaw requested the investigation. In the police union's statement, Turner says the police bureau is understaffed and unable to take needed time to connect homeless people with social services. The city has failed to give officers the resources they need, the statement says, and the mayor is blaming police for his own policy shortfalls.