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| Sheriffs say they won't help governor's plan to stop Portland protest violence |
| 2020-09-01 |
| [KATU] The sheriffs of Clackamas and Washington County say they will not send staff to help with protests in Portland after Oregon Governor Kate Brown unveiled a plan to address the violence at protests. The plan called on several local law enforcement agencies to help, including the sheriff's offices of Washington and Clackamas counties. Clackamas Co. Sheriff Craig Roberts said the governor didn’t approach his office before rolling out the plan, intended to address the violence and arson while also protecting free speech. "Increasing law enforcement resources in Portland will not solve the nightly violence and now, murder," the sheriff said. "The only way to make Portland safe again, is to support a policy that holds offenders accountable for their destruction and violence." Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett cited several risks that led to the decision, including "the lack of political support for public safety, the uncertain legal landscape, the current volatility combined with intense scrutiny on use of force." Gov. Brown's plan also said Gresham Police would help with the protest response. KATU reached out to Gresham PD, and they said they are "currently in discussion" on whether or not they will assist the Portland Police Bureau. The Oregon Association Chiefs of Police also spoke out just before 5 p.m. Monday, saying it too "cannot dedicate our limited resources away from the communities we serve." KATU News reached out to Governor Brown's office for a response after the initial statement from Sheriff Roberts was released. They said the plan "is meant to allow for this kind of flexibility in supporting each other as we all collectively deal with the difficult situation in Portland." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #18 Portland politicians have shat the bed, sherrifs are telling them they aren't going to help them wallow out of it. This Antifa crap has been coddled for YEARS in Portland. The mayor and council own it, make them pay the price. Either call in the Guard, or let the thing burn as an example, preferably with that mayor and his council trapped inside. |
| Posted by: Theager Borgia1057 2020-09-01 23:22 |
| #17 These left-wing mayors and governors talk about defunding and downsizing the police or replacing them entirely with something else and then they expect the sheriff to show up to bail them out? What chutzpah. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-09-01 22:32 |
| #16 The Sheriffs have used the safe word. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-09-01 16:24 |
| #15 Sheriff Rorschach looks down and whispers "NO!". |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-09-01 15:59 |
| #14 ^LOL |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-09-01 14:06 |
| #13 ..they've been too focused on mayors and DAs to spend resources on jamming the ballot box with bogus paper for sheriffs. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-09-01 13:38 |
| #12 ^Mayors are also elected. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB 2020-09-01 13:16 |
| #11 In this case, thank G*d Sheriffs are elected, not appointed. |
| Posted by: 2020-09-01 13:10 |
| #10 Proud Mayor Lets His Entire City Burn To The Ground Just To Make Trump Look Bad |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-09-01 12:40 |
| #9 Gov Brown just cannot bring herself to call the National Guard Calling out the Guard means Trump won. Can't have that. Better to let your cities burn and hope you can pin it on him. You'd burn down your city to stop Hitler, right? Besides, if Biden wins, you can get money to rebuild from the FedGov. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-09-01 12:06 |
| #8 ^ The NG won't solve the problem either if they have the same ROE as the Portland police. Different story if they can fix bayonets. As far as I can tell the person of interest from the Saturday shooting is still "under investigation" and hasn't been arrested. They're waiting for him to solve the problem by fleeing the jurisdiction. |
| Posted by: Matt 2020-09-01 11:26 |
| #7 Gov Brown just cannot bring herself to call the National Guard, so she is trying to get the sheriffs to do her dirty work she will not do. Since she will not call the NG, she and Mayor Wheeler own the situation. The sheriffs smell the situation and it smells like dog$h!t. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2020-09-01 11:06 |
| #6 Sheriff should just arrest the Portland Mayor. Charge him with infighting violence as there is a clip of him marching with rioters. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2020-09-01 07:03 |
| #5 Bet if you damaged the Governor's property you would get released without bail.. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-09-01 06:07 |
| #4 Am I saying the murder of the the unarmed Pratriot Prayer Trump supporter was an ordered hit? YES I AM! |
| Posted by: Vespasian Ebbereng3110 2020-09-01 02:05 |
| #3 Window dressing. The Dims are naturally going to call for law and order while at the same time order a random hit on a random conservative in retaliation for the deaths of two Antifa attacking an armed 17 year old right wing kid. |
| Posted by: Vespasian Ebbereng3110 2020-09-01 02:00 |
| #2 "Dumb Girls , Dumb Girls , watcha gonna do , watcha gonna do , when they morons come for you ? " |
| Posted by: Thaith Elmeresing6163 2020-09-01 01:12 |
| #1 Why should the Sheriff's department risk life and limb when the Governer and Portland mayor have a catch and release policy and refuse to prosecute anyone? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-09-01 00:19 |