This is brilliant. If it works - and I for one don't see what could go wrong - we'll be able to replace those thousands of National Guard troops surrounding the Capitol with US Park Service Rangers. Likewise the Secret Service and personal protective details for politicians and tech millionaires.[KATU] A group of Portland city commissioners countered a $2 million proposal supported by Mayor Ted Wheeler to address gun violence with a plan of their own that calls for nearly $5 million in spending this year.
The 10-point plan comes weeks after Mayor Wheeler urged his colleagues to support the proposal from faith and community leaders that directed more than $1.6 million dollars to the Portland Police Bureau to set up a patrol unit focused on gun violence.
Wary of more police funding, Commissioners Carmen Rubio, Mingus Mapps, and Dan Ryan shared a proposal that included $1.4 million to expand the Portland Park Ranger Program. Park rangers are unarmed, non-sworn employees who work in parks across the city. The commissioners' proposal adds 24 full-time positions to the program.
Here comes Commissioner Hardesty. We've had her here before. If you haven't seen her photo, do yourself a favor and don't go looking for it. She thinks the streets of Portland are full of white supremacists in big trucks who are out to get her, which is why she called the cops before she defunded them. Also, her car has been parked out in front of her house for six months because the battery is dead.
"This proposal is the kind of collaborative problem solving I expected from our historically diverse council where the majority are grounded in community. This City Council understands the urgency in acting to mitigate gun violence and we are taking action. I am in full support of this proposal and hope council will bring this to a vote as soon as possible," Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty said.
Good try on the buzzwords, Commissioner, but no cigar. You got "collaborative", "diverse" and "mitigate", but you missed "inclusive" and, glaringly, "equity". A participation trophy at best.
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