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I can't speak to SF, but this is exactly the dynamic that's been happening for years up here in Portland. The PPA tells officers to slow roll on crimes that cre
by jasonwatkinspdx 5y ago
I can't speak to SF, but this is exactly the dynamic that's been happening for years up here in Portland. The PPA tells officers to slow roll on crimes that create political pressure every time a candidate for mayor or council that will reform them appears viable. Sadly it's a very effective tactic.
- kayfox 5y agoThe police have given up on property crimes in Seattle for the most part, and the shoplifting has in some cases gotten quite brazen and violent.
- refurb 5y agoBased on how weak Portland is on prosecutions, can you blame them? I mean, why arrest and book if they are out on the street that afternoon?
- jasonwatkinspdx 5y agoThat's not what's driving the dynamic here, particularly since the election of our current DA. He wants to hold the police accountable and they're at all out war vs him.