I read it and assumed Portland. Courts have been letting people walk for things like race-based hate crime (think assaulting a young girl on her bike for being

I read it and assumed Portland. Courts have been letting people walk for things like race-based hate crime (think assaulting a young girl on her bike for being Japanese American). Another example, police arrest a guy for assault, jail/courts let him out before figuring out who he is. Others say it is a straw man, but it isn’t when you’re living it. Receipts: https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/07/07/portland-mayor-calls-release-of-hate-crime-suspect-outrageous/ https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/07/07/portland-mayor-... https://www.koin.com/news/crime/ppb-seeks-help-iding-assault-suspect-arrested-at-providence-park-graduation/ https://www.koin.com/news/crime/ppb-seeks-help-iding-assault... Edit: I’m an urbanist and I want nearly everyone to live in a city; but that isn’t a reasonable ask until cities are safe, clean, quiet (as can be; aka rules for noise pollution are enforced), and furnished with usable amenities like parks. It pains me to say it, but the current trend for US cities is not it.