Is Portland a good example of a common problem, though? It has a weirdly shitty style of government (though in the most recent election the citizens voted to c

Is Portland a good example of a common problem, though? It has a weirdly shitty style of government (though in the most recent election the citizens voted to completely upend that, so there is hope), and the police have largely abdicated their responsibility to the community because their political ideology is at odds with most of the citizens. I'm totally unsurprised that organizations with the means to do so would hire their own private security to try and fill in the gap. The article clearly has an ideological bent, but as someone living in the area, they're more right than wrong with the observations. Even if you might disagree with the reasoning, the end result is accurately portrayed.