Since the last thread on this subject...derailed....here's a new look at it from J.D. Tuccile, The Civil Liberties Examiner. As I stated in the previous thread, it wasn't about that particular officer. It was about Portland cops in general. They are disliked by the general populace, with good reason. As J.D. points out, even their mayor recognises that they have severe problems with the public, (and he booted the chief enforcer). If any of us lived in a place where the enforcers were as bad as Portland's are we would be more than justified in shunning them and the only outcry would be from ultra statists who support these [STRIKE]bad guys[/STRIKE] enforcers.
National Civil Rights Examiner
National Civil Rights Examiner
More at the source.If you're an ideological supporter of government power, it's easy to fall back on unreasoning support for the state's servants (and, ironically, validate objections to government power in the process).
Given time to ponder, Langley came up with clearer articulation of his concerns:
I don’t have anything against this particular officer and I don’t know anything about him…A police officer in uniform makes people feel unsafe because of previous experiences...The anarcho-entrepreneur didn't pull his reasons out of thin air. Less than a month ago, after a series of police shotings and complaints about the official response, Portland Mayor Sam Adams booted the city's police chief and took direct control of the police department. In a press conference, he said (PDF), "Despite the extraordinary efforts of the courageous few who wear the badge, the relationship between the citizens of Portland and their police officers is not what it needs to be. Too many Portlanders express concern about their own safety--not because of crime, but rather fear of their own police force."
We’re gonna value the people that have been victims of police violence. Some of them have talked about having their belongings being taken away or sprayed with water. It is exacerbated by the situation in Portland right now. The response to the mental health crisis is shooting people and beating people to death.