Two days ago we told you the situation in Portland was about to get worse because their woke new prosecutor who won’t be prosecuting rioters. Well the ‘getting worse’ part has begun:
NY POST – Oregon State Police are leaving Portland after a two-week assignment to help protect a federal courthouse that’s been a target of protesters during months of conflict in Oregon’s largest city.
The state police are “continually reassessing our resources and the needs of our partner agencies and at this time we are inclined to move those resources back to counties where prosecution of criminal conduct is still a priority,” Capt. Timothy R. Fox told television stations. “Last night was our last night in Portland.”
Wow! That is a big response to this woke new prosecutor’s feckless announcement.
After the prosecutor said this rioters returned to the courthouse on Wednesday night:
Earlier this week, newly elected Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt decided not to prosecute people arrested for non-violent misdemeanors. Since the protests began, over 500 people have been arrested. So far, fewer than 50 are being prosecuted.
Schmidt has said the new policy recognizes the outrage and frustration over a history of racial injustice that has led to the protests as well as practical realities of the court system, which is running months behind in processing cases because of COVID-19.
Demonstrators returned to the courthouse Wednesday night and clashes continued into the early morning hours Thursday as some people threw objects as well as set off fireworks and police used tear gas on the crowd, authorities said. Two protesters were arrested and one officer suffered a hand wound described as serious.
The state police aren’t completely abandoning the Portland police as “Fox said state police will reassess if Portland police need assistance.”
The bigger and more important question is WHEN WILL THE GOVERNOR SEND IN THE NATIONAL GUARD????