Portland Defunded the Police and Look What Happened

Is anyone shocked that crime skyrocketed? Besides Leftist politicians, that is. ‘People are scared’ as gang activity fuels Portland violence

There have been 37 homicides in Oregon’s largest city so far this year, more than six times the number recorded in the same period last year. If nothing changes, Portland will surpass its all-time record for homicides of 70 set in 1987, when the city was in the midst of a gang siege.

But cutting the police. Cutting the gun-violence task force was the "right thing to do." At least according to some politician still trying to gain approval of the "activists."

Police estimate half of Portland’s 470 shootings this year, which have injured more than 140 people, are gang-related. Mayor Ted Wheeler warned last month that perpetrators are being told by gangs to shoot someone within 30 days or be shot and that people are traveling from other states to engage in violence in the Rose City.

“People are scared. They are angry. They are fed up,” said Portland Police Sgt. Ken Duilio.

Not fed up enough to vote the idiots out of office, but they may get there eventually.