Gov. Brown asked for help policing Portland, suburban sheriffs said no thanks
“We’re done being peaceful. This is a revolution.”
Sunday, Gov. Kate Brown put out what she calls the “
Unified Law Enforcement Plan” in response to the shooting Saturday. A key part of that plan was to ask suburban police forces to send additional officers to Portland to help deal with the riots and give exhausted Portland officers a break. So far three sheriffs
have refused:
The sheriffs of Clackamas and Washington counties will not try to police protests in a county that won’t prosecute people who break the law.
Shortly after the two sheriffs refused Brown’s request, the Gresham police chief did the same, and the associations representing the state’s sheriffs and police chiefs also preemptively rejected the idea of policing Portland…
“Had Gov. Brown discussed her plan with my office, I would have told her it’s about changing policy, not adding resources,” Roberts said in a statement. “Increasing law enforcement resources in Portland will not solve the nightly violence and, now, murder. The only way to make Portland safe again is to support a policy that holds offenders accountable for their destruction and violence.”
In addition, the Oregon Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police issued a joint statement
about the request which was pretty blunt:
These are incredibly challenging times in Oregon and throughout our Country. Law Enforcement has clearly heard and recognizes the need to make improvements to ensure it is meeting the needs of all communities it serves. With that said, abandoning Law Enforcement or the need for policing, is not working. It has only shown that it undermines the rule of law and puts our community at greater risk.
Over the weekend, members of our associations were approached to assist with policing in the City of Portland. Unfortunately, due to the lack of support for public safety operations, the associated liability to agencies who would be assisting in Portland and the lack of accountability for those arrested committing criminal acts, we cannot dedicate our limited resources away from the communities we serve.
No one wants to volunteer for abuse and potential injury when it’s clear the support for police from elected officials is minimal at best. That lack of community support must be very clear to Mayor Ted Wheeler. Saturday progressive leaders in the city demonstrated that a suck up like Wheeler can't kiss their asses enough, and despite his nightly offers of tongue baths for the rioters, they
demanded his resignation:
If Mayor Wheeler resigns, nothing will change. The mob claimed victory after federal police left the city last month. Since then the number of riots has increased to one almost every other night. If they force the mayor to resign they will claim victory and the riots will continue, targeting the police and anyone else who opposes them. At the moment, elected leaders in Oregon are still too sympathetic to and identify with these rioters that want violent revolution.
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