Well, Let’s see. Portland has achieved 100 straight nights of violent protests and riots. Is that a new record? Perhaps, unless you are living in some third world country.
I do not currently live in Portland or own property in the city, which I am thankful for.
Once beautiful, Portland is in a down-hill trajectory and it will be decades before the city recovers. Insanity is rampant. City leadership is paralyzed. Downtown businesses are dying. It is certainly not advisable to plan your next vacation, or convention, in Portland. Plenty of nicer places to go – not to mention safer.
Having spent ten years in law enforcement, it makes me cringe to see what the Portland police face night after night. Please understand that I did not serve my law enforcement time in Mayberry. No, I was in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley during the 70s. And yes, it was pretty bad. The FBI office to which I was assigned at the time was devastated by a high explosive. Every time you were about to enter your vehicle, you first got down on the ground and looked for bombs. Demonstrations were commonplace. Police officers were shot at, a couple killed. But there was periodic calm, at least occasionally. Not so in this Portland.
The incompetent Mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, is way over his head. He is no leader. That’s for sure. His method seems to be hide, take cover, and hope for a miracle. He is a walking, talking joke. But, he no doubt will be re-elected this November. Which tells you something about what Portland has become.
What can Ted do? He and our also incompetent governor, Kate Brown, should call out the National Guard, ask for Federal aid, and just put a stop to it. Numerous arrests and proper prosecutions are also in order. A massive show of force, arrests and serious penalties, would bring peace to the city.
Two recent deaths have occurred due to the downtown riots. Michael Reinoehl (a radical-left demonstrator) shot and killed Aaron ‘Jay’ Danielson an unarmed (alleged supporter of the President). Reinoehl was killed later by U.S. Marshals during an attempted arrest. Reinoehl, who had previously admitted the killing of Danielson in an online video, was shot and killed when he threatened Marshals with a firearm. Wheeler and Brown should share responsibility for both of those deaths – due to their inability to take appropriate and timely action to quell the rioting.
My opinion: Danielson’s family should sue the city of Portland. The City will no doubt roll-over and seek settlement out of court. They will not want the incredible administrative incompetence that resulted in the deaths to be publicized in any resulting and no-doubt contentious civil trial.
True Nelson
