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xrunner posted:Yeah. I get that, because unlike cars I guess RVs don't need to have expired licenses/be disabled for the city to issue a tow notice. What I'm curious about is whether it's bluster or if they're actually planning to follow through on it. It seems like a pretty drastic escalation of police harassment. It seems like it would be really likely to end up with people beaten up/shot when they don't exit the vehicle prior to a tow. I heard there was a trail of needles and broken bottles around every occupied RV, you surely don't want my children to roll around in that, do you?
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anthonypants posted:Yeah, but they're homeless, and whenever people see homeless, reports of thefts and other minor crimes go up, and then business owners complain to the media. That's where we're at. Is there evidence to support the claim that crime reporting goes up when visible homeless populations crop up? I'm inclined to agree with you but I don't know where to get that data.
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I readily admit that I do not have any evidence to back up that claim. Also, I'm not sure how I'd get that data, if it exists. https://twitter.com/JoshKuh44/status/858820646196854784
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xrunner posted:Yeah. He wants to be governor, but in a mind-boggling miscalculation he somehow didn't notice that Portland mayor is political suicide. Yeah, it is a notoriously weak position in a city that has a ton of issues and limited financing. I don't know why politicians see it as a stepping stone or a sinecure. Granted, Fish and Saltzman do seem to get away with fading into the background.
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anthonypants posted:http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/05/man_who_pointed_gun_at_dont_sh.html quote:The judge settled on 40 days, saying that Strickland can start serving it on weekends in August. Seriously?
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ElCondemn posted:Seriously?
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anthonypants posted:Remember when people were saying they were going to throw the book at him, since he was waving his gun at undercover cops And least he got time. Plenty who have done worse get less. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/05/crisis_intervention_officer_pl.html#incart_river_mobile_home quote:Both he and Clark acknowledged that it wasn't ideal to have Clark serving as the crisis communicator while providing rifle cover, according to their grand jury testimony.
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ElCondemn posted:Seriously? I'm just happy he got anytime at all. One of my partners was at that protest.
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anthonypants posted:RIP to Eastern Washington https://twitter.com/HanfordSite/status/862025753071714305 This could sicken 10s of people!
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George posted:Murray emailed city employees today that he's not seeking reelection. This just got real interesting. All aboard the Nikkita Oliver train!
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anthonypants posted:RIP to Eastern Washington https://twitter.com/HanfordSite/status/862025753071714305 lol this was a bit out of proportion. Nothing was actually released. It's just a bunch of old, irradiated railroad cars in there anyways. They're going to dump a few tons of dirt on it and forget about it until the serious waste is taken care of. And yet, I know people that have packed up their poo poo and left town (Richland).
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TotalLossBrain posted:lol this was a bit out of proportion.
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anthonypants posted:At work my boss theorized that there could be an explosion, because if you bang two pieces of (I can't remember if he said uranium or plutonium) together it could go critical, and a rock falling on whatever they have down there would be enough to set it off. lol
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Tax revenues from weed are projected to raise $3m for the city of Portland, and the mayor wants to spend almost all of it on cops: http://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2017/05/10/19003564/hall-monitor-from-the-pot-shop-to-the-cop-shop
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anthonypants posted:Tax revenues from weed are projected to raise $3m for the city of Portland, and the mayor wants to spend almost all of it on cops: http://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2017/05/10/19003564/hall-monitor-from-the-pot-shop-to-the-cop-shop Vile.
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anthonypants posted:At work my boss theorized that there could be an explosion, because if you bang two pieces of (I can't remember if he said uranium or plutonium) together it could go critical, and a rock falling on whatever they have down there would be enough to set it off. People being so painfully stupid about OMGATOMZZZ is really quite awful. I get sad every time I drive past those cooling towers south of Olympia.
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silicone thrills posted:People being so painfully stupid about OMGATOMZZZ is really quite awful. I get sad every time I drive past those cooling towers south of Olympia. From what I can tell that was less fear mongering about nuclear power and just the plants really weren't needed by the 80's as energy demand had peaked in the area, and cost overruns on the projects caused WPSS to go default on their bonds. Although it is kind of goofy because the plant in Elma was like 75% finished which is a shame.
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anthonypants posted:Tax revenues from weed are projected to raise $3m for the city of Portland, and the mayor wants to spend almost all of it on cops: http://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2017/05/10/19003564/hall-monitor-from-the-pot-shop-to-the-cop-shop As of today, PPB only has three confirmed kills this year. Not gonna hit a triple double (three unarmed and black) unless we have some money to lure away a free agent from Chicago or another elite city.
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xrunner posted:http://katu.com/news/local/man-shot-killed-by-portland-police-officer-was-struggling-with-drug-addiction Well, I guess Portland is about to start protesting again.
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Steve Jorbs posted:I think you're reaching a bit on this. They're the ones who specified it was a "utility knife" after nearly 24 hours to get their statement ready. Should we not take them at their word that it was a utility knife (aka a box cutter)? Granted, even if it was a long blade I'd like to believe that our local police are trained to deescalate a situation where somebody is brandishing a loving knife and ignoring commands (note that they didn't say he lunged towards them or pointed the knife at them or whatnot). Police are pretty good at the word game and making the situation sound as dangerous as possible when there has been a shooting. The language they've chosen is pretty suspect. The Unlife Aquatic posted:Well, I guess Portland is about to start protesting again. That would be an objectively good thing.
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xrunner posted:Firearms are probably the only effective response to one inch blades! Literally yes.
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xrunner posted:They're the ones who specified it was a "utility knife" after nearly 24 hours to get their statement ready. Should we not take them at their word that it was a utility knife (aka a box cutter)? I still don't think it's far fetched to consider a utility knife as a dangerous weapon though. They are sturdy to hold and you can dig in quite hard with them with a partially extended blade.
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Steve Jorbs posted:You have a fair point on the language issue. I believe they would play up the situation as much as they could if the man was making a move against them. Is it a crime to own a utility knife? What about brandishing the knife? What about threatening someone with it? What if the person getting threatened is a police officer? Is the punishment for owning a utility knife the death penalty? Is the punishment for brandishing this knife the death penalty? Is the punishment for threatening someone with a knife the death penalty? Is the punishment for threatening a police officer with a knife the death penalty? Is it necessary for the accused to receive a trial? Is it the duty of the police officer to interpret the law to decide guilt? Is it the duty of the police officer to carry out the punishment?
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Steve Jorbs posted:You have a fair point on the language issue. I believe they would play up the situation as much as they could if the man was making a move against them. Sure. But you're also presupposing that the inevitable outcome of brandishing a knife is attacking with that knife. I would counter by suggesting that when a man on the railroad tracks brandishes a knife, it may be more appropriate to back away to a safe distance and use the deescalation techniques that I'm sure our officers receive plenty of training on and take to heart. Many, if not all, of the arguments I've read turn on how quickly an armed assailant can get the drop on an officer, but there never seems to be any discussion on whether it's appropriate to assume that every single suspect that brandishes a weapon will actually use that weapon. It seems to be presupposed. Shoot as quickly as possible because otherwise that crazed guy with the boxcutter will surely charge and murder you! Accretionist posted:Literally yes. Literally wrong.
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If their description of events is even close to accurate --quote:Police were called to the Flavel Street Transit Station Wednesday night for a report of a man acting erratically and threatening people. -- then I'd put odds on it having been reasonable. anthonypants posted:I want you to really think about the following questions: This framing applies to a safe and secure prisoner. You wouldn't execute me for having hit you with a baseball bat but you'd be justified in killing me to prevent being hit with a baseball bat.
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Accretionist posted:If their description of events is even close to accurate -- displayed a UTILITY KNIFE Seriously. There are other ways to handle a guy who is holding a loving box cutter. Edit to remove a rather inappropriate sentence.
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