Missing the markUm...Maybe you missed this, but Portland cops keep killing people. Outrage abounds and "informed criticism" has failed to change a flawed police system. The police are still killing people under questionable circumstances. How many citizens of the city must die at the hands of our police officers before WW admits that

 

Tired of Nazi-leftistsI am getting sick of the Nazi-leftists. Previously, I thought I was leftist, but these guys are so hysterical and irrational you can't hold a conversation with them. Soooo irritating, that when I even start to hear the broken record rant, I distance myself. Even the most stupid people can be "Kuuul" when spouting recycled drivel from their "programmer"--and they are desperate to demonize everybody around them unless they spout the same rant too. My close relative is a cop. He sees both sides to the story. Cops aren't angels, and do need oversight. He thinks it's awful that lately, the cops seems to be shooting a lot of mentally ill, cop wives, wildlife & people's pets --nothing seems to be done about that. He thinks the mental tests aren't strictly enforced enough. But we do need a police force that CAN police, not have their hands tied. It's already impossible now, as car thieves, etc, get back on the street faster than the cop who has to fill out the paperwork. Kids, Teens run truant all the time, and are impossible to control in the school rooms, it's like insane asylums--how are your kids going to learn anything? And you pay for it. It's a sad day when you have to hire the local biker gang to get "unsolved" breakins of your local biz stopped--but they don't have their hands tied.I'm all for increasing psychological testing of cops, but also, bring on the Arizona Tent-city jails with the pink clothes and green baloney. Certain political types are sooo pathetically desperate for power, they will leap on any reason to weaken the police, they'll even dryh-mp druggies, coke addicts, and gangsters. Unfortunately what they'll get is a repeat of Chicago, NY, and LA, where the cops don't even bother going into certain areas, as they'll get sued for policing, or shot at. The ethnic-on-ethnic killing is so bad, it's a 24-hour slaughter house. You might as well cut to the chase, go to the schools and sign up all the kids for organ donation. All these Trash-wannabe-leaders can do is scream even more at the cops---for policing and not-policing!---(How can you have it both ways?)It would be political suicide for leaders to stand up on their hindlegs and say: We are reaping what we sowed, and Let's be Responsible for Ourselves! * Where are the movements to keep our kids home at night?* Get all of our kids involved in positive activities!(Gee, if you LET your kids imitate the gangsta-thugs on MTV or have babies at 14, you better blame yourself)* Train your kids to behave in a civilized manner so they can concentrate and succeed at school. It doesn't happen by accident, and Yah, don't give up and blame it on "ADD" or "depression over your divorce".* Explain to your kids (like most normal people do), if you struggle with cops and they CAN'T see if you have a gun---well, it's a DEADLY IDEA.—Middle of Road

 

Get a grip?Maybe people will start caring when cops start to MURDER the affluent white.—Joe 6 pack

 

Become Black in North Portland!!!!How dare you presume that you know what it is like to be Black and live in North Portland. There was constant harassement of young black men when I lived there. If you had sons who were Black or white and lived in that environment you would know what I was talking about. But you obviously dont. It is news media personalities such as yourself who Misinform the people of this city. I am highly disappointed in Williamette Weeks allowance of your comments and article. I thought they were more aware of community problems than this article indicates. This is very sad to see this article in print.—Ex- North Portland Mother of Black Sons

 

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shit4brainsYou know, when I first came to Portland I was under the impression that WW was an honest and straight foward journal dedicated to free speech and a critical eye.WRONG!!!You guys suck sooooobad that I quit reading your crap rag a year ago and only occasionally stumble upon some asinine article like the one above. What a bunch of yuppie shit-fucks you really are.1. Arissa and Rosebraugh have a right to say whatever they want under the first ammendment and besides what he said was no more inflamatory than a certain preppie frat boy in the white house saying that if you are not for us you are against us. That is an actual threat especially based on his uber alles behavior on the world stage. Also thoser pigs are murdering thugs!!!2. Rose city cop watch is a community organization that has done a service by helping to keep an eye on those thuggies.You get a grip asshole!!!—Editorial Staff