Seems all those “peaceful protests” in Portland, Oregon, a shithole of the Pacific Northwest has caused major “burnout” among the Portland area police. So much so in fact, that thanks to all the left wing attacks on police for nearly a year constantly now in Portland, as many as 115 police officers have quit their jobs, not wanting to deal with the communist thugs anymore. Nutless wonder mayor Ted Wheeler is completely useless and so is Oregon governor Comrade Kate Brown.
Late last year, Portland’s police department said it received an “unprecedented” number of officers leaving their jobs midcareer to take lower-paying jobs elsewhere — and on Sunday the city’s main newspaper published an article offering a glimpse into the reasons why many decided to leave.
The Oregonian reported that a total of 115 officers have left the department since July 1, 2020, representing “one of the biggest waves of departures in recent memory.”
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The paper said it reviewed 31 exit interview statements from these officers that showed a certain level of disillusion with the job. A retiring detective reportedly wrote in one that the community showed officers “zero support.”“The city council are raging idiots, in addition to being stupid. Additionally, the mayor and council ignore actual facts on crime and policing in favor of radical leftist and anarchist fantasy. What’s worse is ppb command (lt. and above) is arrogantly incompetent and cowardly.”
Portland, Oregon, was the center of some of the country’s most destructive protests in 2020, which coincided with the city’s largest jump in homicides in 26 years, according to the paper. KOIN reported that the homicide rate in the city continues to be high and detectives are having a challenging time keeping up with the workflow.
The city experienced 55 killings in 2020 and the paper pointed out that the victims ranged from eight months to 71 years old.
Ted Wheeler, the city’s mayor and therefore head of its police department, told the Oregonian in an email that the city has a “laser focus on building a better public safety system.”