Portland Cops Quitting In Droves, Call City Council ‘Idiots’
A recent report found that Portland police officers are leaving the city police force after a year of unrest and weak political leadership.
A number of Portland, Oregon police officers have left the city’s force for jobs in the state or to work in Boise, Idaho where their former boss no works, according to an article in The Oregonian.
“In 31 exit interview statements, the employees who turned in their badges or retired were brutally frank about their reasons for getting out,” the local news organization reported.
Reasons include poor political leadership.
“The community shows zero support,” the Oregonian quoted one law enforcement officer as saying. “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 anarchists fantasy.”
“Since July 1, 115 officers have left the Police Bureau, including 74 who retired and 41 who resigned,” the Oregonian reported. “Two more will resign by the end of this month and one more is retiring. They make up one of the biggest waves of departures in recent memory.”
As ANTIFA unleashes a new wave of attacks on the city, the departures are creating a public safety crisis.
“The mass exodus, also a phenomenon in other big U.S. cities, coupled with a hiring freeze since July, has created significant vacancies – 93 sworn officer positions and 43 civilian positions as of mid-March,” the Oregonian reported.
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