The League of Oregon Cities has joined with police and prosecutors in calling on state lawmakers to re-criminalize drug possession when they convene in Salem starting in February.
They are building them. Wheeler is pushing his concentration camps ran by an organization from California. I went to one and they seemed like they were trying to get me to join a cult. Thanks but I’ll defend my first amendment right before I stay in those. Just the logo alone spells cult to me.
CBs aren’t building mass shelters here. That is another private program you talking about. We need actual mass shelters so there’s no legitimate legal excuse for people to choose public property to camp on, and get people out of the rain and freezing weather that will be coming in just a few weeks. Then we need permanent housing, but so far politicians have been too pussy to nut up and publicly claim publicly owned housing is the only answer and then take immediate action on it.
Yes, you get a ticket instead of going to jail now. But a lot of cops don’t bother writing the ticket. Unlike in the 90s when you could get yourself a $900 ticket for having a couple grams of cannabis on your person, and people frequently did get those tickets.
They don’t bother because nothing happens if you ignore it. This is unlike Portugal where there are social consequences to ignoring treatment, although they are also starting to have a growing drug problem and funding issues.
Thanks to the union, trying that will cost you more than paying their salary (not that the tiny proportion coming from your specific taxes gives you any say).
Yes, I would love to see PPA dissolved in my lifetime. Get rid of PPB and give the finding to MCSO until a better police force can be figured out. With no union for employees.
@kinttach @thisisawayoflife
I don’t see #PDX or any city as being worse or better.
One homeless person is to many and people who always assume drugs are behind it, should stop.
I agree. What I don’t understand is how CBs have yet to be deployed to build mass shelters.
@thisisawayoflife
They are building them. Wheeler is pushing his concentration camps ran by an organization from California. I went to one and they seemed like they were trying to get me to join a cult. Thanks but I’ll defend my first amendment right before I stay in those. Just the logo alone spells cult to me.
CBs aren’t building mass shelters here. That is another private program you talking about. We need actual mass shelters so there’s no legitimate legal excuse for people to choose public property to camp on, and get people out of the rain and freezing weather that will be coming in just a few weeks. Then we need permanent housing, but so far politicians have been too pussy to nut up and publicly claim publicly owned housing is the only answer and then take immediate action on it.
There was a NY Times article that said things like, “Portland is a homeless drug addict’s slice of paradise.” So it seemed like it could be linked.
I agree that everyone deserves a safe and secure place to live.
Yes, you get a ticket instead of going to jail now. But a lot of cops don’t bother writing the ticket. Unlike in the 90s when you could get yourself a $900 ticket for having a couple grams of cannabis on your person, and people frequently did get those tickets.
They don’t bother because nothing happens if you ignore it. This is unlike Portugal where there are social consequences to ignoring treatment, although they are also starting to have a growing drug problem and funding issues.
And as their tax paying employer, those employees should hit the unemployment line.
Thanks to the union, trying that will cost you more than paying their salary (not that the tiny proportion coming from your specific taxes gives you any say).
Yes, I would love to see PPA dissolved in my lifetime. Get rid of PPB and give the finding to MCSO until a better police force can be figured out. With no union for employees.
@kinttach
NYT? Oh, sorry, you still believe in MSM