From the Washington Examiner:
Portland cut police funding and got a 2,000% surge in murders
Last June, the city of Portland, Oregon, hopped on the “defund the police” bandwagon. Now, it is flooded with gun violence, and the mayor is already backtracking from his support for the cuts.
Mayor Ted Wheeler has requested $2 million in emergency funding for the police department, pointing directly to the surge in gun violence. At this point last year, Portland had seen just one homicide. This year, that number is 20, with 208 shootings in the city so far.
And no mention of the rate of misdemeanors and small crimes. Bet those spiked too. Also, when he defunded the police, what happened to THAT money? Why not just use it to re-hire the officers. Simple solution.
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