Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Why not address the root causes of crime?
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Portland store shuts down, posts blistering note on front door slamming rampant crime: 'city is in p
- Thread starter Stevicus
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You mean he is now finally saying the same thing he has been saying for years?
Stores that remain in some areas will needPortland store shuts down, posts blistering note on front door slamming rampant crime: 'city is in peril' (msn.com)
I suppose this is one of the consequences of increasing crime, as businesses are unable to sustain their losses. Apparently, insurance only covers so much, and the city can't do much either. The article also showed a picture of a homeless camp in Portland:
Though this scene is repeated in cities around the country, along with higher crime rates. If more people go out of business and more jobs are lost, then that'll be more people living in places like this, which will mean more crime.
Somehow, we have to find a way out of this cycle.
to become fortresses. A guy I knew in Detroit
had to set up his business that way. The thieves
would even use cars as battering rams, so he
placed vehicles indoors up against doors.
Audie
Veteran Member
Shoot to killPortland store shuts down, posts blistering note on front door slamming rampant crime: 'city is in peril' (msn.com)
I suppose this is one of the consequences of increasing crime, as businesses are unable to sustain their losses. Apparently, insurance only covers so much, and the city can't do much either. The article also showed a picture of a homeless camp in Portland:
Though this scene is repeated in cities around the country, along with higher crime rates. If more people go out of business and more jobs are lost, then that'll be more people living in places like this, which will mean more crime.
Somehow, we have to find a way out of this cycle.
Oh, they'd never allow defense of property.
Which is odd though....since they allow
cops to shoot people for simply appearing
the least bit threatening, eg, reaching for
car registration.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Maybe Democrats should stop talking the sugar talk and actually do it rather than always whining and sobbing over Republicans.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Of course early prison release don't help much either. Release the criminal dogs on the vulnerable public!
tytlyf
Not Religious
Democrats usually vote in favor of a minimum wage hike. The Republican vote is usually ZERO in favor.
Corporate agenda vs people agenda.
And?
tytlyf
Not Religious
Has anyone noticed that Republican controlled states are always poorer and less educated?
Audie
Veteran Member
And democrat cities with super tight gun
control are like war zones.
Homeless everywhere.
Cause and effect may not be as you thunk.
There is no such thing as super tight gun control in the U.S.
esmith
Veteran Member
Depends on ones definition of super tight.
The new Oregon attempt is beyond super tight.
Audie
Veteran Member
What- evs.
The crime problem here in Portland is multifaceted. We won't see great changes until we get control of the housing industry. 'Flippers,' gentrification, out of control rent hiking has hyperinflated cost of housing.
Portland has a long and sordid history of ghetto displacement areas due to segregation, internment, and neglect post-disaster. A lot of people have grown up in communities with low social movement, which covid, shortages and housing crisis has displaced onto the street. Which increases both drug use and violence.
We've recently repealed criminal slave labor, which hopefully deals a major blow to for-profit prisons that have long lobbied for overpolicing profiled areas and removal of social aid programs.
If we can get a governor and mayor willing to collaborate on the new healthcare initiative and rent control, more homeless people might have hope of independent living again.
Portland has a long and sordid history of ghetto displacement areas due to segregation, internment, and neglect post-disaster. A lot of people have grown up in communities with low social movement, which covid, shortages and housing crisis has displaced onto the street. Which increases both drug use and violence.
We've recently repealed criminal slave labor, which hopefully deals a major blow to for-profit prisons that have long lobbied for overpolicing profiled areas and removal of social aid programs.
If we can get a governor and mayor willing to collaborate on the new healthcare initiative and rent control, more homeless people might have hope of independent living again.
You might want to look at the actual data:
Violent crime rates for cities per capita:
Most Dangerous Cities in the US 2022