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After Murders Skyrocket by 800%, Radical Portland DA Says Refund the Police and Bring in the Feds

Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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AMAC Exclusive by Clayton Fuller

Crime in Portland, Oregon has been skyrocketing since city officials decided to defund the police and the county’s radical prosecutor, Mike Schmidt, began refusing to prosecute crimes and even major felonies beginning with last summer’s riots. Now, Schmidt and the other leftists running Portland have lost all control over the city, which has become a center of chaos and mayhem, and they are suddenly racing to reverse the policies and positions they have advanced for the past year.

In June of 2020, Portland officials voted to defund the Portland police budget by $16 million, which included the elimination of a gun-violence reduction unit. At the very time Portland was being overtaken by violent rioters and Antifa activists were laying siege to a federal courthouse, Schmidt sat down with an Antifa militant named AWKWORD — whom Schmidt called one of his “old buddies” — and accused federal law enforcement of “Gestapo like tactics.”

In August 2020, Schmidt refused to prosecute nearly 70% of criminal cases arising from the violent riots. He publicly asserted that the criminal justice system was built on a “white supremacist culture” and that he viewed his position as District Attorney as part of “the symbiotic relationship between people who are advocating for abolition [of prisons] and those of us working within the system.” Schmidt noted that: “[W]hen I ran, I talked about needing to shrink the criminal justice system[.]” He argued: “[W]e have defined what public safety means by what it means predominantly for the white culture. And we are hearing loud and clear from people that are not of that culture and that ethnicity, that they’re not into what we have defined public safety as[.]”

“I mean, if there’s a dystopia going on,” Schmidt said at one point, “that’s the dystopia that’s happening on our streets, it’s being caused by the Trump administration. We need to get them out of here.”

While the Trump administration has left, there is no doubt that Portland has turned into a dystopia of crime. Recent data from the National Fraternal Order of Police shows that Portland’s homicide rate has skyrocketed by an astounding 800% in the first five months of 2021 compared to the year before.

Now, Schmidt has endorsed refunding the police and is begging for the federal law enforcement officials to come to Portland’s aid – the very same people he previously demonized. The city is seeking help both from the FBI and the ATF due to the unprecedented increase in homicides. Schmidt recently noted that the Portland Police Bureau is “spread thin and being forced to triage the cases that they are working.”

In fact, Schmidt now says, “some cases…are just not being worked because the [Portland Police Bureau’s] resources are spread so thin.”  As a result, he has turned to federal law enforcement agencies to fill the gap.

Portland Police Association Executive Director Daryl Turner recently told NBC Nightly News that “we’re dealing with rioting at a level and sustained violence that we’ve never seen before…gun violence like we’ve never seen before…at the most catastrophic staffing levels that we’ve ever seen before.”

The violence is unrelenting, and so are the costs, including overtime for the law enforcement officers who are being asked to take on extra hours to curb the brutal crime wave. Much of that cost, however, will be covered by the federal government. In Portland, Schmidt and Democrat city officials helped tear down the blue wall that protected the city, and now they are hoping that American taxpayers across the nation will bail them out for their failures.

Clay Fuller served as a White House Fellow from 2018-2019 advising senior Trump administration officials on special operations oversight at the Department of Defense and advising the Office of the Vice President on countering the opioid epidemic.  He is an experienced federal, military, and Appalachian prosecutor as well as a reserve military officer with a decade of national security experience.  Follow him on Twitter @Clay4MainStreet and on Facebook at Clay Fuller: Main Street Patriot.

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Darlene
Darlene
2 years ago

The only reason they are reversing their stance is they are concerned that they will lose their jobs!

Prepped for it
Prepped for it
2 years ago

Have you seen what is going on in San Fransicko. they are doing mass shoplifting in broad daylight in high end department stores now. Many business are closing up. Probably happening here in portland but the news is suppressing it.

Word of Truth
Word of Truth
2 years ago

Schmidt (rightfully called a DA) must resign before any help comes to this city.

Tina
Tina
2 years ago

Some people need alot of convincing and a lot of crime in this case to find out what they have been told many times. The police need to be alot more than they have in the past ( their families as well) if Portland really wants them back. How many riots and police and others killed to find this out? A real bunch a dummies in Oregon!

AmericanPatriot
AmericanPatriot
2 years ago

What can one say but DUH! How far will they actually go to corrrect things and make it right with all that were wronged by these terrorists?

Clark Kent
Clark Kent
2 years ago

Yawn. Reminds me of the old TV show ‘You Asked For It’. Portland will hemorrhage police officers with NO ONE applying to replace same. Sleepy Joe will send in Federal cops to take over Portland P.D. (to keep everyone ‘safe’ don’tcha know). This will be repeated in every violent, crime ridden major American city in order to start installing a national police force. Next, local sheriffs will be shown the door and their departments taken over because of ‘systemic racism’ or their support of the GOP. Once law enforcement is federalized, the real fun begins as anyone who opposes the current government will be arrested and removed from society for who knows how long. Got a complaint against this new system once installed? Write your Congressman and see where that gets you.

p h
p h
2 years ago

Federal taxpayers should not have to pay to correct the arrogant mistakes of Portland. They generated the problem, not the federal taxpayers.

Mike
Mike
2 years ago

Gland when my factory closed and offered a job in Portland, my wife did not want to move there.

Spike
Spike
2 years ago

Is Portland a sanctuary city?

DanM
DanM
2 years ago

I hear the graffiti and broken windows in Portland are beautiful this time of year…

R Johnson
R Johnson
2 years ago

Thank you for your coverage of this story.

Thomas J Murphy
Thomas J Murphy
2 years ago

The people of Portland deserve the government they elected. I agree with those who say that the rest of us should not have to bail them out

Sovereign
Sovereign
2 years ago

This is not an unintended consequence. Leftists will use increased violent crime as an excuse to (1) disarm law-abiding citizens; (2) federalize control of local law enforcement.

Sandman
Sandman
2 years ago

More proof that liberalism is a mental disorder.

Karen
Karen
2 years ago

More idiotic moves by the Democrats. Praying that you go down!

Richard Conley
Richard Conley
2 years ago

The Democrats are the responsible party for the filth that is Portland, let them live in their squalor until they fix the problems they caused.

Edward A. Posuniak.Jr
Edward A. Posuniak.Jr
2 years ago

The American tax payer should not held accountable for the antics of a lawless City that its own Mayor and City Council allowed to take place. Antifa and BLM ran rampant all last Summer and beyond and they did nothing about it. The citizens of Portland are responsible to replace them as soon as possible. The rest of America is not responsible for Portlands’s political hack losers. There is a consquence to actions. Citizens of Portland better step up to the plate or you will a wild west city run by Marxist ,Antifa ,other anarchist groups and MS13 and drug Cartels.

Gary Heitzmann
Gary Heitzmann
2 years ago

I say Mr. Schmidt should jump into the fray to help bolster the forces down on the front lines since he’s in the chain of command in law enforcement in Portland! He can show us how it’s done. Maybe he can hand out flowers and lolly pops to the bad guys and ask them to be nice. The morons of Portland elected this bunch of leftist scum to run their city so let them reap what they’ve sown. I’ll be calling my rep and senators Tuesday to re-enforce that NO federal money should go to help Portland or any other leftist cities.

Thomas Carlucci
Thomas Carlucci
2 years ago

Time to eat crow. Time to eat your own words. Time to admit you were a freaking extremist moron. Time to apologize for stating laws are based on white supremacist attitudes. Time to turn in your resignation and put any “golden parachute” up where the sun never shines. . .leftist idiot.

Jim Carlyle
Jim Carlyle
2 years ago

What function does Mr. Schmidt perform? I cannot tell from the “News”.

Geraldine McGann
Geraldine McGann
2 years ago

Should have nipped it in the bud with Trump offer of assistance a year ago. Now violence is out of control and you can’t blame Trump.

mark
mark
2 years ago

call in the Feds? seems too be an ongoing theme with Dem States too call the Feds. where are YOUR STATE RESOURCES? bet you have not even asked.

Mimi
Mimi
2 years ago

I’m surprised that the whole police department hasn’t walked out on them. These officials are insane. They defund and insult their police. And now the expected ( by conservatives) outcome is happening and they are screaming for help. I hope Biden loves Antifa enough not to send any help. Let them reap what they’ve sewn for a while, and maybe they won’t be so quick to turn on the police in the future. These officials who couldn’t figure out that this would be the outcome of their actions need to be fired!! Liberals become mighty conservative when you start shooting at them, and now they’re feeling the pain.

John F Merrick
John F Merrick
2 years ago

I think it may be all part of the plot to Federalize all local and state law enforcement. That way the Gov can do whatever it wants to us.

LUKE KNIGHT
LUKE KNIGHT
2 years ago

The series “PURGE MOVIE” HAS A NEW ONE OUT ” PURGE FOREVER” Portland has started early I guess.NO FED MONEY, NO ASSISTANCE THE PEOPLE ELECTED THE COUNCIL SO LET THEM SUFFER.

Justis
Justis
2 years ago

Planning a trip to see the great northwest is on hold indefinitely, DemocRats have been destroying the fabric of these cities, Portland Seattle and others have gone downhill, voters have handed leadership to these cities to far left corrupt incompetent politicians who care more for party ideology instead of the needs of residents, take care of criminals and thugs instead of innocent people being assaulted raped and murdered.
Voters better wake up in 2022 midterms and vote DemocRats out, DemocRat leadership destroys lives, no more no less. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Cheryl
Cheryl
2 years ago

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this out. I don’t know how things go so far……sad

JohnH
JohnH
2 years ago

Portland & Seattle have been two good Western cities for decades. Now ask yourself, what has happened to these cities since city leaders decided to DEFUND the police. This was a kneejerk action & in my opinion is ruining these cities & treating the bad people better than the people that have lived here for years. Can this be fixed or not ??? I will not visit this year even tho I am a Seahawk fan as I do not feel it is safe.

Centurion
Centurion
2 years ago

Portland has become a s..t hole just like Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago. DemocRATS own every bit of this.

CCP operatives
CCP operatives
2 years ago

Look at the record high heat in Portland and Seattle!!! Do you thing that the Lord is giving them a wake up call? Get your act together and keep your law abiding tax paying citizens safe!!!

FedUp
FedUp
2 years ago

Murders increase by 800% after police are defunded….Duh. Only morons wouldn’t see that coming.

The first thing the Police Chief should remove is any police provided security detail provided to city officials so that they can be redistributed to the streets. Make it a formal announcement to the press and then let the city officials decide if they want to justify to the public why they would countermand order. Protection for me but not for thee.

Monty
Monty
2 years ago

It’s worth taking 5 minutes to research who helped finance Mike Schmidts campaign to get elected as DA, it includes the likes of George Soros, and John Legend, and of course anti police/justice PAC’s. Note his stance on things like a cash free bail system, and dismantling the criminal justice system it will help explain everything.. Its a warped philosophy that if you treat criminals like non- criminals every crime will go away, its naive at best..

Shawn Franklin
Shawn Franklin
2 years ago

Mmmm..hmmm! Refund the police? Who’s kidding whom? Anything refunded will most assuredly be snatched away once the police are no longer needed!

Kyle Buy you some guns,and learn how to shoot
Kyle Buy you some guns,and learn how to shoot
2 years ago

Well Well Well. Portland Mayor remindes me of Nero and his Fiddle.

James Kelly
James Kelly
2 years ago

Just when you think liberals can’t get any dumber.

Tony Robe
Tony Robe
2 years ago

So what’s the problem? They simply got what they voted for, a city run by elected Democrats.

Oren
Oren
2 years ago

So, they created a cess pool to live in. Now they want help from the Fed’s…aka…the taxpayers of the US. NO! Not one cent. You made your problem, now you fix it.

Glee
Glee
2 years ago

Guess maybe now Portland’s old “white supremest culture” is looking better and better every day, huh?

Glee
Glee
2 years ago

If it weren’t for the good, hard-working, tax-paying citizens with family and property in Portland, I would say let them just reap the consequences of their actions. If the law-abiding citizens, businesses, and police could just move out and let the rioters and stupid politicians have the city, the problem would take care of itself. With no protection from each other, no stores, no food, no gas stations, no transportation, no utilities, and nothing to loot, the rioters, criminals, and politicians would soon starve, disband, or wipe each other out in no time. Problem solved!????????

William Finch
William Finch
2 years ago

No one should give Portland any help at all. The Democrat Socialists created this mess because of their stupid ideas. They made their bed and should now have to lay in it! This is what happens with Democrat Socialists in charge!

Roger O
Roger O
2 years ago

I say they made their beds, let them sleep in them now

Dennis Math
Dennis Math
2 years ago

Schmidt should be told to…….fornicate himself. As a US taxpayer I don’t feel like bailing this snowflake out from his self made problems. Let him somehow find people that will agree to police his streets knowing full well the same morons that created this mess are still in power and will NEVER have their backs. Good luck Portland and yes I am kidding.

Robert McLeester
Robert McLeester
2 years ago

Schmidt and all politicians who were in office at the time of the defunding should be forced to resign before any assistance is given!

Judy
Judy
2 years ago

I live in Oregon, but down South where we are more Conservative. We are no longer under management by a Democrat governing body. It is the new CCP-SMP Party who are filled with empty headed imbiciles, Wheeler, and that radical prosecutor mentioned for example. I’m not all that bright, or educated for that matter, but I have never witnessed such ignorance and plain stupidity in all my life….from people who are supposed to be elected to their positions. These people are ‘Demon Spawn’ and have no sense of moral responsibility or common decency whatsoever! The Bible speaks of them quite well as ‘Seducers waxing worse and worse’, is one….’past feeling, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons’, is another.
We have had mail-in voting for quite a few years now…and now I know why. It’s easier to cheat in elections. Since these imbiciles have no moral conscience, I firmly believe they’ve been cheating us all along to stay in power. Of course there are some pure idiots who actually vote for their favorite fellow idiots….there’s that.
My husband and I are looking to leave Oregon when we can fix our home up to sell. God answers prayer, of that I am sure, and He will deal with these demon scum in due time. In the mean time, I think some compassion for those suffering under the demon rule here in Portland Oregon, can use our prayers….who have never voted for CCP-SMP Party Ideology and blatant stupidity!
[‘Chinese Communist Party-Socialist Marxist Power’ Party] CCP-SMP Party explained.

Bill
Bill
2 years ago

Trump was RIGHT AGAIN!!!!!

aluminum head
aluminum head
2 years ago

Hand the D. A. over to anti-fuh. Maybe the Taliban. Become a headless ‘wonder.’

aluminum head
aluminum head
2 years ago

Let that dumphole crash and burn. As our elders used to say – you sleep in the bed you make.
Hope lots of anti-fuh are among the dead.

VIETNAM VET 67-68
VIETNAM VET 67-68
2 years ago

PORTLAND, IS A LIBERAL STRONGHOLD AND I PRAY THE POLICE AND FEDS DO NOT COME IN TO STRAIGHTEN ANYTHING OUT, THEY DESERVE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE GETTING , THIS IS WHAT THEY WANTED TOTAL CHAOS THEY GOT IT !!! POS WEST COAST LITTLE CHINA, ALL AMERICANS SHOULD PICK UP AND LEAVE THAT IS WHAT I DID LEAVING CALIFORNIA 11 YEARS AGO !!! ITS FUN WATCHING THE NEW COMMUNIST PARTIES BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTIONARIES ANTIFA AND BLM MURDERING FELLOW COMMUNISTS !! VIETNAM VET 67-68

Squiddle
Squiddle
2 years ago

I have a solution for you all there in Portland, cote “Republican”……and get law and order.

Victoria Johnson
Victoria Johnson
2 years ago

Their citizens voted for this malfeasance. I think they should suffer the consequences. If they never have to ‘reap what they’ve sown’, they won’t ever learn to make better choices. Why should the citizens of responsible communities have to send their hard earned tax dollars to bail out their ignorant but(t)s? Tough love!!!!!

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