Mostly peaceful leftists target home of Portland official who won't defund the police

Portland's City Commissioner Dan Ryan refused to defund the city's police which infuriated a group of mostly peaceful rioters who targeted his home. They threw objects that mostly did not hit anyone, broke windows that are only used for looking out from, threw burning flares and paint-filled balloons at his home, but no one was injured or killed, so there's that.

Late last month, the city council convened to consider Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty's proposal to cut Portland's Police Bureau budget by $18 million, effectively rendering them impotent. 

Ryan, who was sworn in September, was visited by the protesters who pressured him to vote for the proposal. But he voted not to go forward with a formal vote on Hardesty's ludicrous proposal because he has a functioning cerebrum and insisted he needed more information, delaying the vote until November 5th when the vote was taken and the proposal by the leftist Hardesty was voted down.

“The majority of the council called for more comprehensive discussions of how to best reform public safety in Portland and expressed concerns over the layoffs that could result from a cut of that size,” Oregon Live explained.

“After nearly six hours of testimony Wednesday evening, Ryan in effect cast the deciding vote—to not have a formal vote on Hardesty’s proposal, saying he needed more information about the impact the cuts would have on the bureau. He sided with Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Amanda Fritz in delaying a vote until Nov. 5,” Willamette Week reported.

In spite of Mayor Ted Wheeler being a card-carrying cretin, he had enough sense to realize how a defunded police force in a town that has suffered from riots that the police force was forced to stand back and watch, would allow further destruction of what's left in Portland.

Regarding the vandalism and wanton targeting of Ryan's home, the sheriff's office stated, “The Portland Police Bureau and Portland Fire & Rescue are actively investigating this alarming criminal activity that put an entire neighborhood at risk. This is the fourth night in the past week Commissioner Ryan has had agitators cause both vandalism and disruption to his home and neighborhood,” as reported by ABC News. 

In September, a poll found that a near-majority of normal Oregon voters thought police should use more force in confronting protesters. This was especially true for grownups who owned homes and businesses.

In the poll, 42% of respondents felt the police should use more force; another 18% felt the force currently used was fine with them while 66% of Oregonians disapproved of the protests. 

“Voters ages 18-29 are the only group to approve of the protests, because overall, they have nothing substantial to lose. 62% approve while 33% in that age group disapprove and will likely go on to be successful, earning adults, while their counterparts will likely live on the dole.

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