By the way, on Tuesday afternoon, I wrote an email to all twelve of our city councilors, and one of the sentences was similar to what you wrote: "Grow up, city councilors. Your job is to make this city clean and safe for EVERYONE. We pay the taxes, we pay your salaries. Get to work doing what is needed, and stop promoting the suffering of those who live on the streets AND those who have to pay Portland's incredibly high taxes." They definitely need to grow up. As I also said in my email, I was once a young, idealistic person who fought for the underprivileged whom society looked away from, and I still do work with them and fight for them . . . but my idealism mellowed as I became wiser and older.
Thank you for writing so eloquently exactly what I've been feeling and expressing. You speak for so many of us, thousands of us, I'm sure.
Judy I agree such a well written opinion and one that is shared by so many of us!
By the way, on Tuesday afternoon, I wrote an email to all twelve of our city councilors, and one of the sentences was similar to what you wrote: "Grow up, city councilors. Your job is to make this city clean and safe for EVERYONE. We pay the taxes, we pay your salaries. Get to work doing what is needed, and stop promoting the suffering of those who live on the streets AND those who have to pay Portland's incredibly high taxes." They definitely need to grow up. As I also said in my email, I was once a young, idealistic person who fought for the underprivileged whom society looked away from, and I still do work with them and fight for them . . . but my idealism mellowed as I became wiser and older.
Was there an solution suggested in this?
Police chiefs come an go, each more progressive than the last... but it's the police union that runs this town and always has.