Source: http://www.kgw.com/news/Family-of-man-shot-by-police-wants-answers-164293206.html Regardless to the family wanting him not to be shot, the suspect still ran from the police and didn't surrender. Second, if he was turning his life around he shouldn't have had a gun with him.
Police are there to protect the community, and their first reports was a vehicle's occupant shooting at another vehicle. This is a serious matter when the public is at risk and innocent people being in harms way by a gunman.
yes, a white male. Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/07/portland_police_fatally_wound_1.html Latest news............. The police regarded it as a "high risk traffic stop". What happened if Billy Simms sped away without being shot at and decided to jump a curb and run down a whole bunch of people? Then those victims family would be suing the Police Department for not properly stopping the suspect. What would you rather have? Again, if he was trying to turn his life around, he should have surrendered.
Portland police officer ignored downtown robbery A downtown worker who flagged down a Portland police car to report a robbery in progress said he was surprised by the officer's response Thursday. "He told me he was off duty and I should call 911," said Rob Anderson, 31. "He rolled up his window and drove away." Anderson said the officer was in uniform, driving a marked patrol car about a block from the robbery... The robbery occurred at Central Drugs at Southwest Fourth Avenue and Alder Street shortly after 1 p.m. A suspect walked in and said he had a gun and would use it if the staff didn't give him drugs and cash. He also threatened to kill everyone in the store, police said. That's about when Anderson, who works at a social software company around the corner on Southwest Third Avenue, entered the drug store to buy aspirin. "I didn't notice anything until the pharmacist behind the counter yelled for us to 'Get out of here!' We're closed! " Anderson said. "I thought that was kind of weird," he said. He looked around, and noticed, "Everyone in here has their hands up." He realized he had walked into a robbery and quickly backtracked out of the store with his parents, who were visiting from Delaware. There were about six people inside the pharmacy at the time. Anderson started dialing 9-1-1 on his cell phone as he walked east on Alder toward Southwest Third Avenue. He was in the middle of dialing when he saw the police car, stopped in southbound traffic on Third Avenue near Alder. "I ran around to the driver's side of his vehicle, and said, 'Hey, there's a robbery going on just down the block here,'" Anderson said. "I figured that would be faster than calling 9-1-1." When the officer declined to help, Anderson did dial 9-1-1. "I felt that the officer was less than helpful," Anderson said. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/07/portland_police_officer_ignore.html Portland Police identify officer but refuse to release name The Portland police officer who a witness said had declined to respond when he told him about a robbery in progress last week was from East Precinct and was either heading to or from court. Portland police said the officer came forward after the witness had complained, and an internal affairs investigation has begun into his response. Police Lt. Robert King declined to identify the officer involved... Even had he been headed to court on his day off, though, the bureau expects uniformed officers in marked patrol cars to respond to felony crimes in progress. At the very least, he could have called in the robbery from his car, and alerted the district officer, the other officers said. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/07/off-duty_portland_officer_who.html
SlyPokerDog, I don't know what your intentions are to add to this topic, but I guess you are stating that Portland Police are making bad decisions lately? Or they are not reliable? Portland Police are doing their best with all the rampant shootings going on, flash mobs, robberies, etc. Just recently my gf just ran into a Gresham Police officer in a Portland Police car following Hookers on 82nd ave between NE Fremont Blvd and 82nd Max station monday night. They got complaints of too many hookers and drugs in the area. We have both seen Portland PD following the hookers that we know of the last few days. We live in the area and we are tired of the hookers also. Portland crime seems to be high right now and I think its best that Portland PD is doing the best that they can at the moment.
Sly's post seems relevant to me. Does it really matter how much crime is going on in the city when an officer responds with "I'm off duty" and drives away from a felony in progress? Are we expecting too much of a police officer in uniform, driving a marked car to do SOMETHING, ANYTHING really? In my mind that's crazy, that the officer blew the guy off. Sounds like a bad movie or something.
The police seem to agree with me, here is a follow up to the story - Although the police bureau has not released his name, other officers, speaking anonymously because they're not authorized to talk about the matter, confirmed that he is the one under investigation. The officer's inaction has drawn swift reaction from other current and retired Portland police, who rarely criticize fellow officers. They have lit up social media sites with comments such as these: "What a discredit to all of us who proudly wear the badge and do our duty every day"; "I can't understand how any cop could do that. It makes us all look bad."; and "Simply get on the air and say something! Court can wait..." http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/08/portland_police_officer_who_ig.html
That's pretty damn amazing..... a cop in uniform, in a police cruiser, basically telling the guy to go fuck himself.
Um the police are incompetent, if you don't understand then take a look at California. The problem with public sector unions is that the government does not know how to collectively bargain with them, with an sort of efficacy.
