Victoria Taft Photo

Victoria Taft Photo

Victoria Taft Photo

I had an appointment today near PGE Park and then later I went loping–no one seriously could call what I was doing running–and I found evidence. The evidence is that Portland’s weirdos are sending a serious message that they don’t trust or like the cops. Period. The Portland Police Officers Association was vandalized again overnight (here).The general lawlessness tolerated in Portland contributes to that attitude. I’ve spoken about it before many times but recently here. The upshot is that if you tolerate the little stuff the big stuff follows. See the broken windows theory of policing here.