Just how bad were things in Portland, Ore. in 2020? THIS bad.
Shootings increased to “about 900” from 393 in 2019:
https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/1394474735061327875
One of the recent victims was the stepson of “one of the city’s most prominent advocates for an increased police response to Portland’s shooting wave”:
https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/1394526149057859585
But what’s the point of *saying* you’re going to increase the police response to gun crime if it’s not funded?
https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/1394526576704987136
There’s always GoFundMe?
https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/1394526662973329416
Prediction: “Fund the Police!” will save Black lives:
https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/1394531340608053248
Yep:
"In short, larger police forces save lives and the lives saved are disproportionately Black lives." https://t.co/ZPRbAtpDEA
— Conn Carroll (@conncarroll) May 18, 2021
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