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What would I say? Um... "Thank you the other night when I called 911 for showing up in less than a minute and spending 30 minutes tracking down a burglar in the sticker bushes and freezing rain while he hopped fences on my block last weekend."
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Look, as long as they don't shoot me, run over my wife's cat (not a euphemism, however it sounds), or expect to drink coffee at the Red & Black, the Portland Police are OK by me.
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I fawking LOVE my neighborhood cops. I live in NoPo and have been active in the neighborhood association and PSAC. I'm still not sure we're getting the same level of service since the closing of the North Precinct.
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Hmm. First Chief Reese dismisses members of the public concerned about police shootings as nothing but "ubiquitous critics." And now PPB seeks opinions? What on earth for? Clearly they don't give a damn for what the public thinks, Reese himself made that quite clear.

But hey, if anybody out there wants to play along and take the survey, go right ahead. It's likely purpose is to fine tune the effects of PPB public relations and propaganda efforts. Your tax dollars at work.
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What a fucking pathetic joke this is! These pigs don't give a DAMN what "you or I" think of them. I guess i'll fill out their little "survey" for shits 'n giggles. But seriously, this is nothing but PR bullshit.
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New gun control? How about some police gun control?
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New gun control? How about some police gun control?
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The first part of the survey, the responder is supposed to report "three (3) priorities facing your neighborhood that could benefit from increased police services or patrols...and indicate address or street segment / intersection..." So I left that part blank. That is the kind of data the police would definitely use to seriously destroy lives! I did complete the survey after that, I responded,

Negative, a policeman came looking for one of my neighbors quite disruptively. The police then conducted a door to door search

The police could bring food to elderly or disabled housebound people. Policemen should be doing things that are helpful to the Portlanders who are most in need. With a community-building philosophy, the bureau could have a calming effect instead of causing so much anxiety and rebellion.

Helping to integrate parolees back into employment is something that is desperately needed as well.
Better than any other public entity, the police realize the dangerous lack of mental health services available to residents in Portland who are in crisis. The police already have some training in dealing with mental health crisis, they should be using that knowledge to keep Portlanders safe.

I believe the police presence is too high in my neighborhood. I frequentlly pass a police car sitting by the side of the road, apparently hoping a speeder will happen along who can be ticketed. When motorists see the cruiser or motorcycle lying in wait, they slow down to below the speed limit which has an exacerbating effect on traffic congestion. Eventually, a car is pulled over, often the driver a person of color, and that causes a traffic problem. I feel like just waiting around for a driver to speed, particularly in a victimless way, constitutes is a negative impact.

I believe that more effort should be made to find useful things to do in police shift, rather than just waiting for crime.

I hope no one reading this gets the idea that I am mentally ill

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