PPB: "Hey, we used to punch people in the face all the time. But then they gave us these tasers and beanbag shotguns! Pro tip: you can mistakenly (wink, wink) put the wrong ammo in those shotguns."

Looks like Portland's poor are going to have a rough four years with Hales' appointment. Hales obviously doesn't give a shit about the non-rich and Smith is pretty much out.

Ultimately, even I have to admit Smith has a bad anger problem and he was too stubborn to put his ego behind him and needed to come completely clean and more appropriately apologize about this thing. Also, the media wanted him dead, and were going to extract a quart of blood for every mistake he made. He just didn't have the control not to give the Oregonian/WWeek what they wanted.

Also looking to the future, I think Portland as whole is going to shift to the right and become much more unequal and meaner. Although to be honest, Smith wasn't that left to begin with and the PBA is going to have a lot more power.

That said, I wonder if the media is going to watch Hales like they tore into Smith, or Wweek is going to rubber stamp Hales regardless of what he does?

Ardennes

Are you forgetting who this paper endorsed? Do you somehow think The Mercury is above this kind of political smear-job or worse?

Cops are christians and/or military vets. They are not my "go to guys" for news. Unfortunately many journalists find it handy to love police reports for one story and then hate police reports for another story. Anytime an unruly black person gets shot: Police are Bad. Anytime a quasi nasty Liberal gets accused by an unnamed source: Police are Good.

It is a good story, it is good fiction; but shouldn't we try harder to find truth. The Bore-agonian and the Weak are not something to aspire to.