The year is 2021, violently mentally ill gangs masquerading as political movements continue their established pattern of crossing state-lines with weapons and the intent of using them. There seems little resolve, if any, to disrupt these behaviors in town. A micro-economy has developed around these incursions. Journalists from other countries are now on semi-permanent assignments in town to cover the melees going on for years. Advertisers become visibly excited when news of violence and destruction bookends their spots. The Police are thankful for the overtime.

The local Police have been caught assisting these out-of-state authoritarians with their "security" and even exchanging what would otherwise be classified information with them about local residents. The Police have also been documented sharing information with local actors who have called for political violence against those they view as opponents. The same officers who have been documented in alignment with out-of-state fascists have been recorded collaborating with those who have falsely dressed with the label of Antifa to promote community violence and destruction.

The Mayor's countless reactionary missteps have effectively sidelined himself from being able to exercise any oversight authority over the Police Bureau he's assigned himself to oversee. While there are other areas, like broadband and homelessness, where the county government is eager to push the city into action, they have not seen any reason to step up and provide security for their residents. The local DA, representing the State of Oregon, has been caught with connections to radical extremists who received direct payments from foreign government agencies. The governor has failed to take meaningful action against criminals who are aligned with her as potential political allies. The FBI has been established as chicken-shit. Our Senator on the intelligence committee actively avoids the topic.

You aren't alone. You're just unorganized.