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4th August 2021, 08:46 PM | #1 |
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Pissing off the police union president while Black
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4th August 2021, 09:25 PM | #2 |
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It doesn't sound like the actual driver of the hit-and-run car looked even remotely like Commissioner Hardesty, aside from being black. And it certainly sounds like the police were in an unrealistic hurry to bang on Hardesty's door despite no evidence whatsoever.
Given Hardesty's activism which was obviously a thorn in the police's side, it's unsurprising that the cops were willing and eager to pin the incident on her based on nothing but uncorroborated witness testimony; but I'm curious what made the driver of the car that was hit so adamant that the offender was this specific woman. |
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5th August 2021, 12:20 AM | #3 |
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Cue the usual suspects to come along and educate us all about how this is anything and everything but racism.
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5th August 2021, 01:06 AM | #4 |
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I would really like an outside investigative agency to delve into the background of the woman who "swore on her life" that a woman with short white hair looked "exactly" like a woman with long black hair.
I'm guessing there may be a very strong link between the woman who reported the H&R and at least one Portland police officer. |
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5th August 2021, 04:22 AM | #5 |
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Oh sure like every case of police harassments of their political enemies has to be racism. Police do a lot of harassment and framing entirely independent of racist motivations. For example the NYPD had officer Adrian Schoolcraft a white officer illegally committed to a mental institution. Clearly not racism at all in that.
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5th August 2021, 04:36 AM | #6 |
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Portland police wielding their authority to advance their own political agenda? I don't believe it!
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5th August 2021, 04:46 AM | #7 |
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Perhaps the suspect was Wesen? After all, Portland Police are always ignoring procedure when it comes to dealing with Wesen...
Sorry! Grimm always comes to mind when the Portland Police are mentioned! |
5th August 2021, 11:25 AM | #8 |
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Hardesty is frequently photographed / depicted as having graying to whitish beaded dreads of variable length; that she frequently keeps (partially) bound up or tucked into clothing. The description is not as far off as you seem to imagine; particularly if an eyewitness actually claimed to be positive beyond a reasonable doubt that it was her.
Hardesty might have a point about the police response though. For the sake of comparison, there have been HUNDREDS of shooting incidents in Portland and surroundings since the beginning of this year. I've had friends and acquaintances who were essentially shrugged off (i.e. no police investigation) after trying to report vandalism/theft damages that were probably more than incurred in that hit-and-run. Though I expect the extent of damages wouldn't have been immediately apparent to the police...and presuming honesty / forthright account of the eyewitness, the assertion of of a positive ID might have made the difference in a hypothetical unbiased police agency. Hardesty's entire political career has essentially been built on racism and police reform so, yeah, there has been much headbutting. |
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8th August 2021, 08:07 AM | #11 |
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Agreed. The description of the damage makes me think that was all the damage the "victim" was willing to incur in order to make the false report. If I had someone hit me and drive away with only the most minor cosmetic bumper damage, I wouldn't even bother calling the cops.
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9th August 2021, 04:23 AM | #12 |
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