We can have a civilized, peaceful and prosperous society, or we can have an ANTIFA/"Progressive" one: not both

The “Loophole” was one tht essentially made car thieves immune from prosecution — the picture’s from 2018, and the legislation never passed.

Portland, OR shows the way.

Stephen Green: BLUE CITY BLUES: ‘Beyond the financial, it’s personal’: Portland business owner frustrated with crime.

“We have a small U-Haul operation we are likely to shut down now because we just can’t keep them operational because of the vandalism and theft,” said Angelechio. “On Monday I saw a gentleman who was siphoning gas from one of the U-Hauls. I assume he drilled a hole into it so it is now nonoperational.”

The man took off, leaving a hose and bucket behind.

“We’re getting no help and that’s where I think the frustration boils over,” said Angelechio. “You can’t get a police response. If you try, you’ll wait on hold for hours only to be told to just fill something out online and hope. That hope is dead. What do we do? Where do we turn?”

His message to the city: the cost is much more than the money going towards repairs.

“Beyond the financial it’s personal,” said Angelechio. “I’m working 50, 55 hours a week just trying to make it and here are these individuals that have nothing to lose I assume and are willing to take everything from you. We have charged and available tasers for the safety of our employees. We have to protect our employees and our business and we are getting no help. It’s not just us. I represent one of thousands of businesses in this area. If they don’t turn the tide, there won’t be any small business left.”

That would be “Mission Accomplished” for Portland’s progressives.

I’ll add this: the Portland police force’s “report online” treatment of criminal activity isn’t new, which no doubt is in part the reason for the city’s exploding crime rate. As far back as six years ago, incidents of car break-ins weren’t even responded to, and when a friend of mine called 911 to report a break-in that was going on as she watched through her window, she met with complete indifference: “Well”, was the response, “we don’t send out patrol cars for this, but we do have an online form you can complete”. That was six years ago; it got worse.