The drive west was everything Adrian Hammerle and Eleora Gouine had hoped it would be. Then they got to Portland. Read more: katu.com/news/city-in-crisis/...
You appreciated the Irony, Didn't you?? They're from Grand Rapids-our second largest city. It's mostly OK. They did not vacation in the Hoods of Detroit or Flint, however. The Issue with cities like Portland is that they are relatively small, and are mostly Non-Ghetto.
I live in Portland, and I can tell you that this is a direct result of not punishing criminals. These people who feel sorry for criminals and want to say it's not their fault they are the way they are have created this mess. They think jail isn't the answer. YES, IT IS! When people are punished, they are less likely to do it again. Period.
They’re not HOMELESS, they’re DRUGGIES ZOMBIES & DRUGGIES HOMELESS!! 80% these homeless is DRUGGIES/ALCOHOL ADDICT. They care fk about follow rules & laws, care fk about responsibility & ppl around. ALL THEY CARE IS DRUGS TO FULFILL THEIR SHIT HABITS & HIGH. They think ppl follow rules & laws & working t pay taxes is STUPID & NO FREEDOM. Why no fk anyone DARE TO TALK ABOUT ALOTS OF THEM CANT FK STAY IN SHELTER BECAUSE THEY CANT FOLLOW SIMPLE BASIC RULES: NO DRUNKEN, NO DRUGS. WHY NO FK ANYONE OR REPORTERS TALK ABOUT THERE ARE HOMELESS DRUGGIES HAVE FREE HOUSING & when they’re high on drugs & lost control then BURNED the motherfker whole housing units!! DENY, DENY & ALWAYS FK DENY!! Anyone who still have some brains & not stupid can see this facts!! There are some homeless is decent person become homeless because lost job, healthy problems after accident or disabled can’t working, or because of bankrupt of bad bussiness, wrong investment. BUT THESE HOMELESS TYPE YOU CAN FK RECOGNIZE IT BY EYES - they still have manners & dress well, look clean. MOSTLY LIVIN IN BROKEN OLD CARS OR IN TENTS, SOME DO WORKING AS PART TIMES JOB. This type of HOMELESS DESERVE HELP & SECOND OR THIRD CHANCE!! While 80% of HOMELESS IS NOT HOMELESS!! FIX THE TITTLE & USE RIGHT NAME. They’re DRUGGIES ZOMBIES, DRUGGIES HOMELESS & DRUGGIES THUGS!! Mostly of them is born in healthy body, NOT DOWN SYNDROME & NOT MENTAL ILLNESS!! But because of bad choice in life at teenage & Youngful adult days, bad habits & end up become druggies, throwing their life away. AND NOT JUST THROWING THEIR LIFE AWAY BUT THEYRE DESTROY THE MOTHERFKER WHOLE CITY, WHOLE COMMUNITY. Anywhere they’re stay - they’re throwing shitty, arrogant violent & attack ppl. THESE PPL BORN IN HEALTHY BODY, NO DOWN SYNDROME & NO MENTAL ILLNESS. Anytime they’re commit CRIMES - it switched to MENTAL ILLNESS PROBLEMS!! Mental illness my ass!! The explain is they’re use drugs & alcohol for fuck many years & lost control, lost mindset & damage their brains - AND THATS WHEN THEY CAN GOING AROUND DO WHATEVER THE FK THEY WANT, INCLUDES ROBBERY, STEALING & VIOLENT ATTACKS PEOPLE!! In the end, they can go away freely, no caught no punish & no jails. EVEN IF THEY GET CAUGHT, THEYRE FACING THE SOFTEST PUNISH BY LEGAL LAWS THROW IN JAILS FOR 1-10 day then release!! These druggies zombies & druggies homeless CANT FK CLEAN THEMSELF, their free housing is flooding by trash & trash. When they get high they even put clothes & stuffs inside toilet & it become nasty dirty broken shit. DRUGGIES ZOMBIES HIGH ON DRUGS ALL DAY IN PUBLIC STREET & PARKS, screaming top out of their lungs like ANIMAL ZOMBIES EVEN IN 10FLOORS CAN FK HEAR IT. Still call them victims, homeless, poor ppl. POOR PEOPLE MY ASS!! I hope STUPID PEOPLE SHOULD BE FORCE TO TAKE DRUGGIES HOMELESS & DRUGGIES THUGS LIVE INSIDE THEIR HOUSE!! They have DUTY to service these druggies zombies & druggies thugs for free, so thugs & druggies can eating then get high on drugs throwing SHITTING AROUND LIKE KING & QUEEN. Only this harshly way to OPEN THEIR EYES WISELY TO UNDERSTAND SITUATIONS & HELP THEM CURSE OUT OF THEIR STUPID!! ALOTS AMERICAN IS DUMBER-DOWN & BRAINWASH FOR FK TOO LONG TOO DEEP THATS WHY THEYRE LOST SIMPLE BASIC SENSE, ALREADY!! They think TALK SOFTLY & ASK DRUGGIES stop use drugs must the way & WAIT UNTIL DRUGGIES ACCEPT HELP 😅😅 They think TALK GENTLY TO THUGS & CRIMINALS STOP ATTACK, STOP ROBBERY, STOP KILLING PPL BY ASKING lolz 😅😅 YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TALK TO DRUGGIES OR ASK THUGS, CRIMINALS. You are CREATE SOMETHING CALL FORCE LAWS & CIVILIANS LAW SYSTEM TO THROW THEM INTO REHAB CENTER TO GET CLEAN BY FORCE, FORCE & FKING FORCE!! For 9month to 1Y or 2,3Y depend on case if they’re newly in drugs or long-times on drugs need longer time to rehabilitation. AND USE SOMETHING CALL LAWS ENFORCEMENT & JUSTICE LAWS SYSTEMS TO KICKED OUT & PUNISH THESE THUGS, CRIMINALS IN JAILS FOR LONGTIME OR LIFETIME IN JAILS. DEAD PENALTY FOR SERIOUS DANGEROUS & VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST HUMANS. Dead penalty for BRUTAL BLOODY & DANGEROUS VIOLENT CRIMINALS, WIPE THEM OUT OF HUMANS LIVES ENVIRONMENTS!! US, CANADA & alots WESTERN country nowaday become LAWLESS PARADISE FOR DRUGS, GUNPOINT ROBBERY & KNIFE STABBING ROBBERY, THRIVES STEALING & LOOTINGS, CRIMINALS!! Because US GORVEMENT & CRAZY MENTAL POLITICIANS & LAWMAKERS IS CREATE MORE UNBELIEVABLE RIDICULOUS STUPID LAWS SYSTEMS TO PROTECT & SUPPORT THESE THUGS & CRIMINALS IN THE HEARTBEAT!! American cherish & protect these druggies zombies, thugs, & criminals as much as possible at ALL COST!! AMERICAN GORVEMENT nowaday run by LOW IQ, UNEDUCATION POLITICIANS OFFICERS, LAWMAKERS, D.A, MAYORS, JUDGES COURT TEAMS. They’re destroy & blow up the country by their stupid laws, stupid choice!!
You get what you vote for!! I lived in Portland for 18 years, it was a my favorite city. It’s nothing what it uses to be. I used to go roller skating and riding bikes on the bike path, now it’s an active crime scene during day time and night is a murder scene.
After living in Portland from '76-82 it remained a dream to return one day to raise a family. This never happened and I'm glad we ended up bringing up our kids in Los Angeles near the beach. I hope Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco can get it together one day and reclaim these cities for the law abiding residents and visitors. But you mentioned voting - so I highly doubt it.
@@motomuso voting has been rigged for a long time because of mail in ballots which were introduced decades ago. We lived in Cali for 5 years after moving from Portland. To me Cali is even worse. I don’t think Portland is going to see any changes any time soon. It probably has to totally fall and be rebuilt from Scratch, politically speaking
@@jscarpetta1Its a cycle. Politicians say crime is ok, police arrest criminal, judge lets criminal go, police arrest criminal, judge lets criminal go, police realize it doesnt matter if they arrest because judge will just let criminal go, police stop arresting, judge stops getting cases, criminals take over, politician still cashing in while living somewhere unaffected by crime.
@@bigmickey4330 Let me guess... About the time the state of CO turned blu? Ya, I thought so. There are Repercussions and Consequences for making Bad decisions
I drove Lyft and Uber in Portland from 2015 until spring 2020. The graffiti, decay, vandalism, homeless, filth, needles, murders, attacks, drug use, bathroom closures (or key coded) got progressively worse during those five years. Towards the end, I was so embarrassed and ashamed by the condition of the city for all my tourist customers. Portland has truly been ruined by their liberal and enabling politicians and refusal to prosecute criminals and keep the city clean.
This is the result of capitalism without social democracy. Why aren't there adequate income medical and housing supports? Because Republicans hate those things.
It amuses me when people pretend not to understand why this is happening in cities all over the United States. I think we all know how crime works by now. The public officials and voters are getting exactly what they have repeatedly voted for.
@@Mikomido5 Massive denial. I've tried to wrap my head around how folks could be so dumb, but my conclusion is pride. They are doubling down on their insanity rather than admitting they were wrong. Look at the way the liberal media is still trying their hardest to blame anyone but themselves for promoting dystopia as utopia. We have a lot more pain on the horizon unfortunately.
But what is the ultimate goal? Why are public officials catering to criminals? Why do they want the area to be a zone where the homeless come, where drug use is rampant, where crime is out of control, where the tax base is leaving? What is in it for the people who have orchestrated this mess?
Exactly!! My daughter lives alone while going to school and I tell her never leave anything in the car especially the front where anyone can see! While shopping never put shopping bags in the car and go back shopping! Go back another time cause people always watching
My intention isn’t to victim blame at all ~ this is horrible and shouldn’t have happened ~ but it’s crazy to leave ANYTHING in your car. Don’t even have a gun wrapper visible, and put your seats down so that thieves can see there’s isn’t anything in the trunk or the hatch. I know it’s a hassle to carry every single one of your belongings into your hotel room, but it’s a heck of a lot better than having your belongings stolen by scumbag thieves.
You’re correct, leaving stuff in the car is a bad idea. The fact that you can’t leave anything in a car because crime is so rampant is the issue, the leaders the people of Portland voted in have allowed that to be out living conditions. We need to focus on changing that, not focusing on how to live with it.
I was thinking the exact same thing. But then, these two probably did the same thing in every stop between Michigan and Portland. And nothing got stolen. But maybe they camped in every other spot and only stayed in a hotel and away from their car, in Portland. 🤷♂️
I used to love Portland and Seattle, but their soft on crime and pro homelessness has destroyed these cities. Pretty soon san Fran, Portland, Seattle, Baltimore, Oakland etc will not have any tax payers left.
I know why it was different! The citizens of Portland got exactly what they voted for. Public sympathy for and encouragement of criminals gets you this dystopian hellscape.
I learned one big lesson after college: criminals are NOT nice people!!! They're usually nasty, evil, scum, insane, perverts, narcissistic, unpredictable, will ruin your life, and many will just plain kill you. I want nothing whatsoever to do with criminals. I love my state, Florida. We may not be perfect, but wow, I wouldn't trade it for any of those leftist dumps!
I feel for the couple, and I don't mean to minimize what they had to endure, but... No matter where you are, don't leave stuff in your car. If you are going on a cross country trip, you should plan to take your items with you whenever you leave your car. I remember once, in my 20s, I had bought a new camera and opened it on the way home from the store. After I parked, I walked into my building with the camera in my hand, leaving the open empty box on the front seat. Someone saw that and broke the window to get what might have been in the box, and anything else possibly in the car. It was a good lesson. Don't leave anything...ANYTHING that looks like it might be valuable. And this applies no matter where you are.
Born and raised in Portland. Great place to be a kid in the 60’s and 70’s. Moved to San Diego in 1994 and would never go back. So very sad to see what has happened to that beautiful city 😢
I notice the Mayor's improvement list didn't include things like: jailing criminals actually enforcing the law hiring DA's that will actually prosecute
I love the cities response, "more security" as if that will make any real difference in a "catch and release" or "ignore and look the other way" environment. GET RID OF YOUR LIBERAL GOVERNMENT or learn to like your new liberal NIRVANA. I promise if Portland keeps voting the way they do Portland has not reached rock bottom yet.
Portland and San Francisco were two of the most beautiful cities in America that are absolutely wrecked now. My oldest was born in Portland and I'd hoped to take a road trip back with both of my children since we moved away years ago. I wouldn't dream of doing that now. I hope both of these cities will be restored someday.
I couldn't agree more. I visited Portland once. The place was filthy, and homeless were everywhere. One assaulted my family. That place is unfit for human habitation.
@@markuschelios6891and I can see 👀 why you like living in a junkie hole in the ground, low IQ will make you do low IQ stuff, your statement clarifies you 😂
I was born and raised in Portland. I am ashamed of what Portland has become over the years of Democratic governors and mayors that have destroyed Oregon by allowing lawlessness and legalized, open drug activity, tent cities, and crime to run rampid in the city and state. Portland looks like a scene from the movie: Escape From New York" with Kurt Russell.
Drug activity in Portland has been in the open since I was a kid. Seen it all. Now,there's just more people doing it. Crime in Portland has always been a thing. Now,there's just more desperate people. Oregon and Portland in particular, is not cheap to live in.
LOL no it doesn't. I'm a truck driver, stay at Jubitz and the Portlander inn all the time. Anyone who thinks Portland is frightening needs to get out more often.
@@rodedawg77 I'm in Portland often. Downtown Portland is trashed due to crime. REI, NIKE, Walmart, McDonalds, three Target stores are closing due to mass shoplifting. A women's Boutique at Washington Square has also been shoplifted 4 times in 2 years and is closing. Now tell me, Portland doesn't have crime issue ???
I walked from New York City to Portland in 1972. The thing about Portland I remember best is the locals spent a lot of time asking where I was from and extolling the virtues of a return to my home State. There were ZERO poor people in Portland back then... It was a beautiful clean City. I have no desire to ruin that memory with a return trip!
I grew up in Portland decades ago and have wonderful memories of that beautiful city. The rose gardens, the Willamette River, the bridges, the Rose Festival and the Navy ships that came in for the festivities. Safe, beautiful and a wonderful place to grow up with excellent schools and safe neighborhoods. I will never go back. From what I understand, it is a hellhole and disgusting testimony of liberal politics. I treasure my childhood memories and don't want them tarnished by the present day ugliness.
I learned, never leave ANYTHING in your car overnight. They smashed our windows to get a lunch bag with an apple in it. My husband is annoyed that I always insisted on carrying EVERYTHING into the motel room, but the few times we didn't our car was broken into and everything was taken, whether or not it was "valuable".
Yeah, as a long time resident of the city I advise you not to come here. I plan to relocate to Washington in the next year or two. The true underlying problem with Portland is our entrenched public officials. For some reason people keep voting for them. We need to jettison the entire board of county commissioners and city council before any progress can be made. Unfortunately, that is very unlikely to happen.
Definately a learning experience...... something to tell the grandkids!!! ❤🎉😂 Glad they weren't hurt..... I definitely would NOT ever consider moving back though!!!!🙄🙏 Obviously, the crime is so rampant because there are no consequences. When people say "that happens all the time".... that's just a sign of "acceptance of the unacceptable"!! People have become accustomed to living like that!!!😢 Nothing will change if that is the attitude!!🙄🙏 There should be warning signs on that garage "Park at Your Own Risk"!!!... Thank you to that couple making their experience public, and to you for televising it!!! And contacting the City of Portland for comment.... perfect!!! 🎉😂❤
Oregon, wants to get rid of all Prisons in the State by 2026, instead they want to have " Interdiction Centers " Staffed by Mental Health Workers, who will offer Criminals " Programs " to try to deter them from Violent Criminal behavior. They also want all Firearms taken, removed from Police, instead allowing only Tasers, and Mace, saying The Police are the Problem when they show up to a call " Armed " It makes The Victims and Perpetrator's Nervous and Uneasy. What a Disgrace,
@@brianstansfield4367I can’t tell you how many people have told me jail got them detoxed when other services didn’t work. It takes what it takes. They need punishment. They’re still accountable even if they’re on drugs! They KNOW what the F they’re doing and why they’re doing it!
@@5thdimension625 Gee, you sure seem to know a lot of convicts. Unfortunately recidivism rates for drug users are high. If treatment in prison is so good, why wouldn't access to treatment on the outside be as effective?
After our visit in Portland last year, I told my wife we will never be back. Place is crawling with homeless people rummaging through garbage cans, staring at you, etc. It was extremely unnerving and uncomfortable.
How can I get interviewed like this? I also had a similar horrible experience but much worse in Burlington Vermont! I was staying at an Airbnb for a work trip and was harassed by 2 ex convict looking women outside my door and I was unable to leave. I told them that I would call the cops and they proceeded to threaten me and say “the cops won’t help you.” When I called the cops, they told me that because they are understaffed and had a bigger issue to deal with, that they could not come and help me out. That was literally one of the scariest moments ever. I ended up having to call my coworker and boss so they could come rescue me. When they got there, there was a whole group of them outside yelling at us and they seemed drunk/high. My advice to people is to avoid places like these, and if you can’t, then you better have a gun or some other type of weapon on you, whether it be bear spray, pepper spray, etc. I’m progressive af, but getting rid of cops is not the way to go. Having an over abundance/unnecessary number of cops in a city is not safe, and having no cops is also unsafe. No one should feel unsafe anywhere, and we as a country should be more rational about things, as opposed to prone to extremism.
And to travel back home without getting ANY glass replaced?? surely they have insurance, they even come in a van and replace it for you.......dont even have to make an appt! @@williampotter3369
@@williampotter3369 If you knew how much those pencils cost, you'd think differently. Some sets can cost upwards of $200. I take mine on vacation, but would NEVER leave them in the car, especially one that's already compromised by a broken window.
This brings back memories. On a visit to Portland, a friend woke me to tell me that my car window had been smashed outside the house. I got out of bed, went down, and sure enough, stuff was stolen from my car. That was in 1990.
Stayed the night at a house in north Portland, probably 97, no beds inside so we took the van in the alley behind the house, woke up to someone going through all of our stuff. Crawled right in the van with us. Fun times.😂
I moved to Portland 9 years ago on a road trip from Chicago. Car was fully packed, each night I brought everything inside the hotel. In each State I spent the night. Never leave valuables in a car. Especially at a hotel parking garage where people know you most likely will leave something behind. I will say though, Portland was pretty awesome the first 5 years. Not so much anymore:( I don’t feel safe here.
I first visited Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington in 1962, and fell in love. I was 20 years old then and promised myself that I would be back one day. In 1977 I moved with my two young children to the Pacific Northwest and lived in Vancouver, Washington just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. The town back then was small, very clean and it was a great place to raise young children. However it had limited ability to satisfy in the social arena. Portland was the place to go for that. Back then the crime rate was low and pretty much confined to certain areas that we avoided. And the city itself was very clean. It was beautiful actually and I loved living out there. Every time I travelled the return to the Pacific Northwest felt like coming home to a place where I had belonged all my life. Seven years passed before I moved back to the east coast. For a long time I pined for what felt like a major loss and seriously considered returning. Even now, having gone back for a visit a few years ago, I sometimes still long to be out there but only if I could go back to those magical days of thick, dark evergreen forests, cool summers, mild winters, snow-covered Mt. St. Helens, the majesty of the Columbia River Gorge, the clean. peaceful city on the north banks of the Columbia and the clean, good fun city of Portland, a fairly big city then that never felt, smelled, looked,or acted like any of the big cities on the east coast that I had known. About five or six years ago my daughter and I flew out to visit friends who lived near Portland. The visit with them was wonderful but a visit to the city of Portland was bitter sweet. Everything basically looked the same, the river, the roads and bridges, the buildings downtown but the streets of town were now littered and dirty and the homeless were everywhere, sleeping on the streets, some in tents, some just out in the open. I don’t have the words to write all that I saw, heard, smelled, stepped over or around that day. What a crying shame! The city had become a pit and was well on its way to becoming a dystopian nightmare. Much later and back home, I learned that Seattle, Washington, a once lustrous, shiny jewel of a city was now the same as, if not worse than, Portland.
First change we need to make. Very few people really deserve the term "homeless" most everyone you see are nothing more than druggy alky bums and we need to quit enabling their bad behavior. That means no more freebies.. Shoot I would take away needle exchanges.. take away the safety nets. You want to live like an animal you can face the consequences of your decisions to include some pretty horrible diseases and suffering.. it might just save some other lives. I wouldn't put another dime into anything except effective drug treatment and not something they can just walk out off. Something a judge can send you to and you don't get to just leave. A get clean farm. You work, you get treatment, you get some pay, you learn some skills but you can't leave and it needs to last quite a long time. 2nd time is just plain old jail and you get to rot in there for being a hazard to yourself. The northwest is ruined mostly by the flood from the south that has been ongoing for over 4 decades. They have changed the culture and ruined what was a nice little city.
Yep, Seattle is the same or possibly worse. I don't take the family downtown anymore due to safety concerns. The surrounding areas along i5 near Seattle isn't much better either... Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland is nicer, but also facing an increase in crime and homelessness issues.
I had been going to Portland, OR for business since the 1980's. It was a beautiful city until around 2005 when changes started happening. Mayor Ted Wheeler and Governor Brown destroyed the city and state,
I have lived in Oregon, relocated to other regions, and moved back to Oregon for 26 years. My wife and I (small business owners) are finally leaving for good. Many beautiful memories were created here, but the downward spiral cannot be ignored
Oh gosh, you poor kids -- I remember when Portland used to be a wonderful place to go, and we would often take the train down from Seattle to stay the weekend. Wow, Portlandia gone amok. Come visit Vermont, you two.
I was in Portland around 10 years ago for my nephew's wedding, and it was beautiful! No trash, roses growing everywhere. It was clean and safe and gorgeous. Now, my nephew (who still lives there) says it's unrecognizable. It is so sad that their government is too afraid to clean it up. It's only a matter of time before decent citizens start taking matters into their own hands. Hey, they can't put you all in jail. Stick up for your city! Bring beautiful Portland back!
I had a Relative who lived their for years and he always told me how Beautiful it was and Today he would be ashamed of the Politicians who run it now and I hope this couple have learned their lesson and make a mental note of never go to Demoncrap Run States or Cities and I hope Tourist doesn't go to those states.
I’m from Portland and moved out years before it went to hell. I went back before my dad and I didn’t even recognize it. It’s sad to think most my memories are there and I’ll never go back to the place I once called home.
it was getting really bad when I was there in 2021. I have memories of TRASH, piles and piles of it, tents, needles, just all kinds of trash ALL over the bike trails and tents in every corner of the city. And that used to be such a cool thing about Portland, having these awesome bike trails throughout the city. we can never take safety and cleanliness for granted ever again. it is truly sad what has happened to so many great cities in the US. we can't just sit here and pretend to not understand the REASONS it happened.
I moved out of Seattle after 40 years in 2015 before it went way down same as Portland. I use to love visiting Portland too. Sad to watch from a distance.
It seems that way but I dont think it is, they are just lost...and dont know what to do, The City leadership is Useless, they are WOKE DEMOCRATS, that will turn Portland into Detroit.....
Quite a few hotel employees, security guards and parking estructures 's employees are linked to town criminals; they give their gang the heads up to come rob you. And if you display an out of town license plate you are an easy target. Sorry you went through this, stay safe 🙏❤️
I moved to Portland in 2000. It was the coolest little place to live. We had a blast, and I'm not exactly sure when it changed, but once it did, Portland was being eaten alive from the inside out. I left in late 2019, wound up in California, where I NEVER thought I would be. I was born in Seattle, but didn't live there long. I went to visit in 1999, it was pretty cool, I should've went about 10 years earlier I guess. But the destruction that's happening to both those cities is unforgivable. The people in charge should have criminal charges brought against them. Something. The mayor and the governor have been fumbling the ball for YEARS! People are sick of the liberals letting everything run amuck! Most of the state just wishes PDX would either get it together, or let them break the state apart, nobody wants anything to do with more CRAZY! I don't know if either Portland or Seattle will ever recover from what's going on now. And honestly, these two lost some GEAR, I'm just grateful it wasn't more serious! I'm glad they're ok and made it back home safely. Sorry about this trip you two, you're a cute couple, stay safe and blessed.
But what is the ultimate goal? Why are public officials catering to criminals? Why do they want the area to be a zone where the homeless come, where drug use is rampant, where crime is out of control, where the tax base is leaving? What is in it for the people who have orchestrated this mess?
I was chased out of Berkeley in 1970 because I wrote an editorial in the news mourning the MURDER of a young police officer near my home. The leftists radicals who killed him said they were going to kill ME so I left. California is a total mess now. One of the people who threatened to kill me is the mother of the Governor of California today.
He's a 20 year old. Totally wrapped up in his life, living in his own bubble. Totally expected. Conversely, anyone who spent time in Afghanistan or Iraq in there 20's knows exactly what went wrong.
I've noticed a lot of (ahem.. liberals) are reluctant to get too deep into talking about it. They know it's their s*it policies that caused it and they are not ready to own it yet. DENIAL still working for them! but not for long.
I live on an alley where car thieves like to dump their stolen cars when they're done with them. The last couple was a mixed couple and I told them this isn't the first time a car has been dumped here and the last officer told me they had one kid in town that's been caught 7 times and released. So if he's been caught 7 times just imagine how many times he's gotten away. The guy was instantly enraged and was asking the officer if it was true and she acknowledged it. I told him the only thing we could do was move or vote for better leadership. I'm currently working on moving.
A few years ago a chop shop in Harrisburg PA burned and took an antique store away that I liked and a good mexican restraunt. The only place that survived was the strip club with some minor smoke damage. later on the mexican food place did re build and re open, but the antique store lost everything.
This is a perfect example of why the police are not your friend and are useless, just like in San Fran where there is a fencing operation one block away from a police station, the police know it is there and do nothing. or are they just getting paid to let it happen.
They’re not HOMELESS, they’re DRUGGIES ZOMBIES HOMELESS!! 80% these homeless is DRUGGIES/ALCOHOL ADDICT. They care fk about follow rules & laws, care fk about responsibility & ppl around. ALL THEY CARE IS DRUGS TO FULFILL THEIR SHITTY HABITS & HIGH. They think ppl follow rules & laws, working to pay taxes is STUPID & NO FREEDOM!! Why no fk anyone DARE TO TALK ABOUT ALOTS OF THEM CANT FK STAY IN SHELTER BECAUSE THEY CANT FOLLOW SIMPLE BASIC RULES: NO DRUNKEN, NO DRUGS. WHY NO FK ANYONE OR REPORTERS TALK ABOUT THERE ARE HOMELESS DRUGGIES HAVE FREE HOUSING & when they’re high on drugs lost control then BURNED motherfker housing units!! DENY, DENY & ALWAYS FK DENY!! Anyone who still have some brains not stupid can see this facts!! There are some homeless is decent person because lost job, healthy problems after accident or disabled can’t working, or because of bankrupt of bad bussiness, wrong investment. BUT THESE HOMELESS TYPE YOU CAN RECOGNIZE BY EYES - they still have manners & dress well, look clean. MOSTLY LIVIN IN BROKEN OLD CARS OR IN TENTS, SOME DO WORKING PART-TIMES JOB. This type of HOMELESS DESERVE HELP & SECOND OR THIRD CHANCE!! While 80% of HOMELESS IS NOT HOMELESS, FIX TITTLE & USE RIGHT NAME!! They’re DRUGGIES ZOMBIES, DRUGGIES HOMELESS & DRUGGIES THUGS!! Most of them is born in healthy body, NOT DOWN SYNDROME & NOT MENTAL ILLNESS!! But because of bad choice bad in life at teenage & Youngful adult days, bad habits end up become druggies, throwing their life away. NOT JUST THROW THEIR LIFE AWAY BUT THEYRE DESTROY MOTHERFKER WHOLE CITY, WHOLE COMMUNITY. Anywhere they’re stay - they’re throwing shitty, arrogant violent & attack ppl. THESE PPL BORN IN HEALTHY BODY, NO DOWN SYNDROME & NO MENTAL ILLNESS!! Anytime they’re commit CRIMES - it switched to MENTAL ILLNESS PROBLEMS. Mental illness my ass!! The explain is they’re use drugs & alcohol for fk many years & lost control, lost mindset & damage their brains - THATS WHEN THEY CAN GOING AROUND DO WHATEVER THE FK THEY WANT, INCLUDES ROBBERY, STEALING & VIOLENT ATTACKS PEOPLE!! In the end, they can go away freely, no caught, no punish & no jails. EVEN IF THEY GET CAUGHT, THEYRE FACING THE SOFTEST PUNISH BY LEGAL LAWS THROW IN JAILS FOR 1-10 day then RELEASE!! These druggies zombies homeless CANT FK CLEAN THEMSELF, their free housing is flooding by trash & trash. When they get high they even put clothes & stuffs inside toilet & it become clogged nasty dirty broken shit. DRUGGIES ZOMBIES HIGH ON DRUGS ALL DAY IN PUBLIC STREET & PARKS screaming top out of their lungs like ANIMAL ZOMBIES EVEN IN 10FLOORS CAN FK HEAR IT. Still call them victims, homeless, poor ppl. POOR PEOPLE MY ASS!! I hope STUPID PEOPLE SHOULD BE FORCE TO TAKE DRUGGIES HOMELESS & DRUGGIES THUGS LIVE INSIDE THEIR HOUSE!! They have DUTY to service these druggies zombies & druggies thugs for free. So thugs & druggies can eating then get high on drugs throw SHITTY AROUND LIKE KING & QUEEN. Only this harshly way to PEOPLE OPEN EYES WISELY TO UNDERSTAND SITUATIONS & HELP THEM CURSE OUT OF THEIR STUPID SUPPORT!! AMERICAN IS DUMBER-DOWN & BRAINWASH FOR FK TOO LONG TOO DEEP THATS WHY THEYRE LOST SIMPLE BASIC SENSE, ALREADY!! They think TALK SOFTLY & ASK DRUGGIES stop use drugs must the way & WAIT UNTIL DRUGGIES ACCEPT HELP 😅😅 They think TALK GENTLY TO THUGS & CRIMINALS STOP ATTACK, STOP ROBBERY, STOP KILLING PPL BY ASKING lolz 😅😅 YOU ARE NOT GOING TALK TO DRUGGIES OR ASK THUGS, CRIMINALS. You are CREATE SOMETHING CALL FORCE LAWS & CIVILIANS LAW SYSTEM TO THROW THEM INTO REHAB CENTER TO GET CLEAN BY FORCE, FORCE & FKING FORCE!! For 9month to 1Y or 2,3Y depend on case if they’re newly in drugs or long-times on drugs need longer time to rehabilitation. AND USE SOMETHING CALL LAWS ENFORCEMENT & JUSTICE LAWS SYSTEMS TO KICKED OUT & PUNISH THESE THUGS, CRIMINALS IN JAILS FOR LONGTIME OR LIFETIME IN JAILS. DEAD PENALTY FOR SERIOUS DANGEROUS & VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST HUMANS. Dead penalty for BRUTAL BLOODY & DANGEROUS VIOLENT CRIMINALS, WIPE THEM OUT OF HUMANS LIVES ENVIRONMENTS!! US, CANADA & alots WESTERN country nowaday become LAWLESS PARADISE FOR DRUGS, GUNPOINT ROBBERY & KNIFE STABBING ROBBERY, THRIVES STEALING & LOOTINGS, CRIMINALS!! Because US GORVEMENT & CRAZY MENTAL POLITICIANS & LAWMAKERS IS CREATE MORE UNBELIEVABLE RIDICULOUS STUPID LAWS SYSTEMS TO PROTECT & SUPPORT THESE THUGS & CRIMINALS IN THE HEARTBEAT!! American cherish & protect these druggies zombies, thugs, & criminals as much as possible at ALL COST!! AMERICAN GORVEMENT nowaday run by LOW IQ, UNEDUCATION POLITICIANS OFFICERS, LAWMAKERS, D.A, MAYORS, JUDGES COURT TEAMS. They’re destroy & blow up the country by their stupid laws, stupid choice!!
Yeah, but the city politicians are going to re-fund the defunded police...so everything can return to normal...lmao. It's just not that simple...once people figure out they have free reign to steal anything and everything with little to no consequences...it's going to take years to put the genies back in the bottles...and longer still for tourist to trust the city.
The defunding stuff was almost 100% big talk, anyway. The 2021 budget was down like 4% from 2020, and then the budget grew every year after that. It's currently higher than it's ever been. Turns out you can't make many lasting or serious policy changes by doing insurrectionist cosplay because you got bored during quarantine.
@@interior_defecator I can't speak to this budget but across the country most defunding efforts were more about taking the money away from police and criminal prosecutions diverting the funding into other social programs while also passing policies permitting or laws legalizing criminal activity....overall budgets were rarely decreased. Many of these cities eliminated open police positions especially for patrol officers while encouraging early retirements. With the vitriol of the public and the dearth of political prosecutorial will the police quickly realized no arrests was easier and safer for them. So it is better for them to ignore these crimes and/or leave policing altogether...and now there's a nation wide shortage of experienced police officers. As you point out the net result is lasting impacts.
These appear to be two young, naive, leftists. The guy used to live there, but hadn't yet seen the result of voting for leftists. Now he has seen it. This is exactly what he voted for.
It wasn't long ago that Portland was a friendly city where you felt relatively safe. Portland was a gem. It felt a bit like a European city. Now it has the same problems as all other major US cities. The coup de grace was the drug legalization and the defund the police nonsense and condoning rioting. That has attracted many of the wrong sort of people. Vandalism, theft, drug abuse, homelessness, graffiti everywhere seem to be interminable. And then people wonder how we got here... how did this happen? Pandora's box was opened. Good luck shutting it.
Yes. Pretty accurate analysis. I’ve been going to Portland for 15 years. The downfall was swift. The Left ruins everything that it touches. It takes years to design and build a bridge. Seconds to blow it up.
All of this was done by democrat voters allowing this and voting for sick, perverted and mentally ill democrat politicians. What’s bad is democrat voters will blame it on something else and not see they started the hole problem.
I don't feel sorry for them. Nothing but shit has been happening in Portland. How do they not know what has been happening? How does he want to go back?? Didn't the mayor have his apartment vandalized a couple of years ago?? Government buildings were burned??
Yes. That silly girl needs to find a blind pig. Even they will find truffles once in a while. This goof took her back to his hometown to get robbed. Twice!
Here in Albuquerque, thieves will steal your car with all of its contents and you'll never see it again. Many a U-haul with their owner's contents have disappeared from hotel parking lots and never recovered. Be forewarned when travelling through Albuquerque!
Lol. As someone who lived in Portland from 1993 until 2018, I can confirm that he moved to Portland as it was really getting bad. Portland has been in a downward spiral since 2012 or so. You get what you vote for.
We recently visited as well. Trash and homeless and everywhere. We got stopped by 2 park rangers for walking our tiny dog without a leash. There were literally people in the park doing drugs.
I can’t imagine leaving valuables in my vehicle in any urban environment. That was very naive. I had my car broken into and all they found were a bunch of McDonald’s napkins I was keeping in the between seats storage…
I have a work van and now we just bring what we think we'll need and nothing is left in the vehicle. It's a pain and sometimes an extra expense for our customers if we have to run back to our shop.
You are the key to reducing being impacted by crime. Do not leave anything in sight in your car. Do not park to far away from other cars. Look at the news for days ahead of time to see what crimes are being reported so you are aware of the environment.
They didn't try to vacuum the glass out? I work at Safelite we would help vacuum out most of the glass. Then wrap broken windows. I'm shocked they weren't pulled over in every state on the way back
@@williampotter3369 what's funny is Portland actually has the main hub for the area and the warehouse over by the airport... If they would have gone in and talk to the main hub location... They would have accommodated them and prioritize them... Also you can knock out door glass windows really fast if there's multiple since you know what to expect on the next door... They're back glass also is pretty simple and straightforward I would have been able to knock that car out in probably three hours with the back glass and the four doors... Of course Safelite wood quote ask for you to leave it for the day.... In this scenario knowing the managers they would make this happen .
It's not that simple, rather, a confluence of serious factors that combined -- like a cancer -- eat away at what could have been and, maybe, could still be in the future vibrant communities.
@@Love-dw6ry Portland, Chicago, New York City, Seattle , Atlanta, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles. I could go on but l don’t need to because every one of those Liberal Cities speaks for themselves.
portland has always been a shithole. the 80s, trash was everywhere in downtown and seeing people shoot up in the streets. last time I was there was in the 90s. smelled like feces. maybe it is different now
My heart goes out to this young couple, but I have to say ... never, ever leave electronics or anything of value inside a car and walk away. Tough times are coming and your valuables aren't going to be safe - in almost any city you can name. Inflation just keeps growing, things are going to get really bad and there's going to be a lot of desperate people out there. I will be more than happy if I am wrong on this.
You can leave your diamond bracelet on your Dashboard in Dubai. While I agree with your statement from a practical standpoint, the problem is a much deeper morality and cultural issue.
@@baigish100 My comment is not at all about assigning blame or even getting down to the cause... My point is this: this country is heading towards a huge economic downturn. Everyone needs to start becoming more aware of how to stay safe in times like that.
Yep, I'm here in Southern Oregon where it's much better than Portland and obviously more remote but still hear about people having expensive things stolen from their cars. This is a huge problem on the entire West Coast.
Don't ever leave anything in your car in Portland. I mean anything. I'm so sorry for these peeps and their hopeful attitude. Portland destroys that pretty quick. Portland - Keep it Miserable.
Just the other day I saw people being interviewed about how great the country is going and even with all the things that are going wrong and going down the drain they still won't change their mind so it's fruitless to bother. Just enjoy supporting them and let them deal with the mess.
Fortunately I live in a small town and my side of town is very safe. I leave my truck open all the time and have left stuff in there on accident. I caught someone looking in my truck once. He is no longer alive to look in peoples vehicles anymore.
I grew up right between Portland and Seattle. Criminal charges should be brought against these politicians. Oregon is actually a little worse. It started with governor Brown and then his sister moved north….the cancer spread. I would never go back and it’s the most beautiful area I’ve ever lived in
Sorry but it's NOT Oregon! It's WESTERN Oregon that is the issue. The same can be said for the "Pungent" Sound area of Washington. In both states, go east of the Cascades and it's much different.
Sadly, no charges will be filed against the politicians. Neither will there be charged filed against the citizens who continually vote those politicians into office. It would seem that people could figure it out, but there's a blind spot about the devastating effects of leftism on a society that defies logic. We've come to the place where we're so open-minded that our brains have fallen out, and we're okay with that. 😢
I just came back. I drive all over the city regularly, and yes homelessness and drug use are up, but it's still a beautiful, vibrant downtown. What you're saying is ridiculous right wing hyperbole.
@@DirtFlyerdont lie. Downtown Portland is just a bunch of homeless people fighting and stealing, boarded up businesses everywhere. Yeah real beautiful and vibrant. Lol. Portland hasn't been cool in about 20 years. I grew up there from 1990 to 2008
Before Adrian explained the basic purpose of their trip I wondered why the hell would anyone visit Portland (or the entire state of Oregon for that matter)? Then: why didn't they move hotels out along 26 west - who the hell stays in the downtown of any large city these days? Then....I wondered why they didn't get their windows replaced in Oregon before the trip back? They just compounded their already bad luck!
Things are absolutely terrible in cities on the west coast... however, its never been safe to keep a lot of stuff in your car in any big city... but 2 burglaries in a parking garage is wild. They should sue the parking garage.
lol I lived in one of the high rises downtown and our “secure” parking lot was broken into every night. My car personally was broken into 3 times. Every day I would drive around and see literally two or three blocks where every single car window was smashed.. police don’t come for property crime there.
I feel terrible for them. No matter where you live or what city you visit, never ever leave anything in your car. Take your stuff into your hotel room. I felt the same way as them when I visited San Francisco. The situation there is horrible and unsafe. Desperate times brings desperate people.
They aren’t desperate. They are criminals. They want other people’s stuff so they just take it. The more society justifies their behavior the more dangerous our country becomes for decent citizens.
@@mrbillinsfOkay I won’t believe my lying eyes or actual statistics. Or the businesses that are leaving because of crime. Or people just leaving their trunks wide open so criminals can see they have nothing to steal. And so on. Maybe you aren’t walking far enough into the city.
Sad that this happened but why on earth would anyone leave valuables in a car in a big city, especially one with a reputation like Portland... and especially leave more there after it had already been broken into?
Because they're a sweet young naive couple. Based on the interview, I'm not sure they've learned the big lessons, they're just not going back into Portland.
Legislation needs to be passed to create "The B.E.E., The Bureau of Enhanced Extradition. This would create a Law Enforcement unit that takes criminals who are wanted in other States back to the State that has the worst offense on the books that the criminal is wanted for and travels with the suspect to that State. The suspect is turned over to the Law Enforcement agency and is further prevented from returning to Oregon unless their crimes have been resolved in ALL States they are wanted in. In addition, the fees and price to remove and return these criminals to their home States will be recovered through the Court and suspect SS information. The State that allowed them to leave will be billed for the funds and thus they can deal with their own criminal element. The cost to remove the criminals will be less expensive than leaving them here to perpetrate more crime and be a predator in Oregon. When the word gets around that Oregon is the State that extradites, the difference will be evident to the police and the residents of Oregon. Illegal drivers, shoplifting, illegal camping and all the other issues associated with 'cite and release' will be alleviated. It will take legislation and funds but the alternative is a crime filled area ripe for criminals. If you need to have proof, listen to a police scanner for a week. Hear for yourself what goes on near you
When people from Michigan think Portland is bad, you know it's bad.
You appreciated the Irony, Didn't you??
They're from Grand Rapids-our second largest city. It's mostly OK.
They did not vacation in the Hoods of Detroit or Flint, however.
The Issue with cities like Portland is that they are relatively small, and are mostly Non-Ghetto.
Hilarious. I bet Chuck Norris won't even visit Portland.
I've been to Michigan its just like Illinois when it comes to murder and gangs. All of the American war zones are in the democrat run cities.
the UP is marvelous
@@theshib277 i had my house broken into in the UP as well as my neighbor.
I live in Portland, and I can tell you that this is a direct result of not punishing criminals. These people who feel sorry for criminals and want to say it's not their fault they are the way they are have created this mess. They think jail isn't the answer. YES, IT IS! When people are punished, they are less likely to do it again. Period.
Taking thugs to the middle of the ocean is the result
And when jailed not on he steets
They’re not HOMELESS, they’re DRUGGIES ZOMBIES & DRUGGIES HOMELESS!!
80% these homeless is DRUGGIES/ALCOHOL ADDICT. They care fk about follow rules & laws, care fk about responsibility & ppl around.
ALL THEY CARE IS DRUGS TO FULFILL THEIR SHIT HABITS & HIGH.
They think ppl follow rules & laws & working t pay taxes is STUPID & NO FREEDOM.
Why no fk anyone DARE TO TALK ABOUT ALOTS OF THEM CANT FK STAY IN SHELTER BECAUSE THEY CANT FOLLOW SIMPLE BASIC RULES: NO DRUNKEN, NO DRUGS.
WHY NO FK ANYONE OR REPORTERS TALK ABOUT THERE ARE HOMELESS DRUGGIES HAVE FREE HOUSING & when they’re high on drugs & lost control then BURNED the motherfker whole housing units!!
DENY, DENY & ALWAYS FK DENY!!
Anyone who still have some brains & not stupid can see this facts!!
There are some homeless is decent person become homeless because lost job, healthy problems after accident or disabled can’t working, or because of bankrupt of bad bussiness, wrong investment.
BUT THESE HOMELESS TYPE YOU CAN FK RECOGNIZE IT BY EYES - they still have manners & dress well, look clean. MOSTLY LIVIN IN BROKEN OLD CARS OR IN TENTS, SOME DO WORKING AS PART TIMES JOB.
This type of HOMELESS DESERVE HELP & SECOND OR THIRD CHANCE!!
While 80% of HOMELESS IS NOT HOMELESS!! FIX THE TITTLE & USE RIGHT NAME.
They’re DRUGGIES ZOMBIES, DRUGGIES HOMELESS & DRUGGIES THUGS!!
Mostly of them is born in healthy body, NOT DOWN SYNDROME & NOT MENTAL ILLNESS!! But because of bad choice in life at teenage & Youngful adult days, bad habits & end up become druggies, throwing their life away. AND NOT JUST THROWING THEIR LIFE AWAY BUT THEYRE DESTROY THE MOTHERFKER WHOLE CITY, WHOLE COMMUNITY.
Anywhere they’re stay - they’re throwing shitty, arrogant violent & attack ppl.
THESE PPL BORN IN HEALTHY BODY, NO DOWN SYNDROME & NO MENTAL ILLNESS.
Anytime they’re commit CRIMES - it switched to MENTAL ILLNESS PROBLEMS!! Mental illness my ass!!
The explain is they’re use drugs & alcohol for fuck many years & lost control, lost mindset & damage their brains - AND THATS WHEN THEY CAN GOING AROUND DO WHATEVER THE FK THEY WANT, INCLUDES ROBBERY, STEALING & VIOLENT ATTACKS PEOPLE!!
In the end, they can go away freely, no caught no punish & no jails.
EVEN IF THEY GET CAUGHT, THEYRE FACING THE SOFTEST PUNISH BY LEGAL LAWS THROW IN JAILS FOR 1-10 day then release!!
These druggies zombies & druggies homeless CANT FK CLEAN THEMSELF, their free housing is flooding by trash & trash.
When they get high they even put clothes & stuffs inside toilet & it become nasty dirty broken shit.
DRUGGIES ZOMBIES HIGH ON DRUGS ALL DAY IN PUBLIC STREET &
PARKS, screaming top out of their lungs like ANIMAL ZOMBIES EVEN IN 10FLOORS CAN FK HEAR IT.
Still call them victims, homeless, poor ppl. POOR PEOPLE MY ASS!!
I hope STUPID PEOPLE SHOULD BE FORCE TO TAKE DRUGGIES HOMELESS & DRUGGIES THUGS LIVE INSIDE THEIR HOUSE!!
They have DUTY to service these druggies zombies & druggies thugs for free, so thugs & druggies can eating then get high on drugs throwing SHITTING AROUND LIKE KING & QUEEN.
Only this harshly way to OPEN THEIR EYES WISELY TO UNDERSTAND SITUATIONS & HELP THEM CURSE OUT OF THEIR STUPID!!
ALOTS AMERICAN IS DUMBER-DOWN & BRAINWASH FOR FK TOO LONG TOO DEEP THATS WHY THEYRE LOST SIMPLE BASIC SENSE, ALREADY!!
They think TALK SOFTLY & ASK DRUGGIES stop use drugs must the way & WAIT UNTIL DRUGGIES ACCEPT HELP 😅😅
They think TALK GENTLY TO THUGS & CRIMINALS STOP ATTACK, STOP ROBBERY, STOP KILLING PPL BY ASKING lolz 😅😅
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TALK TO DRUGGIES OR ASK THUGS, CRIMINALS. You are CREATE SOMETHING CALL FORCE LAWS & CIVILIANS LAW SYSTEM TO THROW THEM INTO REHAB CENTER TO GET CLEAN BY FORCE, FORCE & FKING FORCE!! For 9month to 1Y or 2,3Y depend on case if they’re newly in drugs or long-times on drugs need longer time to rehabilitation.
AND USE SOMETHING CALL LAWS ENFORCEMENT & JUSTICE LAWS SYSTEMS TO KICKED OUT & PUNISH THESE THUGS, CRIMINALS IN JAILS FOR LONGTIME OR LIFETIME IN JAILS.
DEAD PENALTY FOR SERIOUS DANGEROUS & VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST HUMANS.
Dead penalty for BRUTAL BLOODY & DANGEROUS VIOLENT CRIMINALS, WIPE THEM OUT OF HUMANS LIVES ENVIRONMENTS!!
US, CANADA & alots WESTERN country nowaday become LAWLESS PARADISE FOR DRUGS, GUNPOINT ROBBERY & KNIFE STABBING ROBBERY, THRIVES STEALING & LOOTINGS, CRIMINALS!!
Because US GORVEMENT & CRAZY MENTAL POLITICIANS & LAWMAKERS IS CREATE MORE UNBELIEVABLE RIDICULOUS STUPID LAWS SYSTEMS TO PROTECT & SUPPORT THESE THUGS & CRIMINALS IN THE HEARTBEAT!!
American cherish & protect these druggies zombies, thugs, & criminals as much as possible at ALL COST!!
AMERICAN GORVEMENT nowaday run by LOW IQ, UNEDUCATION POLITICIANS OFFICERS, LAWMAKERS, D.A, MAYORS, JUDGES COURT TEAMS. They’re destroy & blow up the country by their stupid laws, stupid choice!!
80% chance you voted for this, wheezylyn.
@@ericbailey6779stfu 🤡, tired of hearing rep or dem bs.
You get what you vote for!!
I lived in Portland for 18 years, it was a my favorite city. It’s nothing what it uses to be. I used to go roller skating and riding bikes on the bike path, now it’s an active crime scene during day time and night is a murder scene.
After living in Portland from '76-82 it remained a dream to return one day to raise a family. This never happened and I'm glad we ended up bringing up our kids in Los Angeles near the beach. I hope Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco can get it together one day and reclaim these cities for the law abiding residents and visitors. But you mentioned voting - so I highly doubt it.
@@motomuso voting has been rigged for a long time because of mail in ballots which were introduced decades ago.
We lived in Cali for 5 years after moving from Portland. To me Cali is even worse.
I don’t think Portland is going to see any changes any time soon. It probably has to totally fall and be rebuilt from
Scratch, politically speaking
Imagine if judges actually held these criminals accountable.
The police don't do anything to get these people in front of judges though. You gotta fix that first.
@@jscarpetta1Its a cycle.
Politicians say crime is ok, police arrest criminal, judge lets criminal go, police arrest criminal, judge lets criminal go, police realize it doesnt matter if they arrest because judge will just let criminal go, police stop arresting, judge stops getting cases, criminals take over, politician still cashing in while living somewhere unaffected by crime.
Moral of the story is , don't visit Portland. You shouldn't need to be told that. It's a no-go zone.
Or any big city for that matter!!!
If the couple is "unaware", I then know that they vote in "regressive" fashion.
Who's stupid enough to go to Portland for vacation
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Be afraid! Be very afraid! Pretending you're constantly a victim is what you nitwits are best at!
If you do visit Portland Oregon bring a gun
Public sympathy for criminals creates a perfect environment for criminals to thrive. Good job!!!
No one in Portland deserves any Sympathy lol
@@bigmickey4330 Let me guess...
About the time the state of CO turned blu?
Ya, I thought so.
There are Repercussions and Consequences for making Bad decisions
Every place in this country has crime. Some red states have some of the worst statistics.
HAHAHAHA.... duh... was their next stop shitcago?? Then on to Baltimore, last stop New York... Country is up in smoke, this is what woke looks like!
@@jdubmash
Actually, I think they call it “PROGRESSIVE” even though it’s the complete opposite.
Never leave valuables in the car, even if the car is in a "secure" parking garage.
I drove Lyft and Uber in Portland from 2015 until spring 2020. The graffiti, decay, vandalism, homeless, filth, needles, murders, attacks, drug use, bathroom closures (or key coded) got progressively worse during those five years. Towards the end, I was so embarrassed and ashamed by the condition of the city for all my tourist customers. Portland has truly been ruined by their liberal and enabling politicians and refusal to prosecute criminals and keep the city clean.
Ditto San Francisco
This is the result of capitalism without social democracy. Why aren't there adequate income medical and housing supports? Because Republicans hate those things.
While those politicians sit in their mansions with no crime. Shame
@@21silvermoon unless you’re Nancy Pelosi’s husband. Yikes.
It amuses me when people pretend not to understand why this is happening in cities all over the United States. I think we all know how crime works by now. The public officials and voters are getting exactly what they have repeatedly voted for.
They’re in denial
@@Mikomido5 Massive denial. I've tried to wrap my head around how folks could be so dumb, but my conclusion is pride. They are doubling down on their insanity rather than admitting they were wrong. Look at the way the liberal media is still trying their hardest to blame anyone but themselves for promoting dystopia as utopia. We have a lot more pain on the horizon unfortunately.
It’s only happening in blue states. Travel the country and you’ll see that.
But what is the ultimate goal? Why are public officials catering to criminals? Why do they want the area to be a zone where the homeless come, where drug use is rampant, where crime is out of control, where the tax base is leaving? What is in it for the people who have orchestrated this mess?
Are you saying Republicans in Uvalde Texas voted for a school shooting? Because that’s your logic
Stay away from all areas that do not enforce laws and let criminals run wild. This young couple learned a Life long lesson.
Democratic States
voting for democrats
Direct result of woke policies and defunding the police and making heroes out of zeros.
@@heaven-is-real Republicans are concerned with property whereas democrats are concerned with people. Jesus was a democrat.
Considering they didn't learn anything after the 1st break in???????
I _seriously_ doubt they've learned a single thing.
A lesson to not leave things in the car, no matter where you are in the country 🎉
Nope, only liberal cities. Just don’t go there. That’s the lesson.
Exactly!! My daughter lives alone while going to school and I tell her never leave anything in the car especially the front where anyone can see! While shopping never put shopping bags in the car and go back shopping! Go back another time cause people always watching
My intention isn’t to victim blame at all ~ this is horrible and shouldn’t have happened ~ but it’s crazy to leave ANYTHING in your car. Don’t even have a gun wrapper visible, and put your seats down so that thieves can see there’s isn’t anything in the trunk or the hatch. I know it’s a hassle to carry every single one of your belongings into your hotel room, but it’s a heck of a lot better than having your belongings stolen by scumbag thieves.
You’re correct, leaving stuff in the car is a bad idea. The fact that you can’t leave anything in a car because crime is so rampant is the issue, the leaders the people of Portland voted in have allowed that to be out living conditions. We need to focus on changing that, not focusing on how to live with it.
I was thinking the exact same thing. But then, these two probably did the same thing in every stop between Michigan and Portland. And nothing got stolen. But maybe they camped in every other spot and only stayed in a hotel and away from their car, in Portland. 🤷♂️
I used to love Portland and Seattle, but their soft on crime and pro homelessness has destroyed these cities. Pretty soon san Fran, Portland, Seattle, Baltimore, Oakland etc will not have any tax payers left.
Shame that you have to live that way, democratic shit hole cities
@DaRay814 that's what I'm saying, California is the worst. "Progressive" liberals that think correctional facilities actually correct
Portland has a terrible mayor who seems to cater to lawlessness. That is sad what happened to this young couple.
Defund the police. Joe Biden 2024. Keep America blue.
Happens anywhere and everywhere.
Vote that mayor in again. That’s Oregon liberals M.O.
Remove him
Not to mention Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt, who doesn't want to prosecute street crimes for reasons of "equity."
I know why it was different! The citizens of Portland got exactly what they voted for. Public sympathy for and encouragement of criminals gets you this dystopian hellscape.
Yet, there is crime everywhere. Some of the red states have even worse stats.
I learned one big lesson after college: criminals are NOT nice people!!! They're usually nasty, evil, scum, insane, perverts, narcissistic, unpredictable, will ruin your life, and many will just plain kill you. I want nothing whatsoever to do with criminals. I love my state, Florida. We may not be perfect, but wow, I wouldn't trade it for any of those leftist dumps!
Dystopian hellscape, love it.
Yep. I have no sympathy that’s what they vote for time and time again
A liberal city.
Adrian your growing up. Your seeing what happens when young people on campus vote for liberals.
I feel for the couple, and I don't mean to minimize what they had to endure, but... No matter where you are, don't leave stuff in your car. If you are going on a cross country trip, you should plan to take your items with you whenever you leave your car. I remember once, in my 20s, I had bought a new camera and opened it on the way home from the store. After I parked, I walked into my building with the camera in my hand, leaving the open empty box on the front seat. Someone saw that and broke the window to get what might have been in the box, and anything else possibly in the car. It was a good lesson. Don't leave anything...ANYTHING that looks like it might be valuable. And this applies no matter where you are.
Another sad indoctrinated local justifying this
Blaming the victim. Very Portland left wing coward move
Born and raised in Portland. Great place to be a kid in the 60’s and 70’s. Moved to San Diego in 1994 and would never go back. So very sad to see what has happened to that beautiful city 😢
I notice the Mayor's improvement list didn't include things like:
jailing criminals
actually enforcing the law
hiring DA's that will actually prosecute
HA HA HA HA !
@thatguyrich9822 It's because the mayor doesn't want to lose the votes.
The DA's are too busy prosecuting police officers for BS.
Should have voted conservative & u wouldn’t be here whining
@@imaninternettroll1660 our votes were not counted, or they were converted to democrat, or they were outright destroyed.
Not sure why he’s upset. They got the authentic Portland experience.
I love the cities response, "more security" as if that will make any real difference in a "catch and release" or "ignore and look the other way" environment. GET RID OF YOUR LIBERAL GOVERNMENT or learn to like your new liberal NIRVANA. I promise if Portland keeps voting the way they do Portland has not reached rock bottom yet.
😂😂This comment is so true and funny😂😂
He has to be brain challenged. Or one of them.
Hell they could have come to san francisco and had their shit stolen and car broken into.
@@CHM55 What a great competition you guys have! How low can you go?
Portland and San Francisco were two of the most beautiful cities in America that are absolutely wrecked now. My oldest was born in Portland and I'd hoped to take a road trip back with both of my children since we moved away years ago. I wouldn't dream of doing that now. I hope both of these cities will be restored someday.
@@andersd8956You're so far off base you're not even in the same field anymore.
Fuk outta here with that bs
Leaving things in a car without a window due to a break in is crazy.
I couldn't agree more. I visited Portland once. The place was filthy, and homeless were everywhere. One assaulted my family. That place is unfit for human habitation.
We actually pay the homeless to descend upon out of state intruders.
@@markuschelios6891and I can see 👀 why you like living in a junkie hole in the ground, low IQ will make you do low IQ stuff, your statement clarifies you 😂
This story is comical. Also, it seems as though the girl partook in stealing hotel towels for her car seat. They got what they deserve
@@fireboltaz Comical? You have no idea what that word means.
@@fireboltaz the youth have no concept of good and bad anymore. People need to go back to church.
Building and operating prisons costs money. Letting criminals victimize ordinary citizens costs nothing.
Costs TED WHEELER nothing.
TIME FOR ESCAPE FROM PORTLAND@@992001jeffr
Costs lost revenue in people leaving/not visiting
The criminals vote for the Democrat Party which gives them a free pass.
The cost is when citizens pay more for insurance costs. I’d rather pay for law enforcement and prisons and have piece of mind about safety.
I was born and raised in Portland. I am ashamed of what Portland has become over the years of Democratic governors and mayors that have destroyed Oregon by allowing lawlessness and legalized, open drug activity, tent cities, and crime to run rampid in the city and state. Portland looks like a scene from the movie: Escape From New York" with Kurt Russell.
"rampant" Good post
Drug activity in Portland has been in the open since I was a kid. Seen it all.
Now,there's just more people doing it.
Crime in Portland has always been a thing. Now,there's just more desperate people. Oregon and Portland in particular, is not cheap to live in.
LOL no it doesn't. I'm a truck driver, stay at Jubitz and the Portlander inn all the time. Anyone who thinks Portland is frightening needs to get out more often.
@@rodedawg77 I'm in Portland often. Downtown Portland is trashed due to crime. REI, NIKE, Walmart, McDonalds, three Target stores are closing due to mass shoplifting. A women's Boutique at Washington Square has also been shoplifted 4 times in 2 years and is closing. Now tell me, Portland doesn't have crime issue ???
@@larrybruce4856 4 times in 2 years?!?!
I walked from New York City to Portland in 1972. The thing about Portland I remember best is the locals spent a lot of time asking where I was from and extolling the virtues of a return to my home State. There were ZERO poor people in Portland back then... It was a beautiful clean City. I have no desire to ruin that memory with a return trip!
You WALKED?? Wow! How long did it take you? Wait, you mean Portland OREGON?
Can't believe that anyone would travel to Portland unless it were absolutely necessary.
lol
I know! They went their for a vacation? Do they under a rock?
I would not go even if my life depended on it
There is no reason I would ever set foot in that Hell Hole City....
@@britishroyalfamilyvideos This is what a typical biden voter looks like.
They went to Portland on purpose,...holy cow.
Literally 😂 this place is a shithole
Apparently they did zero research on the state of affairs in the cesspool that is Portland. Could have saved them a lot of grief.
Hahahaha. Got it!
It is kinda funny. I guess they don’t know how the internet works.
...would have been better/safer going to Baghdad at the height of the Persian Gulf war... FJB
I grew up in Portland decades ago and have wonderful memories of that beautiful city. The rose gardens, the Willamette River, the bridges, the Rose Festival and the Navy ships that came in for the festivities. Safe, beautiful and a wonderful place to grow up with excellent schools and safe neighborhoods. I will never go back. From what I understand, it is a hellhole and disgusting testimony of liberal politics. I treasure my childhood memories and don't want them tarnished by the present day ugliness.
I drove through Portland this past summer. I felt like I was driving through hell! Be safe!
Thanks for the heads up
I learned, never leave ANYTHING in your car overnight. They smashed our windows to get a lunch bag with an apple in it. My husband is annoyed that I always insisted on carrying EVERYTHING into the motel room, but the few times we didn't our car was broken into and everything was taken, whether or not it was "valuable".
Why would you ever stay in Portland? It's a zoo.
Lol
Portland needs to declare martial law…
Yeah, as a long time resident of the city I advise you not to come here. I plan to relocate to Washington in the next year or two. The true underlying problem with Portland is our entrenched public officials. For some reason people keep voting for them. We need to jettison the entire board of county commissioners and city council before any progress can be made. Unfortunately, that is very unlikely to happen.
I live in seattle, your making a huge mistake thinking WA Is better..
Apparently,the 'city govt' is happy with the 'staus quo,' in whatever 'way' it is benefitting them.
It’s so ironic how all of these hell holes are run by democrats?
You think moving to WA is better? You're delusional. The whole west coast is a dumpster fire.😂
They're going to grape your animals
It is happening everywhere, not just Portland.
Definately a learning experience...... something to tell the grandkids!!! ❤🎉😂 Glad they weren't hurt..... I definitely would NOT ever consider moving back though!!!!🙄🙏 Obviously, the crime is so rampant because there are no consequences. When people say "that happens all the time".... that's just a sign of "acceptance of the unacceptable"!! People have become accustomed to living like that!!!😢 Nothing will change if that is the attitude!!🙄🙏 There should be warning signs on that garage "Park at Your Own Risk"!!!... Thank you to that couple making their experience public, and to you for televising it!!! And contacting the City of Portland for comment.... perfect!!! 🎉😂❤
This is the exact parking lot where thieves broke our window. Police and security guard did nothing.
Why would they? Most perps are released within 24 hrs.
There's high corruption with security guards; usually their associates are involved in the robberies.
They can’t thanks to your government
The security is doing the theft
C mon man
Lillygirl7238❤❤
That crowd (homeless thug drug addicts) don’t need to be placed into “social programs”. They need to be placed in “prison”!
Oregon, wants to get rid of all Prisons in the State by 2026, instead they want to have " Interdiction Centers " Staffed by Mental Health Workers, who will offer Criminals " Programs " to try to deter them from Violent Criminal behavior. They also want all Firearms taken, removed from Police, instead allowing only Tasers, and Mace, saying The Police are the Problem when they show up to a call " Armed " It makes The Victims and Perpetrator's Nervous and Uneasy. What a Disgrace,
Riiiiight. Because prison is just such a good place to get people off of drugs.
@@brianstansfield4367I can’t tell you how many people have told me jail got them detoxed when other services didn’t work. It takes what it takes. They need punishment. They’re still accountable even if they’re on drugs! They KNOW what the F they’re doing and why they’re doing it!
@@5thdimension625 Gee, you sure seem to know a lot of convicts. Unfortunately recidivism rates for drug users are high. If treatment in prison is so good, why wouldn't access to treatment on the outside be as effective?
@@brianstansfield4367 no it’s a good place to get drug addicts away from regular society
After our visit in Portland last year, I told my wife we will never be back. Place is crawling with homeless people rummaging through garbage cans, staring at you, etc.
It was extremely unnerving and uncomfortable.
How can I get interviewed like this? I also had a similar horrible experience but much worse in Burlington Vermont! I was staying at an Airbnb for a work trip and was harassed by 2 ex convict looking women outside my door and I was unable to leave. I told them that I would call the cops and they proceeded to threaten me and say “the cops won’t help you.” When I called the cops, they told me that because they are understaffed and had a bigger issue to deal with, that they could not come and help me out. That was literally one of the scariest moments ever. I ended up having to call my coworker and boss so they could come rescue me. When they got there, there was a whole group of them outside yelling at us and they seemed drunk/high.
My advice to people is to avoid places like these, and if you can’t, then you better have a gun or some other type of weapon on you, whether it be bear spray, pepper spray, etc.
I’m progressive af, but getting rid of cops is not the way to go. Having an over abundance/unnecessary number of cops in a city is not safe, and having no cops is also unsafe. No one should feel unsafe anywhere, and we as a country should be more rational about things, as opposed to prone to extremism.
They left all their stuff in the car AFTER it was broken into? Not too bright.
Right and you have to do your due diligence when traveling. Are you going to a safe enough city or country ? 🙄
And to travel back home without getting ANY glass replaced?? surely they have insurance, they even come in a van and replace it for you.......dont even have to make an appt!
@@williampotter3369
Don't forget the skateboard
They were vacationing in Portland that's stupid in itself.
@@williampotter3369 If you knew how much those pencils cost, you'd think differently. Some sets can cost upwards of $200. I take mine on vacation, but would NEVER leave them in the car, especially one that's already compromised by a broken window.
This brings back memories. On a visit to Portland, a friend woke me to tell me that my car window had been smashed outside the house. I got out of bed, went down, and sure enough, stuff was stolen from my car. That was in 1990.
Damn! you've been woke since before it was a thing.
Stayed the night at a house in north Portland, probably 97, no beds inside so we took the van in the alley behind the house, woke up to someone going through all of our stuff. Crawled right in the van with us. Fun times.😂
I moved to Portland 9 years ago on a road trip from Chicago. Car was fully packed, each night I brought everything inside the hotel. In each State I spent the night. Never leave valuables in a car. Especially at a hotel parking garage where people know you most likely will leave something behind. I will say though, Portland was pretty awesome the first 5 years. Not so much anymore:( I don’t feel safe here.
Get the window fixed in a few minutes before heading home.
I first visited Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington in 1962, and fell in love. I was 20 years old then and promised myself that I would be back one day. In 1977 I moved with my two young children to the Pacific Northwest and lived in Vancouver, Washington just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. The town back then was small, very clean and it was a great place to raise young children. However it had limited ability to satisfy in the social arena. Portland was the place to go for that. Back then the crime rate was low and pretty much confined to certain areas that we avoided. And the city itself was very clean. It was beautiful actually and I loved living out there. Every time I travelled the return to the Pacific Northwest felt like coming home to a place where I had belonged all my life. Seven years passed before I moved back to the east coast. For a long time I pined for what felt like a major loss and seriously considered returning. Even now, having gone back for a visit a few years ago, I sometimes still long to be out there but only if I could go back to those magical days of thick, dark evergreen forests, cool summers, mild winters, snow-covered Mt. St. Helens, the majesty of the Columbia River Gorge, the clean. peaceful city on the north banks of the Columbia and the clean, good fun city of Portland, a fairly big city then that never felt, smelled, looked,or acted like any of the big cities on the east coast that I had known. About five or six years ago my daughter and I flew out to visit friends who lived near Portland. The visit with them was wonderful but a visit to the city of Portland was bitter sweet. Everything basically looked the same, the river, the roads and bridges, the buildings downtown but the streets of town were now littered and dirty and the homeless were everywhere, sleeping on the streets, some in tents, some just out in the open. I don’t have the words to write all that I saw, heard, smelled, stepped over or around that day. What a crying shame! The city had become a pit and was well on its way to becoming a dystopian nightmare. Much later and back home, I learned that Seattle, Washington, a once lustrous, shiny jewel of a city was now the same as, if not worse than, Portland.
It was good till the Democrats took over.
First change we need to make. Very few people really deserve the term "homeless" most everyone you see are nothing more than druggy alky bums and we need to quit enabling their bad behavior. That means no more freebies.. Shoot I would take away needle exchanges.. take away the safety nets. You want to live like an animal you can face the consequences of your decisions to include some pretty horrible diseases and suffering.. it might just save some other lives. I wouldn't put another dime into anything except effective drug treatment and not something they can just walk out off. Something a judge can send you to and you don't get to just leave. A get clean farm. You work, you get treatment, you get some pay, you learn some skills but you can't leave and it needs to last quite a long time. 2nd time is just plain old jail and you get to rot in there for being a hazard to yourself. The northwest is ruined mostly by the flood from the south that has been ongoing for over 4 decades. They have changed the culture and ruined what was a nice little city.
I am so sorry Portland changed so drastically. Only the voters can change this.
Yep, Seattle is the same or possibly worse. I don't take the family downtown anymore due to safety concerns. The surrounding areas along i5 near Seattle isn't much better either... Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland is nicer, but also facing an increase in crime and homelessness issues.
Hey, you were there on May 18,1980...My sister lives in Redmond WA and I call her every May 18th to wish her a happy Mt. Saint Helens Day 😊
I had been going to Portland, OR for business since the 1980's. It was a beautiful city until around 2005 when changes started happening. Mayor Ted Wheeler and Governor Brown destroyed the city and state,
Complete nonsense.
@@DirtFlyer ..I know, right....everyone knows its because of rampant white supremacy that we can't have nice things /s/.
You should always park in city structures with Nintendo games and other stuff on your seats. Morons.
@@DirtFlyerThe Facts and Truth weigh against you lol
That's why you have NO ARGUMENT!
@@DirtFlyerfacts over feelings.
I have lived in Oregon, relocated to other regions, and moved back to Oregon for 26 years. My wife and I (small business owners) are finally leaving for good. Many beautiful memories were created here, but the downward spiral cannot be ignored
Oh gosh, you poor kids -- I remember when Portland used to be a wonderful place to go, and we would often take the train down from Seattle to stay the weekend. Wow, Portlandia gone amok. Come visit Vermont, you two.
I was in Portland around 10 years ago for my nephew's wedding, and it was beautiful! No trash, roses growing everywhere. It was clean and safe and gorgeous. Now, my nephew (who still lives there) says it's unrecognizable. It is so sad that their government is too afraid to clean it up. It's only a matter of time before decent citizens start taking matters into their own hands. Hey, they can't put you all in jail. Stick up for your city! Bring beautiful Portland back!
The government is not afraid, they are doing it on purpose.
I had a Relative who lived their for years and he always told me how Beautiful it was and Today he would be ashamed of the Politicians who run it now and I hope this couple have learned their lesson and make a mental note of never go to Demoncrap Run States or Cities and I hope Tourist doesn't go to those states.
It's still that way.
Doesn’t take long for Democrats to destroy cities!
AnQuifa
I’m from Portland and moved out years before it went to hell. I went back before my dad and I didn’t even recognize it. It’s sad to think most my memories are there and I’ll never go back to the place I once called home.
Ditto- Portland was special, I love love loved living there. I am not willing to go back right now, I have no desire to see it destroyed.
Ditto to your comment 😕
it was getting really bad when I was there in 2021. I have memories of TRASH, piles and piles of it, tents, needles, just all kinds of trash ALL over the bike trails and tents in every corner of the city. And that used to be such a cool thing about Portland, having these awesome bike trails throughout the city. we can never take safety and cleanliness for granted ever again. it is truly sad what has happened to so many great cities in the US. we can't just sit here and pretend to not understand the REASONS it happened.
I moved out of Seattle after 40 years in 2015 before it went way down same as Portland. I use to love visiting Portland too. Sad to watch from a distance.
Ditto.
Any city, even where I live, never leave anything in your car, esp with window damage , yikes,people are hurting financially and will take anything
Be careful y’all. If you are traveling across states, your license plate gives you up. And don’t leave things in your car.
I’m convinced that people in Portland want the place ruined….
they 100% do
It seems that way but I dont think it is, they are just lost...and dont know what to do, The City leadership is Useless, they are WOKE DEMOCRATS, that will turn Portland into Detroit.....
Portland has zero diversity. It’s 99% white. What do you expect?
Maybe they're investors when property values drop and the thieves move on due to no one to victimize.
I really don’t. Those in power certainly seem to however
Quite a few hotel employees, security guards and parking estructures 's employees are linked to town criminals; they give their gang the heads up to come rob you. And if you display an out of town license plate you are an easy target. Sorry you went through this, stay safe 🙏❤️
The same with Memphis.
yeah, makes sense.
Sounds about right what happened to this young couple ……scary. Shame on the Mayor and Governor for causing this to happen.
@@lauriemcdarby5368white people ruining their own city is hilarious. Portland is one of the whitest cities in America.
and who voted those people into office? they don't just magically show up there. @@lauriemcdarby5368
Thank you for sharing...🎥
... very emotional ,
.. absolutely raw
-: inspirational with your thoughts and attitude 👍
That’s happened all the time, when we don’t listen of so called reminders, which no items left in a car😬
I moved to Portland in 2000. It was the coolest little place to live. We had a blast, and I'm not exactly sure when it changed, but once it did, Portland was being eaten alive from the inside out. I left in late 2019, wound up in California, where I NEVER thought I would be. I was born in Seattle, but didn't live there long. I went to visit in 1999, it was pretty cool, I should've went about 10 years earlier I guess. But the destruction that's happening to both those cities is unforgivable. The people in charge should have criminal charges brought against them. Something.
The mayor and the governor have been fumbling the ball for YEARS! People are sick of the liberals letting everything run amuck! Most of the state just wishes PDX would either get it together, or let them break the state apart, nobody wants anything to do with more CRAZY!
I don't know if either Portland or Seattle will ever recover from what's going on now. And honestly, these two lost some GEAR, I'm just grateful it wasn't more serious! I'm glad they're ok and made it back home safely. Sorry about this trip you two, you're a cute couple, stay safe and blessed.
But what is the ultimate goal? Why are public officials catering to criminals? Why do they want the area to be a zone where the homeless come, where drug use is rampant, where crime is out of control, where the tax base is leaving? What is in it for the people who have orchestrated this mess?
@@toshikotanaka3249 Destroy social trust, destroy the fabric of a nation.
To build something new, you have to tear down the old.
Piglousi and her fellow trough feeders are what happened to California and oregon and parts of Washington. Pay attention people!!!! Research!
I was chased out of Berkeley in 1970 because I wrote an editorial in the news mourning the MURDER of a young police officer near my home. The leftists radicals who killed him said they were going to kill ME so I left. California is a total mess now. One of the people who threatened to kill me is the mother of the Governor of California today.
Yep. I used to tell colleagues to try to get a meeting there. What a jewel of a walkable cool city. Now I would tell people to avoid.
If that guy doesn't know why the city he lived in went to hell, it's because he hasn't been paying attention.
He's a 20 year old. Totally wrapped up in his life, living in his own bubble. Totally expected. Conversely, anyone who spent time in Afghanistan or Iraq in there 20's knows exactly what went wrong.
If they can’t see the difference between democrat run and republican than 🤦🏽♀️
Or he is choosing to not believe it is a $hithole city now.
That's exactly what I thought when I started watching😑.
I've noticed a lot of (ahem.. liberals) are reluctant to get too deep into talking about it. They know it's their s*it policies that caused it and they are not ready to own it yet. DENIAL still working for them! but not for long.
do you think it would be safe parking your car with all your stuff in it in downtown detroit?
You know it's bad when most comments from locals are agreeing it's bad, instead of snarky "Stay away then" comments.
SHOCKAAAAAH! Who in the heck leaves a laptop etc in a car AGAIN, after their car was broken into already. Genius's.
They’re special ed
*geniuses
What a lovely welcome for this nice young couple. Well done, Portland. Your future will surely be bright.
portland rolls out the welcome wagon.
@@jkohutiakand loads it with stolen shit from tourists cars
They're liberals. Take a look at them.
They called Safelite and now everything is all better no more boo-boo
You mean "blight" 😁
Used to work out there and we used to visit Portland from the Midwest every single year. Haven't been back in 3. Same issue.
Doesn't the parking garage have security cameras. It could also be that the parking garage security could be involved.
I live on an alley where car thieves like to dump their stolen cars when they're done with them. The last couple was a mixed couple and I told them this isn't the first time a car has been dumped here and the last officer told me they had one kid in town that's been caught 7 times and released. So if he's been caught 7 times just imagine how many times he's gotten away. The guy was instantly enraged and was asking the officer if it was true and she acknowledged it. I told him the only thing we could do was move or vote for better leadership. I'm currently working on moving.
A few years ago a chop shop in Harrisburg PA burned and took an antique store away that I liked and a good mexican restraunt. The only place that survived was the strip club with some minor smoke damage. later on the mexican food place did re build and re open, but the antique store lost everything.
This is a perfect example of why the police are not your friend and are useless, just like in San Fran where there is a fencing operation one block away from a police station, the police know it is there and do nothing. or are they just getting paid to let it happen.
They’re not HOMELESS, they’re DRUGGIES ZOMBIES HOMELESS!!
80% these homeless is DRUGGIES/ALCOHOL ADDICT. They care fk about follow rules & laws, care fk about responsibility & ppl around.
ALL THEY CARE IS DRUGS TO FULFILL THEIR SHITTY HABITS & HIGH.
They think ppl follow rules & laws, working to pay taxes is STUPID & NO FREEDOM!!
Why no fk anyone DARE TO TALK ABOUT ALOTS OF THEM CANT FK STAY IN SHELTER BECAUSE THEY CANT FOLLOW SIMPLE BASIC RULES: NO DRUNKEN, NO DRUGS.
WHY NO FK ANYONE OR REPORTERS TALK ABOUT THERE ARE HOMELESS DRUGGIES HAVE FREE HOUSING & when they’re high on drugs lost control then BURNED motherfker housing units!!
DENY, DENY & ALWAYS FK DENY!!
Anyone who still have some brains not stupid can see this facts!!
There are some homeless is decent person because lost job, healthy problems after accident or disabled can’t working, or because of bankrupt of bad bussiness, wrong investment.
BUT THESE HOMELESS TYPE YOU CAN RECOGNIZE BY EYES - they still have manners & dress well, look clean.
MOSTLY LIVIN IN BROKEN OLD CARS OR IN TENTS, SOME DO WORKING PART-TIMES JOB.
This type of HOMELESS DESERVE HELP & SECOND OR THIRD CHANCE!!
While 80% of HOMELESS IS NOT HOMELESS, FIX TITTLE & USE RIGHT NAME!!
They’re DRUGGIES ZOMBIES, DRUGGIES HOMELESS & DRUGGIES THUGS!!
Most of them is born in healthy body, NOT DOWN SYNDROME & NOT MENTAL ILLNESS!!
But because of bad choice bad in life at teenage & Youngful adult days, bad habits end up become druggies, throwing their life away.
NOT JUST THROW THEIR LIFE AWAY BUT THEYRE DESTROY MOTHERFKER WHOLE CITY, WHOLE COMMUNITY.
Anywhere they’re stay - they’re throwing shitty, arrogant violent & attack ppl.
THESE PPL BORN IN HEALTHY BODY, NO DOWN SYNDROME & NO MENTAL ILLNESS!!
Anytime they’re commit CRIMES - it switched to MENTAL ILLNESS PROBLEMS. Mental illness my ass!!
The explain is they’re use drugs & alcohol for fk many years & lost control, lost mindset & damage their brains - THATS WHEN THEY CAN GOING AROUND DO WHATEVER THE FK THEY WANT, INCLUDES ROBBERY, STEALING & VIOLENT ATTACKS PEOPLE!!
In the end, they can go away freely, no caught, no punish & no jails.
EVEN IF THEY GET CAUGHT, THEYRE FACING THE SOFTEST PUNISH BY LEGAL LAWS THROW IN JAILS FOR 1-10 day then RELEASE!!
These druggies zombies homeless CANT FK CLEAN THEMSELF, their free housing is flooding by trash & trash.
When they get high they even put clothes & stuffs inside toilet & it become clogged nasty dirty broken shit.
DRUGGIES ZOMBIES HIGH ON DRUGS ALL DAY IN PUBLIC STREET & PARKS screaming top out of their lungs like ANIMAL ZOMBIES EVEN IN 10FLOORS CAN FK HEAR IT.
Still call them victims, homeless, poor ppl. POOR PEOPLE MY ASS!!
I hope STUPID PEOPLE SHOULD BE FORCE TO TAKE DRUGGIES HOMELESS & DRUGGIES THUGS LIVE INSIDE THEIR HOUSE!!
They have DUTY to service these druggies zombies & druggies thugs for free.
So thugs & druggies can eating then get high on drugs throw SHITTY AROUND LIKE KING & QUEEN.
Only this harshly way to PEOPLE OPEN EYES WISELY TO UNDERSTAND SITUATIONS & HELP THEM CURSE OUT OF THEIR STUPID SUPPORT!!
AMERICAN IS DUMBER-DOWN & BRAINWASH FOR FK TOO LONG TOO DEEP THATS WHY THEYRE LOST SIMPLE BASIC SENSE, ALREADY!!
They think TALK SOFTLY & ASK DRUGGIES stop use drugs must the way & WAIT UNTIL DRUGGIES ACCEPT HELP 😅😅
They think TALK GENTLY TO THUGS & CRIMINALS STOP ATTACK, STOP ROBBERY, STOP KILLING PPL BY ASKING lolz 😅😅
YOU ARE NOT GOING TALK TO DRUGGIES OR ASK THUGS, CRIMINALS. You are CREATE SOMETHING CALL FORCE LAWS & CIVILIANS LAW SYSTEM TO THROW THEM INTO REHAB CENTER TO GET CLEAN BY FORCE, FORCE & FKING FORCE!! For 9month to 1Y or 2,3Y depend on case if they’re newly in drugs or long-times on drugs need longer time to rehabilitation.
AND USE SOMETHING CALL LAWS ENFORCEMENT & JUSTICE LAWS SYSTEMS TO KICKED OUT & PUNISH THESE THUGS, CRIMINALS IN JAILS FOR LONGTIME OR LIFETIME IN JAILS.
DEAD PENALTY FOR SERIOUS DANGEROUS & VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST HUMANS.
Dead penalty for BRUTAL BLOODY & DANGEROUS VIOLENT CRIMINALS, WIPE THEM OUT OF HUMANS LIVES ENVIRONMENTS!!
US, CANADA & alots WESTERN country nowaday become LAWLESS PARADISE FOR DRUGS, GUNPOINT ROBBERY & KNIFE STABBING ROBBERY, THRIVES STEALING & LOOTINGS, CRIMINALS!!
Because US GORVEMENT & CRAZY MENTAL POLITICIANS & LAWMAKERS IS CREATE MORE UNBELIEVABLE RIDICULOUS STUPID LAWS SYSTEMS TO PROTECT & SUPPORT THESE THUGS & CRIMINALS IN THE HEARTBEAT!!
American cherish & protect these druggies zombies, thugs, & criminals as much as possible at ALL COST!!
AMERICAN GORVEMENT nowaday run by LOW IQ, UNEDUCATION POLITICIANS OFFICERS, LAWMAKERS, D.A, MAYORS, JUDGES COURT TEAMS. They’re destroy & blow up the country by their stupid laws, stupid choice!!
@@deadlycreature3359 And what does this have to do with the price of tea in China?
So you are homeless living in an alley?
Defunding the police has consequences.
Yeah, but the city politicians are going to re-fund the defunded police...so everything can return to normal...lmao. It's just not that simple...once people figure out they have free reign to steal anything and everything with little to no consequences...it's going to take years to put the genies back in the bottles...and longer still for tourist to trust the city.
The defunding stuff was almost 100% big talk, anyway. The 2021 budget was down like 4% from 2020, and then the budget grew every year after that. It's currently higher than it's ever been. Turns out you can't make many lasting or serious policy changes by doing insurrectionist cosplay because you got bored during quarantine.
@@interior_defecator I can't speak to this budget but across the country most defunding efforts were more about taking the money away from police and criminal prosecutions diverting the funding into other social programs while also passing policies permitting or laws legalizing criminal activity....overall budgets were rarely decreased. Many of these cities eliminated open police positions especially for patrol officers while encouraging early retirements. With the vitriol of the public and the dearth of political prosecutorial will the police quickly realized no arrests was easier and safer for them. So it is better for them to ignore these crimes and/or leave policing altogether...and now there's a nation wide shortage of experienced police officers. As you point out the net result is lasting impacts.
True
Except they weren't defunded, they have a police force and have never not had one.
after the first break in, no window. Why would you leave anything in your car? Your asking for it at that point.
Improve security. Yet mayor isn’t suggesting getting rid of crime as a solution. No common sense at all!
Out of all the places on this planet to visit, They chose Portland. WOW
These appear to be two young, naive, leftists. The guy used to live there, but hadn't yet seen the result of voting for leftists. Now he has seen it. This is exactly what he voted for.
And the end goal of the trip was to possibly move back. I guess they don’t watch much news. 🤦🏻♀️
It wasn't long ago that Portland was a friendly city where you felt relatively safe. Portland was a gem. It felt a bit like a European city. Now it has the same problems as all other major US cities. The coup de grace was the drug legalization and the defund the police nonsense and condoning rioting. That has attracted many of the wrong sort of people. Vandalism, theft, drug abuse, homelessness, graffiti everywhere seem to be interminable. And then people wonder how we got here... how did this happen? Pandora's box was opened. Good luck shutting it.
Ah yes, the back end of the horse of Athens...
Continuing to vote Democrat is what happened !! 🙄
And like any European City, it is now a toilet
Yes. Pretty accurate analysis. I’ve been going to Portland for 15 years. The downfall was swift. The Left ruins everything that it touches. It takes years to design and build a bridge. Seconds to blow it up.
All of this was done by democrat voters allowing this and voting for sick, perverted and mentally ill democrat politicians. What’s bad is democrat voters will blame it on something else and not see they started the hole problem.
Never leave expensive items in a parked car in a downtown area. This couple was not prepared for big cities.
Declare meth fetty as poison - make effort to punish dealers - go after the DEALERS
So glad they went public. This is both infuriating and sad.
I find it comical
look at them
they may as well write liberal idiot on their forheads and be done with it
Sad?! Do you even understand what the word "sad" means? It's not about losing some camping equipment and broken windows.
@@JudithRandall-vz1zk stupid comment. Go away.
I don't feel sorry for them. Nothing but shit has been happening in Portland. How do they not know what has been happening? How does he want to go back?? Didn't the mayor have his apartment vandalized a couple of years ago?? Government buildings were burned??
Yes. That silly girl needs to find a blind pig. Even they will find truffles once in a while. This
goof took her back to his hometown to get robbed. Twice!
Because all these City officials and Biden all of them keep saying oh it's not as bad people just making a bunch of this stuff up
Why would you put "MORE" stuff in the car after the car was broken into and you have yet to get the window replaced??
They are not that smart and they are coming from Michigan I’m not surprised 😂
😮 you learn something new everyday. I didn't expect to learn this though.
Here in Albuquerque, thieves will steal your car with all of its contents and you'll never see it again. Many a U-haul with their owner's contents have disappeared from hotel parking lots and never recovered. Be forewarned when travelling through Albuquerque!
Tons of crime in abq
Border state..
Breaking Bad.
That's another lefty place that no one should ever travel to.
@@goombabear new Mexico is a beautiful state. Abq has a high crime rate though sadly
We need to take our cities back!!
Buy a gun.😊
CCW. Forget the cops.
Try voting Red, at this point you have nothing good going on in your city, so change, it might suprise you.
It's too late, let the Democrats keep em. Oh wait are you one too?
Yeah right! that whole populace are nothing but sheep. So it ain't gonna happen!
Lol. As someone who lived in Portland from 1993 until 2018, I can confirm that he moved to Portland as it was really getting bad. Portland has been in a downward spiral since 2012 or so. You get what you vote for.
We recently visited as well.
Trash and homeless and everywhere.
We got stopped by 2 park rangers for walking our tiny dog without a leash. There were literally people in the park doing drugs.
I can’t imagine leaving valuables in my vehicle in any urban environment. That was very naive. I had my car broken into and all they found were a bunch of McDonald’s napkins I was keeping in the between seats storage…
You don’t leave your insurance and registration?
I have a work van and now we just bring what we think we'll need and nothing is left in the vehicle. It's a pain and sometimes an extra expense for our customers if we have to run back to our shop.
The people of Portland are not an impressive group. Slow to understand the most basic concepts law and order.
I cant imagine wearing a short skirt into a bar?
You are the key to reducing being impacted by crime. Do not leave anything in sight in your car. Do not park to far away from other cars. Look at the news for days ahead of time to see what crimes are being reported so you are aware of the environment.
You guys need to put a big cage around the city and be sure to lock your lawmakers and politicians in there with the animals.
They didn't try to vacuum the glass out? I work at Safelite we would help vacuum out most of the glass. Then wrap broken windows. I'm shocked they weren't pulled over in every state on the way back
They also need to put a fence around New York
@@williampotter3369 what's funny is Portland actually has the main hub for the area and the warehouse over by the airport... If they would have gone in and talk to the main hub location... They would have accommodated them and prioritize them... Also you can knock out door glass windows really fast if there's multiple since you know what to expect on the next door... They're back glass also is pretty simple and straightforward I would have been able to knock that car out in probably three hours with the back glass and the four doors... Of course Safelite wood quote ask for you to leave it for the day.... In this scenario knowing the managers they would make this happen .
Always kinda wondered how,s the area where the trailblazers play?? Just curious too....
Portland was a mess in 2020, so I'm not sure what he was thinking
Portland has been a mess for years
Some people just are just unaware
You get what you vote for. I do not feel sorry for the people of Portland at all.
Feel sorry for the people that DON'T vote for democraps,
It's not that simple, rather, a confluence of serious factors that combined -- like a cancer -- eat away at what could have been and, maybe, could still be in the future vibrant communities.
@@Love-dw6ry Portland, Chicago, New York City, Seattle , Atlanta, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles. I could go on but l don’t need to because every one of those Liberal Cities speaks for themselves.
I feel sorry for the visitors and the five people who voted for the losers allowing crime to get out of hand.
@@kevinmoore342add Houston and Austin!
You can't leave belongings in an exposed car anywhere anymore. Not just Portland.
I travel in my minivan camper. I went to Portland and felt so uncomfortable. I turned around and left the same day.
keep reporting on this again and again until the city wakes up. Portland needs to wake up.
portland has always been a shithole. the 80s, trash was everywhere in downtown and seeing people shoot up in the streets. last time I was there was in the 90s. smelled like feces. maybe it is different now
wont too late
Lipturds are in a cult most are to far gone
The woke are not wakeable.
It's already woke enough 😂
My heart goes out to this young couple, but I have to say ... never, ever leave electronics or anything of value inside a car and walk away. Tough times are coming and your valuables aren't going to be safe - in almost any city you can name. Inflation just keeps growing, things are going to get really bad and there's going to be a lot of desperate people out there. I will be more than happy if I am wrong on this.
It is not desperation that drives the thieves. It is a lifestyle choice. They are lazy bums, and dope fiends.
You can leave your diamond bracelet on your Dashboard in Dubai. While I agree with your statement from a practical standpoint, the problem is a much deeper morality and cultural issue.
@@baigish100 My comment is not at all about assigning blame or even getting down to the cause... My point is this: this country is heading towards a huge economic downturn. Everyone needs to start becoming more aware of how to stay safe in times like that.
You think inflation is the reason for crime? Wow.
Yep, I'm here in Southern Oregon where it's much better than Portland and obviously more remote but still hear about people having expensive things stolen from their cars. This is a huge problem on the entire West Coast.
I love anecdotes. It makes the world simple for me.
Best thing to do is leave the doors unlocked and the windows rolled down, leave NOTHING in the car.
🇺🇸Rosey
Hasn't they been watching what's been going on there for years now? I can't imagine taking a chance like that. What a shame. Be Wise!
Don't ever leave anything in your car in Portland. I mean anything. I'm so sorry for these peeps and their hopeful attitude. Portland destroys that pretty quick.
Portland - Keep it Miserable.
I got something I will put in my car. The Portland rats wont like it. I guarantee it.
Just the other day I saw people being interviewed about how great the country is going and even with all the things that are going wrong and going down the drain they still won't change their mind so it's fruitless to bother. Just enjoy supporting them and let them deal with the mess.
Yeah I went to 4 years ago I think didn't have that experience but damn there's a lot of homeless outside of Portland pretty nice!
Don’t leave anything in your car anywhere in the country, even parked in front of your house. These break ins are happening everywhere unfortunately
Fortunately I live in a small town and my side of town is very safe. I leave my truck open all the time and have left stuff in there on accident. I caught someone looking in my truck once. He is no longer alive to look in peoples vehicles anymore.
Sounds like me from the UP of Michigan going to Saginaw for work training
Is the whole state this way ? You hear about Portland on the news but is it a state or local government issue ?
I grew up right between Portland and Seattle. Criminal charges should be brought against these politicians. Oregon is actually a little worse. It started with governor Brown and then his sister moved north….the cancer spread. I would never go back and it’s the most beautiful area I’ve ever lived in
Sorry but it's NOT Oregon! It's WESTERN Oregon that is the issue. The same can be said for the "Pungent" Sound area of Washington. In both states, go east of the Cascades and it's much different.
they love to destroy nice places like that, heard Portland is very nice nature wise, it's very forested.
The people there continue to vote for their dystopian hellscape.
Sadly, no charges will be filed against the politicians. Neither will there be charged filed against the citizens who continually vote those politicians into office. It would seem that people could figure it out, but there's a blind spot about the devastating effects of leftism on a society that defies logic. We've come to the place where we're so open-minded that our brains have fallen out, and we're okay with that. 😢
It must be shocking for people who have not been to Portland in several years to come back now. It is a $hithole now.
Downtown literally smells like piss
I just came back. I drive all over the city regularly, and yes homelessness and drug use are up, but it's still a beautiful, vibrant downtown. What you're saying is ridiculous right wing hyperbole.
@@DirtFlyerdont lie. Downtown Portland is just a bunch of homeless people fighting and stealing, boarded up businesses everywhere. Yeah real beautiful and vibrant. Lol. Portland hasn't been cool in about 20 years. I grew up there from 1990 to 2008
That guy had lived there in 2020, he must have known of car break ins then.
Dirt flyer, what do Chicago, San Francisco and Portland all have in common?
Before Adrian explained the basic purpose of their trip I wondered why the hell would anyone visit Portland (or the entire state of Oregon for that matter)? Then: why didn't they move hotels out along 26 west - who the hell stays in the downtown of any large city these days? Then....I wondered why they didn't get their windows replaced in Oregon before the trip back? They just compounded their already bad luck!
Because they're young and dumb.
driving 2200 miles to get home, without windows, is pretty silly.
Getting an appointment to have _anything_ fixed on the west coast is at least a 2 month wait time.
Things are absolutely terrible in cities on the west coast... however, its never been safe to keep a lot of stuff in your car in any big city... but 2 burglaries in a parking garage is wild. They should sue the parking garage.
lol I lived in one of the high rises downtown and our “secure” parking lot was broken into every night. My car personally was broken into 3 times. Every day I would drive around and see literally two or three blocks where every single car window was smashed.. police don’t come for property crime there.
I feel terrible for them. No matter where you live or what city you visit, never ever leave anything in your car. Take your stuff into your hotel room. I felt the same way as them when I visited San Francisco. The situation there is horrible and unsafe. Desperate times brings desperate people.
I live in San Francisco, walk and take the bus all over the city. It is neither horrible or unsafe. In fact it is quite lovely.
@@mrbillinsfyeh right
Don't leave pets in your car, they will be stolen as well.
They aren’t desperate. They are criminals. They want other people’s stuff so they just take it. The more society justifies their behavior the more dangerous our country becomes for decent citizens.
@@mrbillinsfOkay I won’t believe my lying eyes or actual statistics. Or the businesses that are leaving because of crime. Or people just leaving their trunks wide open so criminals can see they have nothing to steal. And so on. Maybe you aren’t walking far enough into the city.
Sad that this happened but why on earth would anyone leave valuables in a car in a big city, especially one with a reputation like Portland... and especially leave more there after it had already been broken into?
Their crayons were swiped...
So they would have something to cry about.
Because they're a sweet young naive couple. Based on the interview, I'm not sure they've learned the big lessons, they're just not going back into Portland.
They did it twice ? Idiots
Why would u think that parking your car further away from public view would be safer?
Legislation needs to be passed to create "The B.E.E., The Bureau of Enhanced Extradition. This would create a Law Enforcement unit that takes criminals who are wanted in other States back to the State that has the worst offense on the books that the criminal is wanted for and travels with the suspect to that State. The suspect is turned over to the Law Enforcement agency and is further prevented from returning to Oregon unless their crimes have been resolved in ALL States they are wanted in. In addition, the fees and price to remove and return these criminals to their home States will be recovered through the Court and suspect SS information. The State that allowed them to leave will be billed for the funds and thus they can deal with their own criminal element. The cost to remove the criminals will be less expensive than leaving them here to perpetrate more crime and be a predator in Oregon. When the word gets around that Oregon is the State that extradites, the difference will be evident to the police and the residents of Oregon. Illegal drivers, shoplifting, illegal camping and all the other issues associated with 'cite and release' will be alleviated. It will take legislation and funds but the alternative is a crime filled area ripe for criminals. If you need to have proof, listen to a police scanner for a week. Hear for yourself what goes on near you
why would they leave the stuff in the car after they had a break in
@@williampotter3369and a skateboard...totally wet behind the ears.
Good question…🤓