Tag: community policing
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Induction of a leader, transparency.
If there were no police…Would you stand, with your neighbors to keep out gangs and drugs? Would you help your neighbors who are facing eviction or have a drug problem?Or would you call for more police protection?Which do you want most, protection or education?Tricky questions we fail to ask out loud.Now that you’re mad enough…
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Networking
I feel god today, I have nothing but I was able to connect Sunshine Pantry with Portland BLM and and old friend with food and clothing from Nike. He, Ashanti Hall will disperse it with help of BLM and EWOKS. I’m taking a mental health day off from work to visit the site and be…
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Bring me the Nigger
It’s no secret that educated Caucasians know more about black people then we know about ourselves, which is why there are years and guilt in their eyes. Normally I am neutral on the word, when used by “POC”. Normally I don’t hear it when someone foolish says it. Over the last year’s I’ve changed a…
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Encountering “nigger” on the train
A man yelled “nigger” on the train, just now. I blew him a kiss. He said it again, I encouraged him to say it again and sat front of him. I told him the origin of the word and asked if he wanted me to put a hook into his back and hang him. He…
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Portland Justice Center 08/08/K220
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Kids expressing adult issues with adult language
My response to the picture and video of kids holding “fuck the police” signs. I believe this is a necessary conversation for many reasons. We’re all so set on individuality, we fail to see what’s really going on. We are all hurting inside… Even those who express hate over our history, it’s time to heal.…
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Shooting
I spent the day wandering about town, feeling the vibe of the street. Its nice to see that the world goes on regardless of what’s happening in one neighborhood or city. On my walk thru northwest Portland, I stepped over what seemed to be half a gram of white powder. I chuckled before I doubled…
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Pope John Paul II Letter to ARTIST
StoneFlowerSutras And I thought I was just plain crazy.LOL. Yea all should have a copy of this. Online Edition – Vol. V, No 5:July-August 1999Pope John Paul IILetter to Artists On the Place and Significance of Art (April 4, 1999) “God saw all that He had made, and it was very good” (Gn 1:31)The artist, image of…
