Poor Dan Saltzman
Just when he's supposed to be hitting up his mom's friends for campaign money, "Legend" has to go run out and inspect another guy killed by the police. And hours later, no details at all about the incident have been released. "Come back tomorrow (when we have our story straight)" seems to be the official order of the day.
The rumor is that the guy had a knife. But if he had been committing a serious crime, or truly dangerous, I suspect we would have heard about it by now. Sounds like yet another stinker. Go by hearse!
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Comments (19)
Is Rosie-fingered Sizer still out-of-town?
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | March 22, 2010 7:28 PM
A little early to be jumping to conclusions in my opinion. I'll say from experience though that Hoyt can have some crazies hanging around.
Posted by Westside Guy | March 22, 2010 7:31 PM
Has anyone asked what Rosie is doing in England? Is she there at taxpayer expense? Is this a wise use of funds when about 20% of Portlanders are unemployed, underemployed, or working fewer hours than required to adequately feed themselves and their families?
Posted by Pat | March 22, 2010 7:35 PM
It's important not to jump to conclusions and, for the record, I love streetcars, but "Go by hearse" is fricking funny.
Posted by Sherwood | March 22, 2010 7:48 PM
"Sizer is attending a National Institute of Justice conference on law enforcement technology..." according to Oregonlive.
My first thought was also no details until they get their story straight.
Sadly I'm started to become desensitized over cops killing folks in the City of Roses, warranted or not. However, I'll be nipping that process in the bud.
Posted by puffkitty | March 22, 2010 8:32 PM
"Poor Dan Saltzman"?
A guy gets killed and that's your headline?
Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?
Posted by Gil Johnson | March 22, 2010 8:41 PM
Based on what KGW reported at 6 p.m., it appears that no details would be released until the police union's rep arrived at the scene, and had a chance to evaluate the situation.
Posted by Peter Apanel | March 22, 2010 9:14 PM
wasn't Rosie "out of town" when the copsters killed Aaron Campbell, and wasn't she also "out of town" when her presence was wanted at City Council when they initially brought up the issue of "changes" at PPB, and now is once again "out of town" when another fellow citizen is offed by the trigger-happy Testosterone Tommies at PPB. For someone who was slatted to retire/resign within 6 months ago (and that was told 3 months ago) one has to wonder WHAT is it that keeps this woman on the run...hop- ping from city to city till her time as Chief runs out and then she can finally hop out the door one final time? You don't think she's vacationing and traveling about on our dime to escape the unraveling of her misadministration of the PPB do ya? hmmmm!
Posted by one who's figured out Rosie's frantic traveling aboue ruse | March 22, 2010 9:20 PM
What a pathetic creature - he looks like one of those sorry dirtbags who prints out computer porn at the public library. (If you are sitting next to the group printer & see some printing out, just ask loudly "Whose Porn on printer No. x? Your order's ready!" It gets a fun reaction all around!
Posted by Morbius | March 22, 2010 10:13 PM
Could Sizer be looking into the feasibility of disarming PPB ala London bobbies? One could hope.
Posted by jussaskin | March 22, 2010 10:23 PM
Guns And Bobbies
By J.F.O. McAllister/London
TIME Magazine Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,409517,00.html
British practice relies mainly on gunless police, backed up when needed by units intensively trained not only in marksmanship but in how to discriminate among dangerous criminals, deranged people and lads larking with an air pistol. Scotland Yard now has some 1,750 officers authorized to use firearms out of a total of about 26,000, less than half of those authorized 20 years ago. The shrinkage is due to a policy of investing more training in officers allowed to pull the trigger, after a spate of incidents in which cops shot innocent people.
Posted by Mojo | March 22, 2010 10:39 PM
Investigators on Monday night said they wanted to talk to witnesses who left the scene before they could be questioned by police.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/03/portland_police_report_officer.html
"left the scene"? Yeah, it's called running for your life!
Posted by Mojo | March 22, 2010 10:53 PM
James Coburn's knife vs. gun duel scene from "The Magnificent Seven":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtNqmMSIN2A
Only in the movies.
The Clash, "The Magnificent Seven" (Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpJuE9-nZMQ
What do we have for entertainment?
Cops kickin' Gypsies on the pavement
Now the news - snap to attention!...News Flash: Vacuum Cleaner Sucks Up Budgie
Oooohh...bub-bye....Magnificence!
Posted by Mojo | March 22, 2010 11:09 PM
Encore -- "Know Your Rights" w/montage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0141YBTUm_c
Posted by Mojo | March 22, 2010 11:49 PM
What cracks me up is that Mayor Creepy's probably drinking a beer and watching it on TV, getting a nice hot oil massage from an intern, while Saltzman does his deer-in-the-headlights routine up in the park. Classic.
Posted by Jack Bog | March 23, 2010 1:36 AM
Should we cover the Arboretum to keep out bad people? Absolutely!
Posted by Old Zeb | March 23, 2010 5:56 AM
So now internal affairs is allowing the union to prep cops before they give details ... loverly. The faster the feds start investigating the PoPo the better.
Posted by LucsAdvo | March 23, 2010 6:21 AM
Careful people, Randy setting up something, he's being waaaaaaaaaaay too quiet.
Saltzman doesn't have a clue about what he is doing. Of course, besides streetcars, condos and bike lanes neither does the rest of City Council.
Posted by Steve | March 23, 2010 7:16 AM
Old Zeb - Don't forget we'll need to bring in some armed Water Bureau guards as well!
Posted by umpire | March 23, 2010 12:42 PM